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Exploring an Ecosystem
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In this ecology activity, learners make a model water-based ecosystem called a terraqua column. The column (in a large soda bottle) includes pond water, duckweed, sand or gravel, and small snails.
Quick Frozen Critters
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In this activity, learners play an active version of freeze tag based on predator/prey relationships.
Lupine and Butterflies
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In this two-part activity about the connection between the lupine plant and butterflies, learners first read "Miss Rumphius," a storybook about lupine by Barbara Cooney.
Papermaking at Home
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Learners will follow a specific process to make their own paper using scrap paper, newspaper, or junk mail.
Community Wind Project
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In this thought-provoking activity, learners plan a hypothetical project to build and operate wind turbines in their community.
Makin' Tracks
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In this activity, learners make plaster casts of an animal track to learn more about animals and animal behavior.
Nature Walk
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In this activity, learners take an indoor nature walk and discover various objects that have been brought in from the outdoor environment.
Weather Vane
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In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.
Sharks: Taking a Bite Out of The Myth
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In this activity, learners will explore trends in shark populations using shark landing data from the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Moving On Up: Capillary Action 1
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Over the course of several days, learners explore the property of water that helps plants move water from roots to leaves or gives paper towels the capacity to soak up water.
Statistics: Creature Features
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In this math activity, learners collect, organize, and analyze a set of data related to types of animals in the temperate forest.
Save Your Skin
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This is a fun activity about the power of the Sun and the importance of using sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin from its rays.
Water Bugs
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Some bugs can walk on the surface of a lake, stream, river, pond or ocean.
Chomp
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In this activity (page 5 of pdf), learners explore the relationships between the shape and structure of a shark's teeth and the food it eats, and then create their own shark tooth from clay.
What-a-cycle
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In this activity, learners act as water molecules and travel through parts of the water cycle to discover that it is more complex than just water moving from the ground to the atmosphere.
Dinosaur Footprints & Fossils
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In this activity, early learners simulate fossil prints in play dough or clay.
A Crayon Rock Cycle- Sedimentary
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This is part 1 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity. In this activity, learners explore how sedimentary rocks form.
Population Study Game: Oh, Deer!
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In this activity, learners model a population of deer and see how the number of deer changes over time.
Build a Tree
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This activity (on pages 13-18) has learners build a model tree and then figure out how to make their tree stand up by itself.
Weather Stations: Winds
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In this activity, learners use a toaster to generate wind and compare the appliance's heat source to Jupiter's own hot interior. Learners discover that convection drives wind on Jupiter and on Earth.