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Filling the Time
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Build time sense into the schedule by asking learners to predict what can happen in a certain amount of time: We have 20 minutes before outdoor time. What can you get done?
Narrow it Down: Numbers
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In this activity, learners will ask yes-no questions to identify a secret number (similar to Twenty Questions). Combine logic and numbers in this game for all ages.
Earth and Mars
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Based on color photographic images, learners compare geological features on Earth and Mars to understand similarities and differences between the two planets, and consider the forces that created land
Ice on Mars
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In this activity, learners use sand and ice cubes to create a model of permafrost and the effects of the ice melting through the surface.
Signs of Life
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In this activity, learners examine photo images of Earth taken from space, and attempt to identify and explain some of our planet's geological features.
Take Ten: Cleaning Up is Fun
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In this activity, learners will make cleaning up more fun with predictions and counting. Estimate how many things are on the floor (or table), then count as they are picked up.
Count Around
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Learners explore their surroundings while reasoning about categories and counting.
Habitable Worlds
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In this group activity, learners consider environmental conditions—temperature, presence of water, atmosphere, sunlight, and chemical composition—on planets and moons in our solar system to determine
Building Houses: Build a Cardboard Tube House
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Build a house you can fit inside, using cardboard tubes.
Seed Adaptations
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By participating in a seed scavenger hunt, learners examine many adaptations of seeds, including how many seeds a plant makes, how those seeds travel to new locations, and what protects them from pred
Observing Cells
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In this playful activity, learners explore the structure of the cell—the basic unit of every living organism—by creating a model of cell structures using soap bubbles, and by examining a slice of onio
Exploration Vehicles
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Using recycled materials, learners will design a transportation vehicle to carry an egg in an egg toss (a rudimentary model of a shock absorbent transport vessel).
The Adaptation Game
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To convey the concept of how animals adapt to survive, this game asks learners to imagine what adaptations a given animal would need to live in a certain environment—including environments where such
Número misterioso
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Combine la lógica y los números en este juego para todas las edades.
Doce a la Vez
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Jugando a este juego, los chicos desarrollan habilidades en área, perímetro, múltiples, y factores. Tomen turnos para hacer rectángulos con 12 cuadrados en la cuadrícula.
Small Habitats
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).
Mixing in Math Moments: Several 5-10 Minute Math Activities
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This website contains several activities. Mixing in Math Moments are activities that take 5-10 minutes that keep learners occupied, learning about the world, and using math on their own.
Team Up: Fun With Division
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In this activity, learners will divide into teams or groups of equal size. “How many teams of three can we make?” “We need an equal number of children at each of the four computers.
Puntos
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Jugando a este juego de estrategia, los chicos desarrollan su entendimiento sobre cuadrados, área, y perímetro. En su turno, cada jugador hace una línea entre dos punto contiguos en la cuadrícula.
Planet Exploration Mission
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In this activity, learners design a scientific exploration mission to a planet or moon of their choice.