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Freezing Lakes
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In some parts of the world, lakes freeze during winter. In this activity learners will explore water’s unique properties of freezing and melting, and how these relate to density and temperature.

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

Small Habitats
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).

Liquid Body Armor
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In this activity, learners explore how nanotechnology is being used to create new types of protective fabrics.

Potato Power
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Learners combine hydrogen peroxide with three different forms of potato: raw chunks, ground chunks, and boiled chunks.

Instant Ice Cream with a Dry Ice Bath
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In this chemistry meets cooking activity, learners make carbonated, vanilla ice cream using dry ice and denatured ethanol, which are both inexpensive and accessible.

Nuclear Fusion
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This simple and engaging astronomy activity explains nuclear fusion and how radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model.

The Thousand-Yard Model
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

Solar Convection
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In this activity, learners add food coloring to hot and cold water in order to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents.

Exploring Fabrication: Gummy Capsules
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In this activity, learners make self-assembled polymer spheres.

Exploring Structures: DNA
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In this activity, learners create a necklace of wheat germ DNA. Learners add alcohol to wheat germ so that the DNA clumps together.

Egg-Citing Physics
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In this demonstration about momentum, use physics to distinguish between a hard-boiled egg and a raw egg without cracking them open.

Molecular Menagerie
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In this activity, learners use molecular model kits to construct familiar molecules like lactose, caffeine, and Aspirin.

Gummy Shapes
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In this activity, learners use chemistry to “self-assemble” gummy shapes. Learners discover that self-assembly is a process by which molecules and cells form themselves into functional structures.

Natural Indicators
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Learners combine different plant solutions -- made from fruits, vegetables, and flowers -- with equal amounts of vinegar (acid), water (neutral), and ammonia (base).

Erupting Fizz
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This is a highly visual demonstration that illustrates both the effects of density and chemical reactions.

Jell-O Model of Microfluidics
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This activity uses Jell-O(R) to introduce learners to microfluidics, the flow of fluids through microscopic channels.

DNA Nanotechnology
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In this activity, learners explore deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a nanoscale structure that occurs in nature.

Edible Glass
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In this activity, learners discover the principles of edible glass by making a supersaturated sugar solution.

Cook with a Solar Oven
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In this activity, learners make their own solar oven to bake s'mores and learn about how solar energy is absorbed on Earth.