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Living Clocks
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In this activity about daily rhythms (on page 17 of the PDF), learners will explore circadian patterns in humans, animals and plants.
Try Your Hand at Nano
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This lesson focuses on two simple activities that younger learners can do to gain an appreciation of nanotechnology. First, learners measure their hands in nanometers.
Rockets Away!
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In this activity, learners work in teams to construct and test fly drinking straw rockets. Learners explore how changing the rockets' fins affect flight distance.
Paper Drop Design Competition
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Using paper, paper clips, an index card, and tape, teams of learners design flying devices to (1) stay in the air as long as possible and (2) land as close as possible to a given target.
Wet Art
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In this activity (located on page 10 of the PDF), learners explore the properties of spraying and dripping water, while making art.
Treasure Hunters
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Learners use their opponent's clues and a compass rose to find the hidden treasure on a map. Learners use problem solving and coordinate grid skills as they hunt for treasure.
Number Flips
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In this math activity, learners play a number game to explore the relationships between numbers, combinations, and the concept of equivalency.
Stairway to the Sky
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In this math activity, learners use cubes to calculate how many blocks it would take to build stairways with different heights.
Moving Molecules!
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In this activity about molecular diffusion (located on page 2 of the PDF under Nanosilver Activity), learners will make predictions and move molecules of iodine through a seemingly solid plastic sandw
Frustrations with Fractions
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In this math activity, learners make a set of fraction cards to play a game that will help relieve their fraction frustrations.
Electric Gamebox Challenge
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In this design challenge activity, learners invent a pinball-like game where a kick stick hits a ping pong ball into a target that buzzes.
Chilean Sea Bass: Off the Menu
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In this data analysis activity, learners use data collected by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to study Chilean sea bass populations.
Getting Your Bearings
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of friction and how ball bearings reduce friction.
Making Sense of Sensors
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In this activity, learners explore sensors and focus specifically on how to measure humidity using a sensor.
How Much is a Name Worth?
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In this math lesson, learners use simple addition facts to compute values (in dollars and cents) for their names.
Equatorial Sundial
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In this activity, learners make an equatorial sundial, which is simple to construct and teaches fundamental astronomical concepts. Learners use the provided template and a straw to build the sundial.
Critical Load
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In this activity, learners explore the concepts of structural engineering and how to measure the critical load, or the maximum weight a structure can bear.
Handheld Water Bottle Rocket & Launcher
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In this activity, learners build handheld rockets and launchers out of PVC pipes and plastic bottles. Use this activity to demonstrate acceleration, air pressure, and Newton's Laws of Motion.
Using a Sundial
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In this activity (on page 12 of the PDF), learners make a sundial (shadow clock) appropriate for their geographic location in the northern hemisphere and use it to tell time.
Pulleys and Force
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of force and how pulleys are used in everyday life to make work easier.