Use tiles to represent variables and constants, learn how to represent and solve algebra problems. Solve equations, substitute in variable expressions, and expand and factor. Flip tiles, remove zero pairs, copy and arrange, and make your way toward a better understanding of algebra.

This collection of resources, published by the American Museum of Natural History, is intended for educators, parents, students, or anyone who is interested in teaching and learning about science. The resources include activities, curriculum materials, articles, evidence and analysis materials, exhibition materials, and lists of references. Items may be text-based, pedagogical, or multimedia (photos, videos, interactives) in nature. The collection is searchable by keyword or browseable by main topic: anthropology, astronomy, biology, Earth science, or paleontology. There are also special collections, groups of resources organized around specific themes such as Antarctica, ocean life, and the dynamic Earth.

Students will analyze photos for specific details that reveal the owner of a specific room.Then the analysis will include literature but will focus on literary devices and connotations.Also, students will have the opportunity to summarize text and then use evidence to support specific connotations.

This webpage from Exploratorium provides an activity that demonstrates the Bernoulli principle with readily available materials. In this activity a table tennis ball is levitated in a stream of air from a vacuum cleaner. The site provides an explanation of what happens, asks questions about the activity, and also describes applications to flight. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.

This is an activity where students create and label a brain using air dry modeling clay.  It is a good first or second day activity for community building and can replace the world's most boring neuroanatomy lecture.  Also, it provides students with a 3D study tool at home. You will want to provide some guidance as to size (example template in Lesson Instructions) and areas of interest for your course.  I provide appropriately sized labels (example in Lesson Instruction) that I have printed on a 8.5x11 inch sticker that they can choose to cut out and use or not.  I generally have a couple of labels that occupy the same space (e.g. BA 44 and Broca's area) to highlight different labeling systems.Most students often find this activity very engaging and many comment that it reduces their anxiety about jargon in neuroanatomy.  In my experience, there is a varied level of detail and enthusiasm for the project, but it meets the learning objectives in a more entertaining way than simply reading or listening.

A classroom icebreaker with Lego, to introduce students to each other and to the instructor. A playful way to start to get to know your students and seed a constructive classroom culture.

Brief activities designed by the Exploratorium Teacher Institute to introduce students to a concept or to illustrate a scientific idea.

This site from the Exploratorium looks at the physics of skateboard tricks (ollieing, mid-air maneuvers, and pumping for speed) and the physics of the skateboards themselves (wheels, bearings, trucks).