Search Results


Showing results 1 to 20 of 133

Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Create a chemical reaction that makes cheese! This hands-on activity demonstrates that molecules and atoms are tiny particles that make up everything around us.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners observe and conduct experiments demonstrating the different properties of hot and cold materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners explore three-dimensional geometric frames including cubes and tetrahedrons, as they create bubble wands with pipe cleaners and drinking straws.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
Learners add drops of four liquids (water, alcohol, salt water, and detergent solution) to different surfaces and observe the liquids' behavior.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this chemistry activity, learners use thin layer chromatography to determine the molecular composition of different markers.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Add to list Details
In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), the learner places a golf ball between salt water and colored fresh water. The golf ball is not as dense as the saltwater.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners discover the primary physical properties used to separate pure substances from mixtures.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 7 days
Add to list Details
Learners will compare the growth rate and appearance of crystals forming on small rocks to those growing on miscellaneous objects. Learners will also investigate how temperature (warm vs.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners build models of atoms and molecules, then consider their role in different phases of matter, density, and mixtures and solutions.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this colorful activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will make a multicolor density column by using different concentrations of sugar solutions.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
Add to list Details
Learners observe and record what happens when they manipulate bottles containing a liquid (water or corn syrup) and one or more objects (screw, nail, paper clip).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
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
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners experiment and observe how the color of materials that cover the Earth affects the amounts of sunlight our planet absorbs.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
Add to list Details
Learners apply their knowledge from a previous study to identify different liquids--water, corn syrup, and vegetable oil.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
Add to list Details
Learners conduct an experiment to determine the rate at which two materials, sand and water, heat up and cool down.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
This three-part activity consists of an activity that groups of learners develop themselves, a given procedure, and an optional demonstration.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners mix white craft glue and borax solution together to produce a surprising new material: GOOP!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this water activity, learners discover ways to move water across the water table.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can explore the three states of matter by examining tactile models that illustrate the characteristics of particles in each sta

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
Source Institutions
Add to list Details
In this activity, learners make a paper model of a polymer, then make Silly Putty, an actual polymer.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes