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Discover the wind's direction using bubbles, a map and a keen eye. Learners blow bubbles and note their general direction on a map, taking readings from different points around a building.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this simple activity, learners see the production of a gas, which visibly fills up a balloon placed over the neck of a bottle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners create hard water by mixing Epsom salt and water. Then they compare what happens when soap solution is mixed with hard water and regular water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use simple materials to create giant bubbles.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore why they can see colors in bubbles and why they change.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, learners measure the amount of bubbles that they make using a detergent.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this math activity, learners make their own bubble wands and determine if the size of the wand affects the number of bubbles it produces.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners split white light into all its component colors using three household items: a compact disc, dishwashing liquid, and a hose (outside).

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners mix up a bubbly brew and examine density. Learners explore how they can make different materials fall and rise in water using oil, water, and salt.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe as soap bubbles float on a cushion of carbon dioxide gas. Learners blow bubbles into an aquarium filled with a slab of dry ice.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this experiment, learners use JOY liquid detergent and glycerin to make the largest bubble they can that lasts 15 seconds.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore Boyle's Law and discover that water will boil at room temperature if its pressure is lowered.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this quick activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Lift Off), learners will use the ever-popular soda geyser experiment to test the reactivity of the various sugar candies or mints.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, adult learners create a lava lamp using beer and nuts! Use this pub-themed activity to demonstrate the effects of buoyancy and bubbles.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a simple electrolysis device. With this device, learners can decompose water into its elemental components: hydrogen and oxygen gas.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 14 - 18 4 to 24 hours