Free Activities
A collection of free activities for your science classroom.
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How to teach with Algae and Cyanobacteria: A free guide for working with and caring for your live materials
Download this care guide for the facts on maintaining algal cultures and special culture techniques for this vital organism.
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Fun Science Activities to Celebrate the New Year
Colorful, exciting science activities to help students ring in the new year with a smile.
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Human genetics facts to pass on! Get a free student handout from McGraw Hill's AccessScience
From freckles and dimples to nearsightedness and allergies, hereditary traits are fascinating; that’s why students love exploring human genetics.
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Environmental Management; Plus a free student handout from McGraw Hill's AccessScience
Students can explore environmental management, why it's important, techniques, and the challenges participants face.
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How a face mask a day helps keep germs at bay; download the activities
The curious minds in your class will be fascinated to learn the science of how masks work to help keep disease or bacteria carrying respiratory droplets at bay.
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When fleas take energy drinks: a biology activity
In this extension of Ward’s Effects of Drugs on Daphnia Kit, your students will be discovering the effects of an energy drink on a living water flea Daphnia.
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Demonstrate oxidation states of manganese with this colorful free activity download
Introduce students to this consequential transition element with our colorful lab activity that demonstrates the various oxidation states of manganese.
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Discovering exoplanets in a galaxy not so near you – a free activity
Students practice science observation skills, data collection, and more as they learn how to hunt for planets outside our solar system with this free activity.
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Explore the building blocks of everything, with the periodic table, plus a free student handout from McGraw Hill’s AccessScience
This free resource helps students learn how the elements make up everything on the earth, in the solar system, and in the universe.
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15 hands-on chemistry activities to do at home or school – with FREE downloads
Check out 15 of our most popular chemistry activity downloads in one convenient place. Covers classroom or distance-learning lessons.
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It's easy to gauge science fun with this free Under Pressure activity
This activity helps students investigate Boyle's law and the behavior of colloid particles when exposed to pressure changes.
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How to teach with Drosophila: A free guide for working with and caring for your live materials.
Download this care guide for the facts on handling and making experimental crosses with this widely studied organism.
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A battery of hands-on science fun with this free Orange Clock activity
Give students a boost from using fruit to demonstrate how batteries convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy.
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Endangered species facts worth saving; Plus a free student handout from McGraw Hill's AccessScience
Students can explore wildlife conservation, why it's important, and methods used to address biodiversity loss.
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How to teach with Bacteria and Fungi: A free guide for working with and caring for your live materials
Download this care guide for the facts on Bacteria and Fungi and instructions for their observation, care, and culturing.
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Cross-link science and fun with this free Joke Juice activity
A quick and easy activity illustrating the effect of cross-linking on a polymer
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Discovering the scientific method; Plus a free student handout from McGraw Hill’s AccessScience
Students can think like a scientist by using the scientific method.
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How to teach with Hydra: A free guide for working with and caring for your live materials.
Download this care guide for the facts on Hydra reproduction, regeneration, and instructions for their collection, care, and feeding.
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How to teach with Nasonia: A free guide for working with and caring for your live materials
Download this guide for the facts on Nasonia lifecycle and instructions for culturing and handling Sarcophaga and Nasonia.
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Scope out the facts on respiratory virus detection from McGraw Hill’s AccessScience
Help students explore methods used by “Disease Detectives” in virology labs to detect respiratory viruses.
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