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Build a Raft
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In this activity, learners explore density and buoyancy as they design and construct rafts.

Loony Balloons
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In this activity, learners investigate how changing the center of gravity of a balloon affects how it travels. Learners fill a balloon with a little bit of water and insert into an empty balloon.

Mini Vortex
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In this activity, learners will build an air cannon out of simple materials you can find around the house. Although air is invisible to the eye, it is not by any means empty space!

Seafood Surgery
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In this hands-on activity, learners discover the similarities and differences between a vertebrate and invertebrate by dissecting a perch and a crawfish.

Mummy Magic
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Make your own mummy! Using a combination of salts, transform an apple into a mummy and discover how the Ancient Egyptians used drying as one step in the mummification process.

Save Your Skin
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This is a fun activity about the power of the Sun and the importance of using sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin from its rays.

Turbidity
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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.

Water Cycle in a Bag
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In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.

Recycling Rules: Understanding Recycling and a MRF
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In this activity, learners simulate the separation techniques that materials recovery facilities (MRFs) use and then design their own series of recycling techniques.

Balloon Car
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Build a car that runs on air. Using household materials, experiment with the power of air to create thrust powerful enough to move a homemade car.

Fork it Over
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This is an activity about center of gravity. Learners will balance a fork on a glass by finding its center of gravity.

Let It Roll
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In this activity, learners will make their own "ball bearing" with two jar lids, marbles, and some household supplies.