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Kaleidoscope
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In this activity, learners investigate the reflective properties of light and mirrors as they make a kaleidoscope.
Why Are Bubbles So Colorful?
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In this activity, learners explore why they can see colors in bubbles and why they change.
Bubble Tray
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In this activity, learners use simple materials to create giant bubbles.
Periscope
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.
Make a Garbage Bag Kite
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Make a kite out of a garbage bag, shower curtain, painting tarp--anything light, thin, flexible and plastic!
Changing Colors
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Learners experiment with a commercially available liquid-crystal coaster. They warm the material with their hands for varying lengths of time and observe the changing colors that result.
Bubble Suspension
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In this activity, learners observe as soap bubbles float on a cushion of carbon dioxide gas. Learners blow bubbles into an aquarium filled with a slab of dry ice.
Periscope
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.
Erupting Fizz
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This is a highly visual demonstration that illustrates both the effects of density and chemical reactions.