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In this activity, learners discover that the way a material behaves on the macroscale is affected by its structure on the nanoscale.

In this environmental science activity, learners research what is essential for plant life and the necessary components of soil to support plants.

In this activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will observe both a chemical and a physical change.

This activity uses LEGO® bricks to represent atoms bonding into molecules and crystals. The lesson plan is for a 2.5 hour workshop (or four 45-minute classes).

This activity/demo introduces learners to aerogel, a glass nanofoam. Learners discover how aerogel is made and how well it insulates as well as learn about aerogel's other unique properties.

This lesson focuses on two simple activities that younger learners can do to gain an appreciation of nanotechnology. First, learners measure their hands in nanometers.

In this activity, learners conduct a controlled experiment to examine how temperature will affect the height of a soda geyser.

In this chemistry meets cooking activity, learners make carbonated, vanilla ice cream using dry ice and denatured ethanol, which are both inexpensive and accessible.

In this activity, learners will be introduced to biomass gasification and will generate their own biomass gases.

"What's in the Water" lets participants use tools to solve the mystery- what chemicals and compounds are in a sample of water?