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In this activity, learners explore how acids can dissolve eggshells leaving behind a membrane-covered bouncy egg.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Ocean acidification is a big issue due to the amount of carbon dioxide humans release. CO2 in the atmosphere is absorbed into the ocean thus changing its acidity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this group activity, learners act out key stages of the "ocean carbon cycle" (also known as the "carbonate buffer system") through motions, rearranging blocks and team tasks.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners test to see if carbon dioxide is present in the air we breathe in and out by using a detector made from red cabbage.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate how increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the burning of fossil fuels is changing the acidity (pH) of the ocean and affecting coral reefs and other marin

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 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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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF, learners investigate the solubility of gas in water at different temperatures. This experiment will help learners determine if temperature affects solubility.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 1), learners role play as atoms to explore how atoms can be rearranged to make different materials.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (on page 7), learners explore the meaning of a "carbon sink." Using simple props, learners and/or an educator demonstrate how plants act as carbon sinks and how greenhouse gases cause

free Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experiment, learners will explore whether increased carbon dioxide makes our oceans more basic or more acidic.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners take on the role of a carbon atom and record which reservoirs in the carbon cycle they visit.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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 game, learners walk through an imaginary Carbon Cycle and explore the ways in which carbon is stored in reservoirs and the processes that transport the carbon atom from one location to another

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners observe vinegar and baking soda creating carbon dioxide (CO2) in a bottle. The gas is poured out of a bottle onto a candle flame, putting out the candle.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners observe vinegar and baking soda reacting to form carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 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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Learners observe two model atmospheres -- one with normal atmospheric composition and another with an elevated concentration of carbon dioxide.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners play NOAA's Carbon Tracker game and discover ways to keep track of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the world.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners test exhaled breath for carbon dioxide and learn how to use an indicator as a simple way to measure pH.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes