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Learners investigate one factor affecting reaction rates: temperature. In a darkened room, two identical lightsticks are placed in water -- one in hot water and one in cold water.

In this sunny day activity, learners compare how a cup of water and a cup of tonic water reflect or refract light in the sun.

If you got a big graduated or clear cylinder, water, a pipe, and a tuning fork, you've got a sound learning opportunity! Learn about resonance with this Exploratorium Science Snack.

In this activity, learners use tonic water to detect ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun and explore the concept of fluorescence.

In this activity, learners will explore how water affects marker on filter paper. Learners will use science process skills such as making observations and predictions as they explore color.

In this simple activity, learners investigate refraction by placing a picture of an arrow behind a glass of water.

Investigate the interaction of liquids of different densities and experiment with wave patterns with this hands-on activity.

With a coffee filter, a black marker, and a cup of water, discover the secret colors hidden in black ink.

In this activity (12th on the page), learners investigate their ability to discriminate (see) different colors.

In this optics activity, learners explore how light bends and affects what we see.

In this optics activity, learners make a lens and explore how the eye manipulates the light that enters it.

Like water drops in falling rain, a CD separates white light into all the colors that make it up.

In this activity, learners turn an ordinary metal coat-hanger into a (very quiet) musical instrument.

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.

In this activity, learners use a flashlight, a glass of water, and some milk to examine why the sky is blue and sunsets are red.

This is written as a display, but can easily be adapted to a hands-on activity. Learners observe and shake containers of shiny liquids.

In this activity, learners use a laser pointer, empty soda bottle, rubber plug and water to demonstrate total internal reflection.

In this activity, learners will make their own prism and use a glass of water to separate sunlight into different colors.

“Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds” is a hands-on activity in which visitors create a cloud in a bottle and explore it with laser light.