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In this activity, learners experiment with creating various types of bubble solutions and testing which ingredients form longer-lasting bubbles.

In this activity, explore chromatography and the various colors that make up the ink in markers. Use this activity to investigate cohesion and adhesion.

In this activity, learners explore sublimation by conducting experiments with dry ice.

In this activity, learners try pouring water out of a regular cup and a miniature cup. It’s harder than it sounds! Learners discover that different forces dominate at different size scales.

In this activity, learners will experiment with density and chemical reactions to create a flurry activity.

The "Rocket Reactions" activity is an exciting way to learn about how materials interact, behave, and change.

In this activity, learners explore how pens have been engineered and re-engineered over time. Learners work as a team to develop a working pen out of everyday items.

In this activity (on page 2), learners create a submarine using a plastic cup. This is a fun way to learn about buoyancy and density.

In this activity, learners calculate the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere by using steel wool's ability to rust.

In this physical activity, two lines of learners link hands and arms to model a beam subject to various loading schemes.

In this physics activity, learners build their own rockets out of film canisters and construction paper.

In this activity learners compare the bounciness of warm and cold racquetballs to see if temperature makes a difference in how well they bounce.

In this activity, learners construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an effervescing antacid tablet reacting with water, and build a launch pad for their rocket.

In this activity on page 15 of the PDF, discover how materials and physical forces behave differently at the nanoscale.

In this activity, learners create a model of a hot air balloon using tissue paper and a hairdryer. Educators can use this activity to introduce learners to density and its role in why things float.

In this activity (page 10), learners explore how molecules self-assemble according to forces of attraction and repulsion.

"Molecules in Motion" explores how materials behave and change in a vacuum.

In this activity, learners construct and launch rockets using simple materials and their understanding of chemical reactions.

In this two-part activity, learners will extract their own DNA from their cheek cells and learn how DNA is analyzed and used to solve crimes.

In this activity (pages 13-14), learners investigate the properties of smart materials, which are materials that respond to things that happen around them.