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Exploring Size: StretchAbility
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In this game, learners explore the different sizes of things in the world. In this Twister-like game, learners must place a hand or foot on a circle of the right scale - macro, micro, or nano.
Exploring Forces: Gravity
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In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup.
Alike and Different
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This activity (on pages 7-13) has pairs of learners survey an array of similarities and differences between them.
Pollinator Bingo
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In this activity, learners will use their five senses to explore a nature-based area around them.
Changing Colors
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In this activity, learners will explore how different colors of lights interact with objects around them. Will a blue object stay blue with a red filter?
I Spy Nano!
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In this game, learners try to find nano-related objects on a game board. Learners investigate the different ways nano is in the world around us.
Place Matters: How Sound Changes Due to Environment
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This is an online simulation of how sound changes due to environment. How does place--like a cave, a pier, or a forest--affect certain sounds?
Pósteres de Creatividad y Matemáticas
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Exponga estos pósteres en el salón o déjelos donde los chicos los puedan explorar. Los chicos buscan las respuestas en libros de consulta, explorando el salón, y usando su creatividad.
Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.
Periscope
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.
Gumdrop Dome
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In this engineering activity, learners construct sturdy geodesic structures out of gumdrops and toothpicks. Use this activity to explore engineering principles as well as sturdy shapes and triangles.
Throw Your Weight Around
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During this activity, learners take part in a variety of tasks which involve moving and balancing different body parts.
Chemistry Makes Scents
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In "Chemistry Makes Scents," participants use their noses to distinguish between chemicals with very similar structures.
Balloon Rockets
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In this activity, learners will create a model rocket out of an inflated balloon attached to a straw on a taught string.
Kick Stick Challenge
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In this design challenge activity, learners investigate series circuits and motors to build a hand-held "kick stick." Their goal is create a battery-operated device that sends a Ping-Pong ball across
Papel Picado
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En esta actividad, los aprendices exploran la simetría haciendo papel picado, una decoración común en México para las celebraciones.
Extreme Kicking Machine
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In this design challenge activity follow up to "Kicking Machine", learners add a hands-free feature to their Kicking Machine.
¡Agua Cambiante!
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En esta actividad, los aprendices experimentarán con las tres fases del agua. Intentarán controlar la rapidez de los cambios de estado al manipular la temperatura y la presión del agua, hielo, y gas.
Motorized Car
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a car that uses a battery-operated motor to "drive" at least ten feet.
Root Observations
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In this activity, learners will investigate and compare the root systems of plants. Explore how weed and edible plant roots differ, and take a closer look inside with the careful use of a knife!