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In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.

Scientists use enormous wind tunnels to test the design of planes, helicopters, even the Space Shuttle.

In this meteorology activity, learners construct simple devices to measure the direction and speed of wind.

This is an activity about motion, power, air and Newton’s Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

In this activity, learners construct a simple air pressure launcher for paper rockets.

In this two part activity, learners become draft detectives by constructing their own draft catchers to detect drafts around windows or doors.

In this activity, learners will engineer three different parachutes to test how well each one works.

This is a great activity for investigating the basics of lift and drag as they pertain to flight. Learners will discover how to avoid "taking a nosedive" by building their own paper airplane.

In this activity, learners build a hovercraft using a paper plate, cup, and simple motor.

In this online Flash game, learners will captain a sailing challenge, adjusting boat direction and sails, seeking the way to take greatest advantage of varying wind speeds and directions to catch the

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.

In "Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets," participants learn about how some rockets carry science tools—not scientists—into space, and how a special kind of rocket called "sounding rockets" can

This activity models the way Landsat satellites use a thermal infrared sensor to measure land surface temperatures.