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Glue Stick Sunset
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In this activity, learners explore why the sky is blue. Learners model the scattering of light by the atmosphere, which creates the blue sky and red sunset, using a flashlight and clear glue sticks.

Do Cities Affect the Weather?
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In this activity, learners explore clouds and how they form.

How can Clouds Help Keep the Air Warmer?
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In this activity, learners explore how air warms when it condenses water vapor or makes clouds.

Does Air Weigh Anything?
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The demonstration/experiment provides quick proof that air has mass.

Dunk and Flip
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Learners complete two simple experiments to prove the existence of air and air pressure which surround us.

What is a “Convection Cell”?
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In this demonstration, learners can observe a number of small convection cells generated from a mixture of aluminum powder and silicon oil on a hot plate.

Can Crushers
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment by heating an aluminum can filled with water to investigate air pressure.

Why is the Sky Purple?
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This simple hands-on activity demonstrates why the sky appears blue on a sunny day and red during sunrise and sunset.