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Learners use red cabbage juice and pH indicator paper to test the acidity and basicity of household materials. The activity links this concept of acids and bases to acid rain and other pollutants.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use cheap, thin plastic garbage bags to quickly build a solar hot air balloon. In doing so, learners will explore why hot air rises.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners build a simple aneroid barometer to learn about changes in barometric pressure and weather forecasting. They observe their barometer and record data over a period of days.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners conduct a simple experiment to model and explore the harmful effects of acid rain (vinegar) on living (green leaf and eggshell) and non-living (paper clip) objects.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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Learners use M&Ms® (or any other multi-color, equally-sized small candy or pieces) to create a pie graph that expresses the composition of air.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners blow into balloons and collect their breath--carbon dioxide gas (CO2). They then blow the CO2 from the balloon into a solution of acid-base indicator.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners develop awareness and understanding of the daily air quality using the Air Quality Index (AQI) listed in the newspaper or online.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use rice grains to model the composition of the atmosphere of the Earth today and in 1880. Learners assemble the model while measuring percentages.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use gumdrops and toothpicks to model the composition and molecular structure of three greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor (H2O) and methane (CH4).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners compare and contrast regular water ice to dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide). Both samples are placed in a solution of acid-base indicator.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners test how cornstarch and glitter in water move when disturbed. Learners compare their observations with videos of Jupiter's and Earth's storm movements.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Working in groups, learners model the continuous destruction and creation of ozone (O3) molecules, which occur in the ozone layer.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a miniature greenhouse or "terrarium" to explore the greenhouse effect.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners simulate the energy transfer between the earth and space by using the light from a desk lamp desk lamp with an incandescent bulb and a stack of glass plates.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners develop an understanding of air pressure in two different activities.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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The demonstration/experiment provides quick proof that air has mass.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners set up an experiment to investigate the effects of hot air on the path of a laser beam.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use a compact disc to build an air puck that can glide across a smooth tabletop. The puck glides with almost no friction on a cushion of air escaping from a balloon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this demonstration/experiment, learners discover that different colors and materials (metals, fabrics, paints) radiate different amounts of energy and therefore, cool at different rates.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

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