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Visitors observe a graduated cylinder with a golf ball floating about halfway in liquid. The bottom half of the cylinder contains a concentrated solution of salt.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can model how vibrating particles, such as in a sound wave, bump into other particles causing them to vibrate, and that the vib

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity related to microbes, learners make slides of cells from an onion skin and Elodea (American or Canadian waterweed) to observe under a microscope.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Water Slides) is a full inquiry investigation into speed and motion and takes place at a water park.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Hockey) is a full inquiry investigation into how a hockey stick’s flex affects shooting power and accuracy.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Learners use scientific processes to solve a crime. As they get clues, learners must create a hypothesis then adjust that hypothesis as more information is revealed.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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On the first night, I saw 5 stars in the desert. On the second night, I saw 10… What do you think I saw on the third night? Combine arts and crafts, literacy, and math by making a counting book.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity with several mini experiments, learners explore the chemistry that helps scientists learn about the environment and how they can help save it.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity (on pages 29-35), learners examine water pollution and filtration.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a device called a phenakistoscope, which displays a continuously looping animation consisting of images drawn onto a spinning disc.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (on pages 15-23) combines interactive role-playing and graphing to introduce learners to the health affects of pollen.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (on pages 23-29), partners use the Plant Traveler Cards, along with a world map and map worksheets, to follow plants such as cassava, chocolate and coffee that grew first in one part

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners perform a simulated blood test procedure.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Did you know that the water we use today is the same water found on Earth millions of years ago? The Earth constantly uses and recycles water in a process called the water cycle.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity about electricity, learners produce a spark that they can feel, see, and hear. Learners rub a Styrofoam plate with wool to give it an electric charge.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners consider how oil spills behave in the ocean and what impact they have on marine wildlife.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14
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In this activity, learners create their own experiment and test which of 4 mixtures of household chemicals turn pennies green over 5 days.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this introductory activity and demonstration, learners are introduced to the concept that different substances react chemically in characteristic ways.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this hands-on activity, learners discover the similarities and differences between a vertebrate and invertebrate by dissecting a perch and a crawfish.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Scientists use enormous wind tunnels to test the design of planes, helicopters, even the Space Shuttle.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes