Children practice experimenting, measuring, isolating variables, and more while making their own little craters.

In this activity, children will create a tool called a nephoscope that helps scientists determine the direction that clouds are moving, which also tells them the direction that the wind is blowing above them.

Students will observe the parts of a seed, and identify how the different parts of the seed help a plant germinate.

Students compare the parts of a cell and their functions to their school to understand how a cell's parts work in unison to be effective in the body.

Students will witness a fascinating chemical reaction and learn how to identify when a reaction has occurred by combining simple ingredients.

This unit of study explores the International Space Station through STEM experiences in space science education. Students become a spacecraft crew and launch from Earth to discover how microgravity affects the orbit of the International...

Students will learn how dinosaurs were classified, compare shapes and sizes, and explore how paleontologists make discoveries. They'll analyze how dinosaurs interacted back in the day, and make their own dinosaur drawings and a fossil cast.

In this lesson, students will witness the creation of a funnel, observe how a funnel moves debris, and learn how a thunderstorm can create tornados.

The inspiring words of a young girl in Nazi Germany continue to impact us today. Students will learn about Anne Frank's intense struggles, but also the hope she shared through her diary. Then they'll consider how they can impact their...

Students observe a molecular dance of bursting colors through exploring states of matter and learning that materials can be characterize by how they respond to water.

Learners characterize materials by their state of matter and then combined materials to create a piece of colorful, tie dye-esque paper.

Students learn how dinosaurs are named for unique body parts or behaviors, for the location where they were found, or after a person and create their own dinosaur using the naming conventions they learn.

Students will define the term fossil, identify the difference between a mold and a cast fossil, and understand how scientists use models to learn about the physical structure of something in the natural world.

Discover why the effects of gravity are different in different parts of our solar system.

Fun family project relating to rainforests.

A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of Museum of Birds by Lida Brooks Miller, a nonfiction book for children.

The Remember Me project seeks to document the wartime experiences of children who were separated from their families or orphaned at the end of World War II by identifying now-adult survivors from photographs taken by relief workers after...

This guide focuses on four physical science topics that fascinate children and scientists alike. They are motion, magnets, sound, and light. With your guidance and support, these topics provide children with many opportunities to explore...

This teacher's guide introduces children to the human body and the five senses and covers the major body parts and what they do. Children also will use their five senses to learn about the world.

Why did the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik throw the fields of mathematics and science into tremendous demand in the United States? Find the many ways this revolutionary event impacted children from the 1950s to become the...

Enjoy doing these outdoor activities with your family such as making a Guiro or kazoo, or learning how to play the flute.

After the end of World War II, Jewish survivors tried, with the help of Jewish organizations, to find the children they had left hidden in the care of others, or to find other family members. Many children had no memory of their...

Ways to take advantage of children's natural curiousity to ensure that your next museum visit is a lively and engaging learning experience. Provides excellent question prompts, along with advice for tailoring a visit to suit your child's...

Special Exhibition of photographs of sculptures of the heads of Roman Emperors, Roman men, Roman women, and Roman children with commentary. From The Riley Collection of Roman Portraits at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.