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Ocean acidification is a problem that humans will have to deal with as we release more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Using pipe cleaners, straws, and beads, learners explore the building blocks of life by creating their own model of DNA.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a 3-D model of DNA using paper and toothpicks. While constructing this model, learners will explore the composition and structure of DNA.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners model the Sun-Earth-Moon system to show what causes the Moon's appearance to change when viewed from the Earth.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 2), learners will construct tiny model geysers out of film canisters, warm water, and antacid seltzer tablets.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this engineering/design/arts and crafts activity, learners design and build "platforms" or "bridges" that can hold weight, and test which glue makes the strongest structure.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Learners build a model of the planets in the solar system. In their model, the planets are spaced in their relative distance from the Sun.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners observe and discuss a vacuum cleaner as a model of a baghouse, a device used in cleaning industrial air pollution.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the relative sizes and distances of objects in the solar system.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this quick activity about pollutants and groundwater (page 2 of PDF under Water Clean-up Activity), learners build a model well with a toilet paper tube.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes