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In this activity, learners use a soda can to decode a secret message. Learners wrap scytale (pronounced ski-tally) code around a can and challenge friends to see if they can crack the codes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners observe different paper samples under ordinary room light and under a black light to learn some of the chemical differences between different types of paper.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners combine two substances (plaster of Paris and water) to make a cast of an object's imprint in clay.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners roll their fingerpads in ink pads, and then press their fingerprints onto balloons. Learners inflate the balloons to produce enlarged versions of their fingerprints.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes