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In this activity, learners use oil, water, food coloring and antacid tablets to create a bubbling lava lamp. Use this activity to introduce concepts related to density, hydrophobicity vs.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners observe a tank of water containing cans of diet and regular sodas. The diet sodas float and the regular sodas sink. All the cans contain the same amount of liquid and the same amount of air.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will observe a physical change.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this online activity, learners experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners use a shoebox, colored cellophane and sunlight to "change" the colors of gumballs. Learners will be surprised when the green and blue gumballs appear black!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners follow a recipe to make a dough similar to the clay artists use to make sculptures.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine baking powder, a combination of three powders: baking soda, cream of tartar, and cornstarch.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this biology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will explore how plants turn sunlight into food through a process called photosynthesis.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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This hands-on activity lets participant explore chemical reactions as they create a soda explosion with lots of bubbles. The bubbles in soda are made of carbon dioxide gas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this physics demonstration, learners are challenged to break a raw egg just by squeezing it. Learners will be shocked by their inability to complete the deceivingly simple challenge.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Using a milk-based recipe, learners create "moo glue" which is basically white school-type glue. The "secret ingredient" in milk that helps make glue is a chemical called casein.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners mix up a bubbly brew and examine density. Learners explore how they can make different materials fall and rise in water using oil, water, and salt.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a "mini sky" in a glass of water in a dark room.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners try to revive wilted celery. Learners discover that plants wilt when their cells lose water through evaporation. Use this activity to introduce capillary action.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 4 to 24 hours
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Learners discover the bubble power of living cells in this multi-hour experiment with baker's yeast. Learners make a living yeast/water solution in a bottle, and add table sugar to feed the yeast.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity/demo, learners discover how liquid nitrogen cools a creamy mixture at such a rapid rate that it precipitates super fine grained (nano) ice cream.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a solar oven. Learners witness the awesome power of the sun to make a yummy treat--a chocolate chip cookie!

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners observe how liquid nitrogen both boils and freezes ingredients to make ice cream in two minutes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this quick activity/demonstration about density, learners examine what happens when two cans of root beer--one diet and one regular--are placed in a large container of water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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Learners use their knowledge of color changes with red cabbage indicator to neutralize an acidic solution with a base and then neutralize a basic solution with an acid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes