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Physics in the Kitchen: Sink or Swim Soda
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In the kitchen, learners can perform their own density investigation.

Action-Reaction Rocket!
Learners construct a rocket from a balloon propelled along a guide string.

Swing That Pendulum
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In this full inquiry activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Kinetic Sculpture Challenge Activity), groups of learners will make predictions about which feature of a pendulum (mass, length,

Design a Submarine
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Learners act as engineers and design mini submarines that move in the water like real submarines.

Inverted Bottles
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In this activity, learners investigate convection by using food coloring and water of different temperatures.

Balancing Stick
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In this quick and simple activity, learners explore how the distribution of the mass of an object determines the position of its center of gravity, its angular momentum, and your ability to balance it

Build a Raft
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In this activity, learners explore density and buoyancy as they design and construct rafts.

Loony Balloons
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In this activity, learners investigate how changing the center of gravity of a balloon affects how it travels. Learners fill a balloon with a little bit of water and insert into an empty balloon.

Turning the Air Upside Down: Warm Air is Less Dense than Cool Air
Learners cover a bottle with a balloon. When they immerse the bottle in warm water, the balloon inflates. When they immerse the bottle in a bowl of ice, the balloon deflates.

Balancing Act
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In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will build a class 1 lever and hypothesize and test the distances two objects need to be placed from the fulcrum in order to balance.