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To learn how friction affects motion, learners build a measurement tool from a rubber band and other simple materials.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this physics activity, challenge learners to make and race a balloon-powered car. Learners construct the body out of a paper cup, wheels out of wooden spools. and fuel tank out of a balloon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners work with plastic sheeting, masking tape, and string to design the perfect material for plastic chair webbing, and then construct their webbing.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners create a toy that demonstrates the First Law of Thermodynamics or the Law of Conservation of Energy.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners investigate mass, gravity, and acceleration by dropping a wooden bar with a balloon attached to its underside, a mass suspended from it by rubber bands, and a sharp-poi

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover a trick to release the air out of a balloon without popping it.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes