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.
Plan an Environmental Cleanup Project
Life is busy, and it's hard to think about the big topics, such as refining your child's environmental conscience. Sometimes just taking matters into your own hands is a great way to make an example for your child.
Write a Letter to Your Future Self
Your child's "letter to himself" is a low-stress way for him to begin thinking about future goals and also spend some time reflecting on his life. Keep the letter he composed to his future self, and surprise him with it at graduation!
Build a Pinhole Camera
This project teaches how simple a camera can be, and how light forms an image on the film. It’s an inexpensive project, a great science experience to learn about optics, and a fun art activity, too!
Everyday Darwin: Create a Nature Journal
Take advantage of the summer weather and accompany your teen on an adventure in species mapping. Here's an activity that gives tips on creating a Darwin-esque nature journal and tracking a native plant or animal species.
Make a City Guide For Kids!
If you know of all the greatest kid-friendly places in town, here's an activity that lets your child make a booklet compiling them all! Your city guide for kids will help newcomers and visitors, and will let your child practice his typing and design skills while you're at it!
Revive French Surrealism: Play Exquisite Corpse!
Play Exquisite Corpse with your high schooler to give her a taste of French Surrealism while working collaboratively to create unique and funky pieces of art!
Fit to Print: Self-Publish A Teen Zine!
There's no better way to foster your teen's passion for a topic than by helping her create a self-published zine about it! Here's a guide to help your teen outline her zine, organize the page content, and complete the basic layout.
Make a Knuckle Contour Map
Contour maps show the highs and lows of geography; they're used to imagine terrain in ways that simple distances don't represent well. But they can be complicated. Here's an activity that will help your teenager understand contour maps like the back of her hand with the back of her hand!
Audubon Adventure: Record the Natural World
This art project will have your child outdoors to creating naturalist drawings and paintings.
Investigate Household Product Safety
In this activity, your teen will do some snooping to investigate just what's in the cleaning products. and learn how to use Material Safety Data Sheets to identify possible hazards in the home.
