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In this activity, learners explore the different salinities of various sources of water by taste-testing.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with "nano sand" and regular sand.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about water's cohesive and adhesive properties and why water molecules are attracted to each other, learners test if objects repel or absorb water.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe how salinity affects the freezing point of water by making and enjoying ice cream.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this quick activity about the properties of water (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Malformed Frogs), learners will use an eyedropper to slowly place one drop of water at a time onto a penny,

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners play with surprising sand that doesn’t get wet! Learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with "magic sand" and regular sand.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity/demo in which learners are exposed to the difference bewteen hydrophobic surfaces (water repelling) and hydrophilic surfaces (water loving).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how the application of nano-sized "whiskers" can protect clothing from stains.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this three-part activity, learners play a game and conduct two simple experiments to explore water and surface tension. Learners will have fun discovering how water "sticks" together.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a quick activity (on page 2 of the PDF under Gecko Feet Activity) about the forces of gravity and surface tension and how their behavior is influenced by size.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, challenge learners to predict and investigate how many water drops they can fit on one penny.

free Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will explore how a hydrometer works by building a working model and conducting experiments.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this nanoscience activity, learners discover that it's easy to pour water out of a regular-sized cup, but not out of a miniature cup.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of PDF under Nasturtium Leaves Activity) about surface tension.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours