All Activities

Think of your life as an ongoing motion picture. There is so much to see, and every day is different. If you had to put together a highlights reel for your life, what would you include? In this activity, students decide just that as they make a slideshow "highlights reel" of their lives.

In this activity, students will measure the diameters and circumferences of circles and then calculate their ratios, discovering that the ratio between the circumference and diameter is always the same.

In this activity, students explore how enslaved people worked to stay connected to their cultures and homelands. They will read a short text illustrating this idea from The 1619 Project and discuss the importance of commemorating one's own cultural background, as well as learning about other cultures.

In this activity, students learn how people’s likes and skills relate to college majors. First, they brainstorm likes and skills as a group. Then, using index cards, they post likes and skills near various college majors displayed around the room. Finally, students reconvene as a whole group for discussion.

Internships are a popular way for teens and young adults to learn about a business. They also let the business community support the next generation of workers and leaders, and provide them with valuable workers for a few months at a time. In this activity, students meet peers or older students who have completed an internship and learn about the various experiences that an internship may offer.

The Founding Fathers established the electoral college in the Constitution, in part, as a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in Congress and the election of the president by a popular vote of qualified citizens. Every state gets at least 3 electoral votes because a state's number of electors is identical to the total number of its senators and representatives in Congress. Seven states have the minimum 3 electors. Washington, D.C., also has 3 electoral votes because of the 23rd Amendment, which gave the nation's capital as many electors as the state with the fewest electoral votes. California has the most electoral votes with 55. Texas is next with 38. New York and Florida have 29 apiece. The founders were concerned that average Americans would lack enough information about the candidates to make intelligent choices. So informed "electors" would stand in for them. Has the electoral college become obsolete in the age of mass communication and a more educated citizenry? We will look at that question in this lesson.

Now that your dahlias are planted and thriving, it’s time to learn how to care for them as they grow—and how to harvest them at their peak! In this hands-on lesson, students will explore supporting healthy dahlia plants through watering, pest monitoring, pinching, and staking. Then they’ll learn when and how to harvest dahlias to enjoy long-lasting, vibrant blooms.

In this activity, students write a story as a group. First, they use one of three starter paragraphs to begin the story independently. Then, the story is passed from one student to another to build on what was already written. Finally, students reconvene as a group to read and discuss the stories.

Students craft projectors that display constellations. Learning about what constellations are and what they mean.

In this lesson, students test different objects to see which objects are attracted to the magnet and which objects aren't.

When viewing advertisements online, students should be able to determine the claims that are stated in the ads, and then construct their opinions of the claims. In this activity, students view examples of typical social media advertisements. They choose 2 or 3 ads from the provided web page and restate the claim, if any, made in each ad. Students then state whether they find the ads believable and effective, and explain why.

In this activity, students try to guess which of the 3 players is telling the truth. This game builds self-awareness by identifying feelings related to honesty and dishonesty. The game also builds speaking and listening skills and helps group members get to know one another.

Children learn about the Wright brothers' background and use problem-solving skills to design and create paper airplanes to fly long distances.

What skills do workers need to develop for success in the twenty-first century? Students research and synthesize ideas about the working conditions and environment in which they will work in the future.