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In this activity (page 2 of PDF under GPS: Glaciers Activity), learners will measure the rate at which water streams out of a leaky cup.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 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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In this engineering/design activity, learners make a kite, fly it, and then work to improve the design. Learners explore how their kite design variations affect flight.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this investigation, learners explore the force known as buoyancy by placing various objects into water and observing how they behave (for example, which sink more quickly, which float, how much wat

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners predict whether a ball on Earth or a ball on the Moon bounces higher when dropped and why.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about the circulatory system and space travel (on page 38 of the PDF), learners use water balloons to simulate the effects of gravity and microgravity on fluid distribution in the bod

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners make a balloon hover at eye level for five seconds, and then make it move by creating air currents.

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