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In this activity (on pages 34-39), learners make a fairly detailed model of DNA using licorice and gumdrops.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this optics activity, demonstrate diffraction using a candle or a small bright flashlight bulb and a slide made with two pencils.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, young learners investigate magnets. Learners discover that some magnets are stronger than others and that magnets have north and south poles.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Play with a slinky and make transverse waves. In this simple Exploratorium Science Snack, learners will experience making waves and will learn the different parts of a wave.

free Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity (posted on March 12, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a spectroscope, a tool used to analyze light and color.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners can program a compass to draw a circle by itself using a Pico Cricket, some Legos, and lots of tape! Pico Cricket is required.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the forces at work in water. Learners experiment to find out what happens to pepper in water when they touch it with bar soap and liquid detergent.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 7 of PDF), learners explore how Silly Putty was first invented and then attempt to make a batch of their own.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore acid and bases as they create their own invisible ink out of baking soda and grape juice.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own bath bomb fizzies and experience what happens when they mix a base and an acid.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this experiment, learners work in pairs to create two gloves -- one that contains a layer of shortening (blubber) inside, and one that doesn't.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build edible models of Jupiter and Earth to compare their sizes and illustrate the planets' internal layers.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a gelatinous slime using guar gum powder and borax. Educators can use this simple activity to introduce learners to colloids.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners will be working with a sort of scientific magic, capillary action! They will set up 3 cups of water of different colors, connect them with paper towels and wait.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners observe how wind creates ocean currents.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners design a crushing test and discover that identifying and controlling the variables may be difficult.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, PVC pipe, plastic water bottles and vinyl tubing are used to make a simple working toilet model. The model shows the role of a siphon in the flushing of a toilet.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18
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In this two-part activity, learners explore the properties of liquid crystals, which are responsible for why mood rings change color.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity/demonstration, learners observe what happens when two ping pong balls are suspended in the air by a hair dryer. Use this activity to demonstrate how rain drops grow by coalescence.

free Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the properties of paper by constructing and modifying paper airplanes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes