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River Catcher
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In this activity (located at the top of the page), learners make an easy river strainer and see what they can catch.
Learning the Land
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In this activity, learners will take a step back and learn the history of the land they live on, and the people who used to live on it.
Build A Dinosaur Nest
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In this outdoor activity, learners will gather natural materials outside that they think a dinosaur would want to lay its eggs in.
Pocket Solar System: Make a Scale Model
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners build a scale model of the universe with little more than adding machine tape.
Trash Traits
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In this activity on page 24, learners perform experiments to examine whether or not trash can float, blow around, or wash away.
Toasty Wind
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In this quick activity, learners use a toaster to investigate the source for the Earth's wind. Learners hold a pinwheel above a toaster to discover that rising heat causes wind.
Disappearing Statues
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In this activity (on page 8), learners model how marble statues and buildings are affected by acid rain.
Ice Tower Excavation
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In this activity, learners will pretend to be archaeologist using this chilling experience.
Why Does the Moon Have Phases?
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In this activity, learners use a simple 3D model to discover why the Moon has phases.
Creating Craters
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In this activity, learners will investigate how craters are made and the different factors that contribute to size left from the impact.
Aerogel
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This activity/demo introduces learners to aerogel, a glass nanofoam. Learners discover how aerogel is made and how well it insulates as well as learn about aerogel's other unique properties.
Make a Comet on a Stick
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In this activity, learners craft their own model of a comet on a stick to make it fly around the room.
Water Underground
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Many people get water from a source deep underground, called groundwater.
Exploring the Solar System: Mission to Space Board Game
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In this tabletop board game, players will represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space.
How Does Water Climb a Tree?
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to explore how water flows up from a tree's roots to its leafy crown.
Dinosaur Interaction
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In this activity, learners explore why animals, specifically dinosaurs, live in families.
Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets
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In "Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets," participants learn about how some rockets carry science tools—not scientists—into space, and how a special kind of rocket called "sounding rockets" can
Water: Clearly Unique!
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In this activity on page 4 of the PDF (Water in Our World), learners conduct some quick and easy tests to determine the differences between water and other liquids that look very similar to water.
Experiencing Parallax With Your Thumb
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In this activity, learners investigate parallax, a method used to measure distances to stars and planets in the solar system.
Weighty Questions
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In this activity about humans and space travel (page 1 of PDF), learners compare and contrast the behavior of a water-filled plastic bag, both outside and inside of a container of water.