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In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.

In this weather activity/demonstration, learners watch as a ping pong ball is suspended in a stream of air supplied by a hair dryer.

In this meteorology activity, learners construct simple devices to measure the direction and speed of wind.

In this weather forecasting activity, learners use common materials to construct a rain gauge and measure daily, monthly, and yearly rainfall.

In this activity, learners working in pairs saturate a cotton ball using water drops from an eyedropper to demonstrate the high water capacity of clouds.

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

In this activity, learners discover how to determine the distance to a lightning strike or nearby thunderstorm.

This warm weather activity introduces learners to the impact trees have on blocking the sun's heat and reducing temperature on the Earth's surface.

In this weather activity (page 4 of the PDF), learners will explore the water cycle through an interactive game.

In this quick activity, learners observe how the added sugar in a can of soda affects its density and thus, its ability to float in water.

This activity models the way Landsat satellites use a thermal infrared sensor to measure land surface temperatures.

In this activity, learners observe how salinity affects the freezing point of water by making and enjoying ice cream.