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"What's in the Water" lets participants use tools to solve the mystery- what chemicals and compounds are in a sample of water?

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use sieves with different-sized holes to sort balls by size.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore the dynamics of air pressure by using a candle, a cup, and a dish of water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with "nano sand" and regular sand.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover how a super-absorbing material can be used to move a straw.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized "whiskers" can protect clothing from stains.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore basic information about thermodynamics by experimenting with ice. Learners will compare ice melting rates on metal pans or plastic cutting boards.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will test soil content using their sample, some water and a container that seals.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a colorful bookmark using a super thin layer of nail polish on water. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this online interactive simulation, learners will add different salts to water and then watch the salts dissolve and achieve a dynamic equilibrium with solid precipitate.

free Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity models some of the ways natural processes, such as erosion and sediment pollution, affect Earth’s landscape.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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"Sublimation Bubbles" allows learners to explore how some solid materials, such as dry ice, can phase change directly from their solid to gaseous form.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this online interactive simulation, learners will test the pH of liquids like coffee, spit, and soap to determine whether each is acidic, basic, or neutral.

free Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 10 of the PDF, learners develop an experiment to answer the following question: "How much water can the hydrogel in a baby diaper hold?" Use this activity to explore polymers,

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners discover that nanoparticles behave differently, in part because they have a high surface area to volume ratio.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes