These sample activities offer a glimpse into the creativity and excitement of Imaginate Kits.
Drawn from four different themed kits—spanning grades K–2, 3–5, K–5, and 6–8—they showcase how hands-on, open-ended learning can spark curiosity, critical thinking, and collaboration across a range of ages. Each download highlights a different type of challenge, from engineering to storytelling, giving you a taste of how Imaginate transforms classrooms into hubs of exploration and innovation.
In this messy, muscle-pulling race, students take on the role of scavengers—using chopsticks and tweezers to "devour" clay from animal skeletons. After sculpting their own fleshy beasts, teams trade skeletons and compete to strip them clean, learning about the unsung heroes of the food web while putting their fine motor skills (and stomachs) to the test. It’s science, strategy, and just the right amount of gross.
In this weather-whirling, action-packed adventure, students channel their inner meteorologists to predict, play, and explore storms in motion—tossing “hail,” dropping “snow,” and blowing gusty winds across the room. With every forecast and fluffy cloud, they build teamwork, confidence, and a sky-high appreciation for careers that keep us weather-wise.
In this gravity-defying math mission, students roll the dice, crunch the numbers, and launch sticky wall crawlers onto a galaxy of point targets—turning multiplication into a fast-paced race through space. With every accurate equation and strategic toss, teams rack up points and explore how math fuels real-life space exploration.
In this steady-handed, surgery-inspired design challenge, students step into the scrubs of keyhole surgeons—building their own Operation-style games using recyclables, clay organs, and tweezers. As they craft, test, and play their precision-based creations, they explore real-world surgical techniques and develop teamwork, creativity, and fine motor skills worthy of any operating room.
