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This is an activity in which learners create magic wands from a variety of materials making their choices by considering what kind of magic they want to make.

Play keep away from your cat by using a static charge to suspend a piece of tinsel in the air. This Exploratorium produced activity also features videos to help create and learn about this phenomenon.

In this science trick, learners get an egg to stand-up on its long-axis vertical to a table's top.

In this trick, hold your hand over a burning candle without getting burned, by reflecting and transmitting the light of two candles. This activity is best suited as a demonstration.

In this activity, learners recreate a method of detecting and correcting errors in computers called 'parity'.

In this simple chemistry activity (page 1 of PDF under SciGirls Activity: Colorblind Dogs) about acids and bases, learners will mix a baking soda and water solution and use it to paint a message on a

Learners write their initials by applying different clear "magic ink" solutions to separate pieces of paper and then "develop" the inks with other clear solutions.

In this trick, learners discover how to stick a straw to the palm of their hand, window door, or anywhere using static electricity.