Outdoor Activities
Always follow guidelines from your local officials, and only participate in outdoor activities where it is safe.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 9-12, Adults
Citizen science using telescopes to observe exoplanets, planets outside of our solar system.
ASTROPHYSICS, SOLAR SYSTEM
GRADES: K-12, Adult
What can you see in the sky tonight? Skywatching and online activities for the whole family.
EARTH SCIENCE, ISS
Grades K-12, Adult
Find out when the ISS will fly overhead, you can watch it with your naked eyes!
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-5
Learn about sky light and colors using prisms and building models.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-5
Take an adventure to learn how climate change affects the whole world, from the tropics to the poles.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-5
Learn about cloud types and shapes and the weather associated with them.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-5
Learn how water, air, soil, and living things interact in the Earth system.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-5
Learn about the needs of the hummingbirds and seasonal changes where you live.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-5
Learn why soil, rocks, roots, critters and organic material are important to plants and animals.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-5
Learn about tools for making science observations and how macroinvertebrates adapt to water.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about science through exploration, play, and observing your world.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades Pre-K-12
Decorate your garden or lawn with a weather-durable windsock you can make in just a few steps.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-2
Encounter weather patterns through imagery, learn how to observe and describe weather conditions.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-2
Learn the motion of the Sun, Moon, and stars across the sky.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-2
Explore how light interacts with different materials and observe how different lighting affects objects.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn how deciduous trees transition from winter dormancy to spring buds.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
"Make it rain" and explore the effects of water on different surface types.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
This inquiry-based lesson for designing and testing a device to measure rain.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about the atmosphere by making observations and taking measurements.
SUN
Grades 3-5
Learn how sunscreen can be used to block the Sun's ultraviolet light rays.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades K-12, Adults
Celebrate Earth Day to raise awareness of how to best protect our planet.
