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In this water activity, learners discover ways to move water across the water table.

In this activity, learners make water-walking critters using thin wire, and then test how many paper clips these critters can carry without sinking.

Learners act as engineers and design mini submarines that move in the water like real submarines.

This activity explores the basic workings of a siphon, which is the core technology that makes toilets work.

In this activity (located on page 10 of the PDF), learners explore the properties of spraying and dripping water, while making art.

Electrolysis is the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen. This Exploratorium activity allows learners to visualize the process with an acid-based indicator.

In this sunny day experiment, learners measure and compare how quickly light and dark colored materials absorb heat.

In this activity, learners will use static elecricity to bend a stream of water without touching it. Learners will explore physics and cause and effect through this activity.

In this activity, learners play with surprising sand that doesn’t get wet! Learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with "magic sand" and regular sand.

In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to help Pharaoh design a better insulated tomb.

In this activity, learners add objects and substances to carbonated water to discover that added objects increase the rate at which dissolved gas comes out of solution.

This is a demonstration about how nature inspires nanotechnology. It is easily adapted into a hands-on activity for an individual or groups.

In this activity (on page 14 of PDF), learners use a pan full of flour and some rocks to create a moonscape.

In this physics activity, learners build their own rockets out of film canisters and construction paper.

In this activity, learners separate materials based on their special properties to mimic the way recyclables are sorted at recycling centers.

In this experiment, learners examine the way oil affects bird feathers and test different cleanup methods to find out which works best.

In this activity, learners light an LED with five cents. Learners use two different metals and some sour, salty water to create a cheap battery.

In this physics related activity which requires adult supervision, learners make their own powerful water rocket and, with it, explore Newton's Third Law of Motion.

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,

In this demonstration, learners discover that nanoparticles behave differently, in part because they have a high surface area to volume ratio.