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Buckets of Popcorn
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In this activity, learners develop an understanding of cylinders and volume as they compare two sizes of popcorn buckets.
Measuring Rules
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In this math activity, learners create their own units of measurement by making noodle rulers. Learners practice estimating and measuring objects using the noodle rulers .

Creating Tostadas
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In this activity, learners develop their understanding of combinations as they create as many different kinds of tostadas as possible.
Starburst® Graph
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In this activity, learners use Starburst® candy to sort, classify, compare, and graph. Learners grab a handful of one-inch candy squares, sort them by color, graph the candy, and discuss the results.

Bake Sale
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This activity helps learners learn about math through a real-world scenario. Three friends are baking cookies for their school’s bake sale.

Guar Gum Slime
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In this activity, learners create a gelatinous slime using guar gum powder and borax. Educators can use this simple activity to introduce learners to colloids.
Experiment with Fat
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In this nutrition/food science activity, learners conduct an experiment and record data to compare the amount of fat in different foods.

The Gator Pie Game
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In this activity, learners explore fractions as they help gators share pies.

Fun Fruit: Advanced
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This math challenge, played with two players or a whole group, engages your problem solving skills.
The Right Fit
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In this math activity, learners trace their hands and estimate the number of beans that can fit into their hand tracings. Then, learners glue the beans to the tracing to test out their estimations.

Temperature vs. Height: Soda Geyser Series #6
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In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine how temperature will affect the height of a soda geyser.

Molecular Gastronomy: Use Self-Assembly to Make a Dessert Topping
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Molecular gastronomy is the scientific study of food preparation. Learners use self-assembly techniques to create edible capsules of chocolate syrup (food grade ingredients are required).

A Slime By Any Other Name
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This fun video explains how to make a batch of oobleck (or slime) and why this special substance is known as a "non-Newtonian" fluid. Watch as Mr.

Equal Sharing Game
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In this activity, learners are introduced to division and fractions as they share snacks with a group of friends.

Number of Mentos vs. Height: Soda Geyser Series #5
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In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine how many Mentos are needed to make the tallest possible soda geyser.

Soda Brand vs. Height Experiment: Soda Geyser Series #4
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In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine which brand of soda makes the best (highest) soda geyser.
Breakfast Sweets
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In this math activity, learners guess which cereals contain the most sugar. Learners use the nutrition labels on the cereal boxes to find the cereal with the least amount of sugar.

Static Shock!
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In this hands-on activity, learners explore static electricity through the use of common household products. They also explore the connection between static electricity and cold weather.