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Learners test two jars containing soil, one covered and one open, for changes in temperature. After placing the jars in the Sun, learners discover that the covered jar cools down more slowly.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners investigate the concept of humidity by using a dry and wet sponge as a model. They determine a model for 100% humidity, a sponge saturated with water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners test two jars, one containing plain air and one containing carbon dioxide gas, to see their reactions to temperature changes.

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

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how the area of Arctic sea ice has changed over recent years. First, learners graph the area of Arctic sea ice over time from 1979 to 2007.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover if carbon dioxide has an effect on temperature.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners (at least three) work together to explore the effects of atmospheric pressure.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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On an airplane trip, learners have an opportunity to investigate the properties of air pressure at different altitudes.

free Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this oceanography and data collection activity, learners cast real time sea state conditions using buoys from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners calculate the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere by using steel wool's ability to rust.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore clouds and how they form.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how air warms when it condenses water vapor or makes clouds.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this experiment using sprigs of Elodea, learners will observe a natural process that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from Earth's atmosphere.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners observe the water cycle in action! Water vapor in a tumbler condenses on chilled aluminum foil — producing the liquid form of water familiar to us as rain and dew.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 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 lesson plan, learners examine some of the of greenhouse gas emissions sources in their community.

free Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes