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This quick demonstration (on page 11 of PDF) allows learners to understand why scientists think water ice could remain frozen in always-dark craters at the poles of the Moon.

This activity/demo introduces learners to aerogel, a glass nanofoam. Learners discover how aerogel is made and how well it insulates as well as learn about aerogel's other unique properties.

This simple and engaging astronomy activity explains nuclear fusion and how radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model.

In this activity, learners add food coloring to hot and cold water in order to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents.

In this activity, learners will experiment with salt and ice in order to turn a bag of ingredients into ice cream.

This activity models the way Landsat satellites use a thermal infrared sensor to measure land surface temperatures.

"What's in the Water" lets participants use tools to solve the mystery- what chemicals and compounds are in a sample of water?