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In this activity, learners make their own "tornado" using two soda bottles and water.

free Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that they can create a lens from a water drop. Learners test their lens by looking at words or pictures.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create music from a series of bottles filed with water. Learners discover that the sound produced by each bottle depends on the amount of water in the bottle.

free Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make film canister rocket ships. A fin pattern is glued onto the outside of the canister, and fuel (water and half an antacid tablet) is mixed inside the canister.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate whether the temperature of the surrounding water affects the rate at which the colored coating dissolves from an M&M.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create secret messages using a candle. Learners discover that watercolor paint is attracted to some materials, like paper fibers, but not others, like oil.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the properties of plastic bags. Learners find out what happens when they slowly push a pencil through a plastic bag filled with water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 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