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It's difficult to see convection currents in any liquid that's undergoing a temperature change, but in this Exploratorium Science Snack, you can see the currents with the help of food coloring.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners recreate the lunar phases using the frosting from Oreo® cookies and place the phases in order. Round cream cheese crackers can also be used if cookies are not an option.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners eat a snack and make a model of the plumbing system of a volcano.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the forces at work in water. Learners experiment to find out what happens to pepper in water when they touch it with bar soap and liquid detergent.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Investigate the interaction of liquids of different densities and experiment with wave patterns with this hands-on activity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners drink Avogadro's number worth of molecules - 6.02x10^23 molecules!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make "solar cookies," edible models of the Sun's outer layers using sugar cookies and toppings.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners model hot spot island formation, orientation and progression with condiments.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this edible experiment, learners pour "Magic Shell" chocolate into a glass of cold water. They'll observe as pillow shaped structures form, which resemble lavas on the sea floor.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this yummy earth science activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners use fudge to learn about different kinds of lava.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This Exploratorium activity can be used in many contexts because geysers are great opportunities for learning about heat and temperature changes as well as geological/space science phenomena.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners observe the effects of air pressure. They will watch as marshmallows inside a bottle expand as a vacuum pump removes air from the bottle.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity about dinosaurs and survival, learners use scrap materials to create a miniature dinosaur habitat that includes a food source, water source, and shelter.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will learn about crystals by growing their very own.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this interactive and informative group activity, learners use packages of M&M's to illustrate the difference between weather and climate.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this geology activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners explore how carbonic acid can slowly dissolve limestone and form caves.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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 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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Albert Einstein proved that space bends around anything that has mass. This activity uses Jell-O's ability to bend around objects as a model for space bending around planets and stars.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners break the tension that happens when water develops a "skin." Learners use water, pepper and some soap to discover the wonders of surface tension—the force that attract

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes