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In this activity, learners explore how various energy sources can be used to cause a turbine to rotate.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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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This activity models the necessary balance of creating power and cleaning up its associated waste. Learners participate in a game where they attempt to move forward toward a goal.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a simple mechanism that regulates the "escape" of energy released by a falling weight by portioning it into discrete amounts.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Visitors mix urea with water in one flask and mix calcium chloride with water in another flask. They observe that the urea flask gets cold and the calcium chloride flask gets hot.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners use the Sun's energy to cook marshmallows. Learners construct the solar oven out of simple everyday materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes