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Bleeding Paper
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In this activity on page 3 of the PDF, learners discover how science and Halloween are fun companions as they make paper bleed.
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Get It Write
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In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.
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Parabola Basketball
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In this activity, learners build mini-basketball courts and explore the laws of physics. Learners discover that everything you throw or shoot on earth travels in a parabola.
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Lava Lamps
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Learners observe working lava lamps to understand how they work (included in PDF link).
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Rock Pioneers
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In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners investigate organisms that live along the ocean's rocky coast.
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Get-Moving Game
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In this invention challenge activity, learners create an indoor game for one or two people that gets you moving.
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Electric Switches
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In this activity, learners incorporate a simple switch into a battery/bulb circuit. Learners will use their knowledge of circuits to design and make their own switches using common materials.
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Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables
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In this activity, learners test the rate of ripening fruit and vegetables and use a chemical to inhibit the ripening process.
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Folding Matters
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In this activity, learners explore how the process of folding has impacts on engineering and is evident in nature.
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Recycle Your Own Paper!
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Garbology Activity), learners will prepare sheets of homemade recycled paper from several different source pulps.
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Smell the Maillard Reaction
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In this activity, learners cook amino acids and sugar to explore the range of aromas released.
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Kale Chips
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In this activity, learners will turn healthy greens into crispy snacks. Explore concepts of nutrition, dehydration and cooking to create healthy food.
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Can You Make Ice Cream in Two Minutes?
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In this demonstration, learners observe how liquid nitrogen both boils and freezes ingredients to make ice cream in two minutes.
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Newton's Cradle
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Build your own version of the classic physics toy using simple materials.
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Engineer a Dam
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In this activity, learners explore the function and engineering of dams and how dams have many uses and solve many problems in the world.
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How We Know What The Dinosaurs Looked Like: How Fossils Were Formed
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In this activity (p.7-8 of PDF), learners examine fossil formation.
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Exploring Materials: Hydrogel
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In this activity, learners discover how a super-absorbing material can be used to move a straw.
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Bottle Cars
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In this activity, learners explore motion, energy, and electricity by constructing bottle cars that run on motors.
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Biodomes Engineering Design Project
In this design-based activity, learners explore environments, ecosystems, energy flow and organism interactions by creating a model biodome. Learners become engineers who create model ecosystems.
Shocking Fruit
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In this activity, learners discover how a piece of fruit can act as an electrolyte, conducting electricity between two different metals.