Search Results


Showing results 1 to 20 of 111

Add to list Details
Learners set up books with rubber bands stretched between the books. When two identical books are stretched apart and released, they move back toward each other an equal distance.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners observe projectile motion by launching wooden balls off of a table top. They set up a rubber-band launcher so that each ball experiences a consistent amount of force.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners discover that some things only stand up while they are spinning.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this collection of demonstrations, learners explore Newton's Laws of Motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners see that a carrot slice sinks in fresh water and floats in saltwater.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this astronomy activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will examine the effects of gravity on a person’s pulse and explore how gravity can differ from planet to planet.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners compare the weight of equal volumes of wax, water, and clay. Learners discover that since the wax weighs less than an equal volume of water, it is less dense than water and will float.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Groups of learners are provided with a generic car base and an egg. Their mission: design a device/enclosure to protect the egg on or in the car as it rolls down a ramp with increasing slopes.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this introductory demonstration and activity, learners are introduced to the concept of density as they explore a rock and a wooden block in water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners will see that changing the shape of an object, like a clay ball, that is more dense than water, can affect whether the object will sink or float.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners work in groups to determine the mass and volume of four samples: glass marbles, steel washers or nuts, pieces of pine wood, and pieces of PVC pipe.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this demonstration, learners observe as a bottle is placed on a table with wooden hoop balanced on top and a pencil balanced on top of the hoop.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners confront their perceptions of gravity in the solar system.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this team design challenge (page 19-24 of PDF), learners "land" a model Lunar Rover in a model Landing Pod (both previously built in activities #3 and #4 in PDF).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
Add to list Details
Trick your family and friends with this creepy crawler that moves up and down. In this activity, learners construct a circuit and motor device that will move a homemade spider in a spooky way.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners model the gravitational fields of planets on a flexible surface.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this math lesson, learners analyze the density of liquids in order to explore linear functions.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners are challenged to discover the relative densities of colored liquids to create a rainbow pattern in a test tube.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners use cardboard bases and track tubes to make a ball run to explore the properties of mass, force, and motion.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes