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In this activity, learners will use clear nail polish and the power of chemistry to create paper with a rainbow sheen.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that nanoparticles of gold can appear red, orange or even blue. They learn that a material can act differently when it’s nanometer-sized.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity on page 11 of the PDF, learners use candle wax to make "invisible" designs that are revealed with watercolor paints.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity learners will create paint out of natural materials. Explore your natural world (or your fridge) and find berries, leaves, or flowers to find a great base for your paint.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This great "re-use it" activity will demonstrate how to transform a greeting card into a box. Once constructed, the box can have many uses like holding special notes or keepsakes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Discover geometry by creating shapes from loops of paper. In this activity, paper loops transform to give you totally new structures when you cut them.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will become an engineer by designing and engineering a miniature parachute.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a colorful bookmark using a super thin layer of nail polish on water. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 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
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In this activity, learners use clear nail polish to create a beautiful iridescent pattern on black paper. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a simple trick of perspective to dress friends in tiny cutout clothing. Learners make tiny pants out of card stock and tape them to the end of a stick.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners design and build a Zoom-a-rang using everyday materials. Experiment with different materials and Zoom-a-rang designs to see how they fly.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create their very own constellation.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, participants will learn about how gigantic clouds of gas and dust in space, called nebulas, are formed. They'll create their own colorful model nebula using paint and a spinner.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will keep track of how much they can do in one minute. Instructors can pick something everyone will do for a minute, such as jumping up and down or drawing stars.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners will gather natural materials outside that they think a dinosaur would want to lay its eggs in.

free Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, young learners (2 years and up) explore turtle basic adaptations and biology. Turtle external anatomy is explored by "building" a turtle with a nature collage.

free Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore surface tension, what it is, and how we can change it.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, young learners will model land and water on the Earth's surface to make a unique piece of "Earth Art." Activity includes materials list, step-by-step instructions, STEM connections a

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore how water affects marker on filter paper. Learners will use science process skills such as making observations and predictions as they explore color.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 5 to 10 minutes