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In this challenge, learners make a helium balloon hover in one spot and then move it through an obstacle course using air currents.

In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

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.

In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

"Molecules in Motion" explores how materials behave and change in a vacuum.

In this activity, learners try to blow up a balloon hanging inside of an empty bottle.

Demonstrate the Bernoulli Principle using simple materials on a small or large scale.

In this activity, learners discover a trick to release the air out of a balloon without popping it.

In this activity, learners will create a model rocket out of an inflated balloon attached to a straw on a taught string.

In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Luge Activity), learners will construct a model hovercraft out of an empty spool and a piece of cardboard.

In this physics demonstration, learners will be surprised when a lemon slice appears to magically levitate within a pint glass.

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 hands-on activity, children create their own kites that can fly indoors. Learners are exposed to basic concepts of gravity and air resistance.

In this demonstration, learners observe vinegar and baking soda creating carbon dioxide (CO2) in a bottle. The gas is poured out of a bottle onto a candle flame, putting out the candle.

In this weather-related activity, learners make a portable cloud in a bottle.

Learners build a simple aneroid barometer to learn about changes in barometric pressure and weather forecasting. They observe their barometer and record data over a period of days.

Learners blow into balloons and collect their breath--carbon dioxide gas (CO2). They then blow the CO2 from the balloon into a solution of acid-base indicator.

In this activity, learners build a kite out of paper, change it, and try to make it fly even better. With their new knowledge of kite making, students can then go on to create their own kite designs.

Learners test two jars containing soil, one covered and one open, for changes in temperature. After placing the jars in the Sun, learners discover that the covered jar cools down more slowly.

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