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In this activity, learners will explore basic information about thermodynamics by experimenting with ice. Learners will compare ice melting rates on metal pans or plastic cutting boards.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make pykrete by freezing a mixture of water and a material like cotton wool, grass, hair, shredded paper, wood chips, or sawdust.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners explore density, convection, stratification, and, by inference, the melting of icebergs. Learners make hypotheses, test their hypotheses, and explain their observations.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes