High School Activities
In high school, students are juggling math, language arts, and science on top of test prep and college applications! Want to help? We've got games and activities to give your teen a leg up, as well as helpful cheat sheets to prepare for tests and the college application process.
Want to get your bookworm interested in science? Try science fiction! Here's how to get started on reading and writing about the ways that science affects society.
You don’t have to master the art of text messaging to stay in touch with your teen. All you need is a notebook (or journal) and a pencil. Although most journals work like diaries – for the writer's eyes only – a “conversation journal” is meant for two or more writers (and readers.)
More activities for high school:
Use Algebra to Find the Best-Priced Pizza!
Have you ever wondered whether it’s a good buy to order a mass-produced pizza just because it’s cheap? Here's an activity that uses second-semester algebra to determine which pizza gives you the most bang for your appetite!
Write an Art-Inspired Poem
Create a poem that emerges from the collaboration of parent and teen in the activity of observing, discussing, reading, and writing!
Reading The Great Gatsby
Here's a teen-friendly refresher course in the plot of "The Great Gatsby", as well as SAT vocabulary your teen can use to describe what happens for themselves.
Stage Your Own Scientific Debate!
Sure, your teen can debate his way out of a paper bag. But formal debate is about more than standing behind your beliefs. Here's how to stage your own formal debate!
6 Ways to Spice Up Your Teen's Studies!
Here are six fresh ideas to liven up your teen's study time, and involve the whole family at the same time!
CSI Science: Get the Prints!
Set your teen on the beat in a real world "crime scene" investigation. Can he tell whose fingerprints are on drinking glass?
Write a Science Fiction Fantasy
Want to get your bookworm interested in science? Try science fiction! Here's how to get started on reading and writing about the ways that science affects society.
What's Eating Hamlet? Reading Shakespeare
Here's a quick look at the Hamlet, the classic Shakespearean tragedy, as well as useful SAT vocabulary to give your teen a leg up in English class and beyond.
Molecule Madness: A Water Experiment
Learn what makes water molecules work with this fun and easy science activity!
Make a Better Paper Airplane
This is a great activity for students of all ages, but high school physics students should have a greater understanding of fluid dynamics and be able to push the outer limits of paper airplane design!
