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In this demonstration/activity, water streaming through holes in the bottom of a suspended soda pop can causes the can to rotate.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create their own obstacle course based on Bernoulli's Principle and try to get a floating ball from the start of their course to the finish line.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore physics by building a catapult that launches marshmallows with household objects.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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Build a glider that uses the same physics as a curve ball, for less than a dime.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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To understand how skaters turn in midair, try this little experiment! Individuals can do this activity alone, but it works better with a partner.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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A design challenge that takes paper airplanes into an entirely different direction: a magnus glider uses cups and and rubber bands to create a glider that uses the same forces that a curveball (from b

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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What happens when two wave pulses meet in the middle? Send waves down a spring to watch them travel and interact.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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"Exploring the Universe: Objects in Motion" encourages participants to explore the complex but predictable ways objects in the universe interact with each other.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This is an activity about circular motion. Learners will explore the laws of motion and force by observing circular motion.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a hands-on activity about the physics of tennis. Learners will discover that physics plays a big part in tennis, no matter what their skill level might be.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes