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Weathering Cubes

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
  • 6–8
 Level: 4
In this activity, students will model the weathering of rocks by shaking sugar cubes in a container.
  • Science

Color Wheel

  • IT
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 3
In this activity, students will construct color wheels and spin them to see that light colors combine to form new colors.
  • Science

Erosion Rates

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 2
In this activity, students will learn how waves, wind, water and glaciers all break rock and soil into smaller particles and move them around.
  • Science

Fossil Puzzler

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 2
In this activity, students will examine and sketch various trace fossils from an unknown creature and then construct an image of the creature that they believe produced these fossils.
  • Science

Anchor's Away!

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 3
Students will examine two different techniques for mapping different aspects of the ocean, and will model those techniques on a small scale in the classroom.
  • Science

Oil Spill Cleanup

  • Manufacturing
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 4
In this activity, students will use a variety of materials to attempt to clean up a simulated oil spill.
  • Engineering

Create Your Own Insect

  • Healthcare
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 2
In this activity, students will learn about the parts of an insect and their function and then will design and build their ultimate insect.
  • Science

How's the Weather?

  • Energy
Grades:
  • 6–8
 Level: 4
In this activity, students will make their own weather station.
  • Science

Get Cooking

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 4
In this activity, students will build a simple solar cooker, make observations and qualitatively describe the melting rate of a piece of chocolate in the cooker.
  • Technology

Build This Structure

  • Manufacturing
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 1
Students will use provided materials to develop a structure that will withstand movement in Earth.
  • Science

Sun, Moon and Stars

  • Manufacturing
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 1
In this activity, students will paint craft spheres to resemble the Earth, moon and sun.
  • Science

Keep It Up

  • Manufacturing
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 2
In this activity, students will design a bridge or a building and observe how it performs in a simulated earthquake.
  • Technology

Hang Time

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 2
In this activity teams design, build, and test paper helicopters to observe a relationship between blade surface area and descent rate.
  • Engineering

As Far As I Can Sea

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 3
In this activity, students will learn the different techniques used to map the ocean, and will practice using those techniques themselves in the classroom.
  • Science

It's Melting!

  • Energy
Grades:
  • 6–8
 Level: 1
In this activity, students will observe how ice melts on wood and metal blocks, and they will draw conclusions about how heat conducts through different materials.
  • Science

The Key to It All

  • Healthcare
Grades:
  • 6–8
 Level: 2
In this activity students will create there own unique creatures and then make dichotomous keys that will allow their classmates to identify the creatures.
  • Science

Tornado in a Bottle

  • Energy
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 3
In this activity, students will learn about tornadoes and simulate one inside a small bottle.
  • Science

Let's Hear it for the Ears!

  • Healthcare
Grades:
  • K–5
 Level: 4
In this activity, students will explore the nature of human hearing by attempting to determine the location of coins dropping at different locations in a room.
  • Science