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In this crime science activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners will explore the uniqueness of fingerprints. The will learn components of fingerprints as well as why fingerprints are left behind.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this health activity (located on page 4 of the PDF), learners will discover the importance of hand washing by observing mold growing on potatoes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners will create their own museum collection using their favorite toys, drawings, or collection.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about magnetism (page 15 of the PDF), learners will explore how opposite and similar magnetic poles affect a swinging (pendulum) magnet.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a chemistry lab activity about solutions (page 6 of the PDF). Students make a limewater testing solution for carbon dioxide and explore the concepts of solubility and precipitates.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity about transfer of energy, learners get to build their own catapult using nothing more than a plastic spoon and some tape.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will learn about crystals by growing their very own.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will see that chewing is more than just the crushing up of food; there is actually a chemical change going on at the same time.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners will explore buoyancy.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this nutrition activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will record their food consumption for one day, and then evaluate how their actual diet matched up with the recommended diet.

free Ages 6 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Everybody loves messy science, and Flubber is a favorite of both COSI employees and guests!

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Everybody loves bubbles, and this is the best bubble recipe ever!

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 12 of the PDF), learners explore potential and kinetic energy by rolling different sized marbles down an inclined plane.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about magnetism (page 13 of the pdf), learners will experiment with magnets to explore how water and other liquids affect the strength of magnetic fields.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will observe birds in their backyard or local park. They will attempt to find common Ohio birds and will look for bird behaviors just like an ornithologist.

free Ages 4 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create a soil profile in a bottle. They will learn about the organic and inorganic matter found in soil and observe as it separates into layers in the bottle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this physics activity (page 2 of the PDF), learners will explore the concept of thermal conductivity and learn the differences between high and low thermal conductivity.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes