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In this activity about electricity, learners explore how static electricity can make electric "fleas" jump up and down. Learners use a piece of wool cloth or fur to charge a sheet of acrylic plastic.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity related to magnetism and electricity, learners discover that a magnet falls more slowly through a metallic tube than it does through a nonmetallic tube.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration/activity, learners observe as a regular size marshmallow is blown through a tube made from a manila file folder.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 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 activity, learners simulate Otto von Guericke's famous Magdeburg Hemispheres experiment.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes