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In this activity, learners will explore the dynamics of air pressure by using a candle, a cup, and a dish of water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Build a car that runs on air. Using household materials, experiment with the power of air to create thrust powerful enough to move a homemade car.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will observe how air interacts with a paper helicopter. Learners will test different variables of weight, size, and shape.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create unique rockets. Each rocket will be powered by air as the learner will blow into a straw and watch their rocket fly.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will make a model rocket to test the phrase "what goes up must come down." Learners will power their rockets with air pressure, and soon discover the effects of air resistan

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8
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In this activity, learners engineer a paper helicopter that spins to the ground when dropped.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create a model rocket out of an inflated balloon attached to a straw on a taught string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this engineering design challenge, learners build an air-powered spinning machine.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this engineering design challenge, learners build an octopus-inspired suction pad that can grab an object and hold it tightly in the air.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make film canister rocket ships. A fin pattern is glued onto the outside of the canister, and fuel (water and half an antacid tablet) is mixed inside the canister.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes