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DNA Extraction
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners extract DNA from fruit to investigate how it looks and feels.
Best Bubbles
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In this activity, learners experiment with creating various types of bubble solutions and testing which ingredients form longer-lasting bubbles.
Isopods
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In this outdoor activity, learners dig for and collect isopods (sometimes known as "roly-poly bugs" or "potato bugs" and other names).
Find the Fizz: Discover the Secret of Baking Powder
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In this activity on page 4 of the PDF (Get Cooking With Chemistry), learners investigate ingredients that combine to produce gas bubbles.
Plot the Dot: A Graphical Approach to Density
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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.
Cooking with Chemistry
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In this activity, learners experiment with different variables in making hollandaise sauce to achieve the correct texture and consistency.
Sublime Sublimation
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In this activity, learners explore sublimation by conducting experiments with dry ice.
Glowing in the Dark
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In this activity, learners explore phosphorescence and how certain materials can absorb and store energy from a light source.
Mystery Powders
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In this activity on page 2 of the PDF (Get Cooking With Chemistry), learners conduct chemical tests on certain powders used in cooking.
Effect of Environment on Plant Growth
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The purpose of this plant biotechnology activity is to demonstrate the effect of changes in the environment on the growth and fertility of landscape grasses and crop grasses such as wheat and rice.
Forgotten Genius
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This series of chemistry stations is designed to accompany the PBS documentary about African-American chemist "Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius." Each of the six stations features either a chemical or p
Lima Bean Bacteria DNA Extraction
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from lima bean bacteria. This experiment requires the use of a centrifuge (not included in cost of materials).
Newton's 2nd Law: Inquiry Approach
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In this lab activity, learners act as fellow scientists and colleagues of Isaac Newton. He has asked them to independently test his ideas on the nature of motion, in particular his 2nd Law.
Desert Water Keepers
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In this outdoor, sunny day activity, learners experiment with paper leaf models to discover how some desert plants conserve water.
Thymus DNA Extractions
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can be extracted from a chunk of thymus (sweetbread) or liver.
Altered Reality
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In this activity, learners discover that the human brain is highly adaptable. Learners try to toss beanbags at a target while wearing prism goggles.
Newton Car
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In this activity, learners work in teams to investigate the relationship between mass, acceleration, and force as described in Newton's second law of motion.
Neural Network Signals
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In this activity, learners create an electrical circuit and investigate how some dissolved substances conduct electricity.
Making Regolith
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This lesson will helps learners answer the question: How does the bombardment of micrometeoroids make regolith on the moon?
This Bitter Be Good
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In this health and genetics activity, learners determine whether tasting the bitter compound PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) influences which vegetables a person likes.