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Resource Type: DocumentHungry as a Caterpillar
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources, Classification, Ecology & Ecosystems and 3 additional..In this indoor and outdoor activity, learners discover that insects grow and develop as do all living things, going through a pr...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Bug Walk
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Education, Child Development & Family Services, Classification, Measurement & Geometry, Mathematics and 4 additional..In this fun group activity involving music and movement, learners are introduced to the idea that many insects walk by using the...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentHome Water Audit
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Earth's Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Mathematics and 3 additional..This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water. Included are a...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0- Resource Type: Document
I Spy, Describing Insects
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Evolution and Adaptation, ClassificationIn this activity, learners observe and describe the physical and behavioral characteristics of insects, including crickets. Lear...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0 - Resource Type: Document
Air Pressure
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Bonding & Compounds, Heat & Thermodynamics, Physics and 6 additional..In this experiment, learners use a blow dryer and water bottle to observe and record changes in air pressure caused by changes i...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0 - Resource Type: Document
What Causes Wind?
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Measurement & Tools, Energy & Work and 8 additional..In this sunny day experiment, learners measure and compare how quickly light and dark colored materials absorb heat. An extensio...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0 - Resource Type: Document
Kites
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Physics, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 3 additional..In this engineering/design activity, learners make a kite, fly it, and then work to improve the design. Learners explore how the...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0 - Resource Type: Document
Community Wind Project
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Engineering & Design, Energy & Work and 9 additional..In this thought-provoking activity, learners plan a hypothetical project to build and operate wind turbines in their community. ...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0 - Resource Type: Document
Design and Build a Wind Vane
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Physics, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 4 additional..In this activity, learners design and build a simple wind vane —one of the oldest kinds of weather tools— and use it to show win...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0 
Resource Type: DocumentNature Walk
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Philosophy, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Ecology & Ecosystems and 6 additional..In this activity, learners take an indoor nature walk and discover various objects that have been brought in from the outdoor en...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGive or Take?
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Philosophy, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Ecology & Ecosystems and 8 additional..In this outdoor activity, learners work in pairs using their senses—especially touch—to learn more about individual trees. After...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentComposting
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Cells, Injury Prevention & Safety, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ecology & Ecosystems and 11 additional..In this environmental science activity, learners research what is essential for plant life and the necessary components of soil ...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentLava Layering
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere and 3 additional..In this activity, learners discover how geologists use stratigraphy, the study of layered rock, to understand the sequence of ge...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentThree Bean Salads
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Parts of a Whole (Fractions, Decimals & Percent), Number Sense, Mathematics, Algebra & FunctionsThis game teaches ratio and proportion by having learners make "salads" that combine three types of beans in different combinati...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentFour-Sock Drawers
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Mathematics, Algebra & FunctionsThese puzzles use four colors of socks in a drawer to get students thinking algebraically. The introduction suggests that actual...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentTen, Twenty, Thirty
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: Number Sense, MathematicsThis game for one to four players uses a deck of cards to develop mental addition skills. Cards are turned over in a row, and wh...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentFAMILY MATH on the Go
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Number Sense, Engineering & Design, Mathematics, Measurement & Tools, Multiplication & DivisionThis assortment of mathematical games can be played while traveling. Suggestions include: estimate time until arrival and use a ...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentMoon and Stars
Grades: TK/K to 6Subjects: Earth & Space Science, Mathematics, Algebra & Functions, Our Solar System, The UniverseIn this craft activity, learners create a string of cut-out moons and stars. This activity is phrased to encourage a parent and ...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentThe Nutritional Value of 21 Healthy Crops
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Earth's Resources, Health EducationThis activity is about the vitamins and minerals that children need, and the fruits and vegetables that provide them. Learners r...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: DocumentCarrying Charges
Grades: TK/K to 9Subjects: Physics, Biochemistry, Earth & Space Science, Acids & Bases and 4 additional..Learners are challenged to create solutions that conduct electricity and make a buzzer buzz (or an LED light up). They are given...Contributor: National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Views: 0Favorites: 0