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In this activity, learners explore how ordinary marshmallows expand when heated in a microwave.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners eat a snack and make a model of the plumbing system of a volcano.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a quick activity that shows how large amounts of rock and sediment are added to the edge of continents during subduction.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners cook amino acids and sugar to explore the range of aromas released.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to make hollandaise sauce. Learners discover how cooks use egg yolks to blend oil and water together into a smooth mix.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners measure the amount of carbon dioxide in a carbonated drink.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners touch supercooled water drops with an ice crystal and trigger the water drops to freeze instantly.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity shows you how to make a mold terrarium using a jar and leftover food.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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The Ancient Egyptians used a naturally-occurring salt from the banks of the Nile River, called natron, to mummify their dead.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this science trick, learners get an egg to stand-up on its long-axis vertical to a table's top.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners model hot spot island formation, orientation and progression with condiments.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners separate the components of Gatorade using a home-made affinity column.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity related to Archimedes' Principle, learners use water displacement to compare the volume of an expanded gummy bear with a gummy bear in its original condition.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this edible experiment, learners pour "Magic Shell" chocolate into a glass of cold water. They'll observe as pillow shaped structures form, which resemble lavas on the sea floor.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners drink Avogadro's number worth of molecules - 6.02x10^23 molecules!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this demonstration, cook a cake using the heat produced when the cake batter conducts an electric current.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners burn a peanut, which produces a flame that can be used to boil away water and count the calories contained in the peanut.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners sublimate dry ice and then taste the carbon dioxide gas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this hands-on activity, learners make the world's simplest Cartesian diver, using only a plastic bottle, some water, and a condiment packet.

free Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this online activity, learners experience the thrill of pickle making, and explore how a cucumber becomes a pickle.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes