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In this activity, learners will investigate air and gravity through the use of various fabrics by through them in the air. Activity includes step-by-step instructions and extension ideas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult
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In this meteorology activity, learners construct simple devices to measure the direction and speed of wind.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build handheld rockets and launchers out of PVC pipes and plastic bottles. Use this activity to demonstrate acceleration, air pressure, and Newton's Laws of Motion.

Over $20 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners create and experiment with wind tubes. These tubes are a playful and inventive way to explore the effect that moving air has on objects.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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Make a one-string "guitar" by stringing a cup with some fishing line. You amplify the plucking of the string by placing a piezo contact microphone and mini battery powered amplifier inside the cup.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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The goal of this activity is to build a miniature bobsled that is either the fastest or the slowest. Learners use recycled materials to design, build, and test their bobsled on a bobsled track.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this fun and, at times, hilarious force and motion activity, learners will use household objects to build a crazy contraption and see how far they can get a tennis ball to move.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 1 to 2 hours