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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
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In this activity, learners work in NASA teams to build balloon-powered rockets using identical parts and compete to launch the greatest number of paper clips to "space" (the ceiling).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners build a Wilberforce Pendulum, a special coupled pendulum in which energy is transferred between two modes of vibration, longitudinal ("bounce') and torsional ("twist"), on a

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how spring scales work and how they are used for non-exact weight measurement.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this experiment, learners investigate how the size of a wing affects lift. Learners count the number of pennies an egg crate plane wing can hold until the plane will no longer fly.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners design, build, test and redesign a display tower that will meet a specific set of criteria and constraints.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours