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In this activity, learners use Jell-O to explore lenses. Learners cut Jell-O into convex and concave lens shapes and examine how light exits each lens in a darkened room.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners sublimate dry ice and then taste the carbon dioxide gas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from onion cells. It includes an optional test for the presence of DNA.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (4th activity on the page), learners use their sense of smell to rate and arrange containers filled with different dilutions of a scent (like cologne or fruit juice) in order from wea

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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 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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In this environmental education demonstration (page 6 of the PDF), learners will see a tangible representation of the scarcity of soil resources on earth.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine their tongue and taste buds.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity on page 9 of the PDF, learners test how flavoring extracts move through the walls of a balloon.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners participate in fun movement activities while playing on a giant game board. Use this activity to get learners involved in physical activity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to create play dough scented with fruit-flavored drink mix.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 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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In this activity (page 5 of pdf), learners explore the relationships between the shape and structure of a shark's teeth and the food it eats, and then create their own shark tooth from clay.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this optics activity, learners explore how they can make gelatin stop light, but not stop them from seeing fruit suspended within.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners observe the outside and inside of raw chicken eggs, record descriptions, and hypothesize what will happen when a facilitator drops an egg on the floor.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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, learners conduct a series of hands-on experiments that demonstrate how the working of plants' veins, known as capillary action, enables water to travel throughout the length of a pla

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Body Electricity Activity), learners will observe how dry breakfast cereal appears to dance when it gets close to a balloon charged with static

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes