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Conductivity: Salty Water
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Water, whether fresh or salty, serves as one of the best electrical conductors on the planet. Does salt effect its conductivity?
Why do Raindrops Sometimes Land Gently and Sometimes Land with a Splat?
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In this activity, learners examine raindrop bottles (prepared ahead of time) to observe in slow motion the behavior of falling droplets and explore concepts such as drag and terminal velocity.
Particle Detection
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By tossing, collecting, and sorting beanbags, learners understand how the IBEX spacecraft uses its sensors to detect and map the locations of particle types in the interstellar boundary.
Mold Mole Molds
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In this activity, learners make different shapes that hold exactly one mole of gas (air).
Freezing Lakes
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In some parts of the world, lakes freeze during winter. In this activity learners will explore water’s unique properties of freezing and melting, and how these relate to density and temperature.
Detect Solar Storms
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In this activity, learners build their own magnetometer using an empty soda bottle, magnets, laser pointer, and household objects.
Treasures in the Rough
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In this archaeology activity, learners make observations and conduct an experiment to demonstrate the effect saltwater has on artifacts.
Sink or Swim?
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In this activity, learners identify different plastics in a mystery bag. Learners discover that plastics are classified #1 through #7.
Making An Impact!
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In this activity (on page 14 of PDF), learners use a pan full of flour and some rocks to create a moonscape.
Canned Heat
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In this activity, learners explore how light and dark colored objects absorb the Sun's radiations at different rates.
Ocean in a Bottle
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In this activity, learners consider how oil spills behave in the ocean and what impact they have on marine wildlife.
Breathing Machine
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In this activity, learners work in teams to construct human lung models from small plastic beverage bottles and balloons.
Carbon Cycle Roleplay
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In this creative roleplay activity, learners will explore the various processes of the carbon cycle using movement and props to aid in comprehension.
Make a Comet Model and Eat It!
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In this activity, learners build models of comets, using edible materials, to learn about comets' structure.
Searching for Life
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In this activity, learners discuss how life is defined and conduct a simple experiment, looking for signs of life in three different “soil” samples.
Sensory Hi-Lo Hunt
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In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.
Environmental Chemistry
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In this activity with several mini experiments, learners explore the chemistry that helps scientists learn about the environment and how they can help save it.
Walk On Water Bugs
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In this activity (on pages 29-35), learners examine water pollution and filtration.
Underwater Hide and Seek
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In this activity, learners experience firsthand how marine animals' adaptive coloration camouflages them from prey.
The Water Cycle
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Did you know that the water we use today is the same water found on Earth millions of years ago? The Earth constantly uses and recycles water in a process called the water cycle.