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In this activity, learners use multiple thermometers, placed at different angles, and a lamp to investigate why some places on Earth's surface are much hotter than others.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Some aquatic organisms live in open water, while some live in soil at the bottom of a body of water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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Millions of organisms can live in and around a body of water.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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Bones are stiff, which helps us lift heavy things and walk around, but they are also somewhat flexible, which lets them bend slightly.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners test to see if carbon dioxide is present in the air we breathe in and out by using a detector made from red cabbage.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Many people get water from a source deep underground, called groundwater.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Most people will break a bone in their body at some point in their life, but how much force does it take to break one?

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this outdoor, beach activity, learners use tennis balls, water balloons and other simple devices to investigate the movement of waves and currents off a sandy beach.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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Although we may not admit it, all humans fart or pass some gas. In this activity, learners make their own model to mimic food passing through intestines and discover what releases gas.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Some animals can swallow food whole, but humans have to chew. In this activity, learners will investigate what saliva does chemically to food before we even swallow.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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When it rains, water can collect on top of and seep into the ground. Water can also run downhill, carrying soil and pollution with it.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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Glare from the sun and ripples from the wind can make it hard to see what's below the surface of a body of water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Lakes, streams and other freshwater bodies are a habitat for lots of living things, big and small.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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How do scientists measure how clear or murky water in a lake is? How does water clarity (clearness) affect what lives in the lake?

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes