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Learners apply their knowledge from a previous study to identify different liquids--water, corn syrup, and vegetable oil.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners use a commercially available toy to experiment with density. They fill a chamber in the toy submarine with baking powder and release it into a tank of water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this water activity, learners build boats that float and sink. First, learners listen to the book, "Who Sank the Boat" and practice making predictions throughout the story.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 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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Learners investigate the properties of the liquids in two bottles. One contains layers of oil and water, and one contains oil, water, and soap.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Experiment with liquids of different densities and create liquid layers. For example, oil and water have different densities: oil floats on water because it is less dense than water.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a kind of balance device using a wire coat hanger, some string, and paper cups.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes