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In this activity, learners will determine if the frequency and intensity of hurricanes are changing using real data from the National Hurricane Center.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity related to climate change and data analysis, learners examine temperature and precipitation data to determine if climate variations are due to El Niño.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners discover the importance of maps and scale as they work together to create a map of the classroom.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this game, learners walk through an imaginary Carbon Cycle and explore the ways in which carbon is stored in reservoirs and the processes that transport the carbon atom from one location to another

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Where's Nano? Activity) about identifying nanoscale objects and phenomena in today's world.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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Learners examine collisions between two skateboards carrying different masses. They learn about conservation of momentum in collisions.

free Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this lesson, learners are challenged to discover the relationship among six numbers.

free Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners search for various kinds of items made from minerals around their home or school, including toothpaste, wall paint, kitty litter, and bricks.

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use a variety of household and/or natural objects to design a sculpture that balances from a single point.

free Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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This is a virtual representation of a sound mixer containing pre-looped sounds of animal, insect, and environmental noises.

free Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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If you got a big graduated or clear cylinder, water, a pipe, and a tuning fork, you've got a sound learning opportunity! Learn about resonance with this Exploratorium Science Snack.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will plot the distribution of various oozes using information from sediment maps.

free Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this mathematics activity, learners use a map to determine the coordinates of and distance between two locations--both by road and "as the crow flies".

free Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (page 87 of the PDF), learners move their bodies to better understand the three axes of rotation: pitch, roll and yaw.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover how artists start with a skeleton and turn it into a realistic drawing of a dinosaur.

free Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this online activity, learners create monsters and see how they survived when released into the wild.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how their depth perception would be affected if they only had one eye. Learners work in pairs and attempt to drop a penny in a cup with one eye covered.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Water, whether fresh or salty, serves as one of the best electrical conductors on the planet. Does salt effect its conductivity?

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners discover the three R's of environmental protection: reduce, reuse, and recycle.

free Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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As learners play this challenging strategy game, they build understanding of area and perimeter. On each turn, a player draws a line between two dots next to each other on the grid.

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes