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In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will demonstrate air has weight by comparing an inflated balloon to a deflated one.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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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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What keeps bubbles and other things, like airplanes, floating or flying in the air?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build their own rockets from paper, coffee stirrers, and tape. Learners discover that when anything flies, air pressure is always involved.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this two part activity, learners become draft detectives by constructing their own draft catchers to detect drafts around windows or doors.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore the physics of liquids and gas by playing with both! Learners of any age use their own breath to move drops of water across a smooth wax paper surface.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own "tornado" using two soda bottles and water.

free Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 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 quick activity, learners use a toaster to investigate the source for the Earth's wind. Learners hold a pinwheel above a toaster to discover that rising heat causes wind.

free Ages 4 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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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