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In this physics activity (page 10 of the PDF), learners will make a can that will roll back after it has been rolled away to observe the interactions of kinetic and potential energy.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners will explore the concept of buoyancy, especially as it relates to density.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore acid and bases as they create their own invisible ink out of baking soda and grape juice.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners will make their very own working compass.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Everybody loves boomerangs! In this activity about force and motion, the learners will experiment with boomerangs and explore how they work. This is a great activity to get learners up and moving.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this geology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners simulate an earthquake with little more than an elastic band and drinking straws.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (page 11 of PDF), learners compare the air pressure within a dark and a light bottle both heated by the sun, and discover that solar energy can be collected and stored in many ways


$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 12 of the PDF), learners explore potential and kinetic energy by rolling different sized marbles down an inclined plane.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this fun and, at times, hilarious force and motion activity, learners will use household objects to build a crazy contraption and see how far they can get a tennis ball to move.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this physics related activity which requires adult supervision, learners make their own powerful water rocket and, with it, explore Newton's Third Law of Motion.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners will build their own parachutes out of tissue paper. They will explore the effects of weight, height, and design on the parachutes' speed and stability.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, which requires adult supervision, learners get to explore the awesome power of chemistry.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will try to keep a marble in a bottomless cup without touching the marble inside.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this biology activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners will explore how saliva assists in the beginning of the digestive process.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 10 of the PDF), learners will explore how energy from moving water can be used.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This is an activity about the behavior of light. Using simple, everyday objects, learners will discover that light moves in straight lines until acted upon by another object.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will move a load using a lever of each of the 3 classes. They will explore the differences between these classes and which are more effective.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 8-9 of the PDF), learners will explore wind energy. They will build their own windmill and see how energy from wind can be converted into a useable form.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this environmental science activity (page 4 of the PDF), learners use vinegar and chalk to observe the effect of acid rain on various building materials and plant life.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity about potential and kinetic energy, learners get to roll a can across the floor and then watch it roll back to them as if by magic. This activity is always great for looks of wonder!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes