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In this activity and/or demonstration, learners illustrate visually and physically that air has weight. Learners balance two equally-inflated balloons hanging from string on a yard stick.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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The demonstration/experiment provides quick proof that air has mass.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This demonstration/activity helps learners understand why higher elevations are not always warm simply because "hot air rises." Learners use a tire pump to increase the pressure and temperature inside

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Create a painting by blowing air out of a straw. Push liquid acrylic paint around on some watercolor paper by aiming short bursts of air onto the paint puddle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experiment, learners use a blow dryer and water bottle to observe and record changes in air pressure caused by changes in temperature.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use cheap, thin plastic garbage bags to quickly build a solar hot air balloon. In doing so, learners will explore why hot air rises.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty soda cans to illustrate Bernoulli's principle.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers design devices that can detect the presence of pollutants in the air.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners set up an experiment to investigate the effects of hot air on the path of a laser beam.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners illustrate the effect of the weight of air over our heads.

free Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore moving air and the physics of lift and drag by constructing homemade wind tunnels.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners calculate the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere by using steel wool's ability to rust.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners build a hot air balloon using just a few sheets of tissue paper and a hair dryer.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build rockets and shoot them into the air by stomping on the plastic bottle launchers.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty 2-liter bottles and hot tap water to illustrate the effect of heat on pressure.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this physics demonstration, learners will be surprised when a handkerchief holds water in an upside-down glass.

free Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners use ABS pipe and an air leaf blower to make a strong shooting machine.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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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 evaluate the potential performance of air rockets placed inside a wind tunnel.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes