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Clean Water: Is It Drinkable?
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In this activity, learners simulate nature's water filtration system by devising a system that will filter out both visible and invisible pollutants from water.
A Degrading Experience
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In this activity on page 27, learners perform an experiment to learn about how different types of marine debris degrade and how weather and sunlight affect the rate of degradation.
The Parachuting Egg
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In this activity, learners work in groups to design a parachute out of household items that keeps an egg secure when dropped from a certain height.
Stem Cell Differentiation Game
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This game uses a modified Uno deck to review concepts related to stem cell research and diabetes.
Filtration Investigation
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In this activity, learners explore how engineering has developed various means to remove impurities from water.
Human Interface Design: The Chocolate Factory
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In this activity about human interface design issues, learners help the Oompa-Loompas of a great chocolate factory solve different problems.
Trash Talkin'
In this activity, learners collect, categorize, weigh and analyze classroom trash and discuss ways that engineers have helped to reduce solid waste.
The Carbon Cycle: Carbon Tracker
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In this activity, learners play NOAA's Carbon Tracker game and discover ways to keep track of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the world.
Oil Spill Cleanup
This hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup.
Automotive Emissions and the Greenhouse Effect
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In this activity about global climate change, learners will conduct an experiment and collect data to compare the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in four different sources of gases.
Light Bulb Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore the difference between compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and traditional incandescent bulbs.
The Dead Zone: A Marine Horror Story
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In this environmental science and data analysis activity, learners work in groups to track a Dead Zone (decreased dissolved oxygen content of a body of water) using water quality data from the Nutrien
Without An Ark: The Effects of Storms and Floods
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April showers bring May flowers, but what do coastal storms bring?
Sustainable Grazing
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In this activity, learners investigate the food, water, and space needs of common livestock animals.