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In this interactive and informative group activity, learners use packages of M&M's to illustrate the difference between weather and climate.

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 activity, learners explore clouds and how they form.

In this activity, learners observe the water cycle in action! Water vapor in a tumbler condenses on chilled aluminum foil — producing the liquid form of water familiar to us as rain and dew.

In this demonstration, learners can observe a number of small convection cells generated from a mixture of aluminum powder and silicon oil on a hot plate.

In this weather-related activity, learners make a portable cloud in a bottle.

Learners color and cut out a spiral-shaped snake. When they hang their snake over a radiator, the snake spins.

Learners cover a bottle with a balloon. When they immerse the bottle in warm water, the balloon inflates. When they immerse the bottle in a bowl of ice, the balloon deflates.

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.

Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.