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Dye Detective
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsLearners use filter paper and water to analyze six different markers. They mark the paper with ink, and dip the paper in water. The water travels up the paper and dissolved ink travels with it. The...
Exploring Structures: DNA
NISE NetworkAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners create a necklace of wheat germ DNA. Learners add alcohol to wheat germ so that the DNA clumps together. Use this activity to talk about how self-assembly is a process by...
Mirror Messages
WGBHAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use mirrors to write secret messages to a friend. Use this activity to explore letters, optics, and/or symmetry.
Setting the Scene
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, pairs of learners create an imaginary crime scene. One person leaves the room while the other person moves a few things around. The first person returns and tries to detect all...
Chromatography
WGBHAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, explore chromatography and the various colors that make up the ink in markers. Use this activity to investigate cohesion and adhesion. The online version of this activity is set...
Fingerprint Identification
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsIn this activity about fingerprint analysis, learners use graphite from a pencil and scotch tape to capture their fingerprints. Learners stick the tape to paper and analyze their fingerprints with...
Black Magic (Color Chromatography)
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsWith a coffee filter, a black marker, and a cup of water, discover the secret colors hidden in black ink. This activity explores capillary action--how water moves up paper--and chromatography--how...
Identify Your Fingerprints
Museum of Science and Industry, ChicagoAdd to list DetailsLearners roll their fingerpads in ink pads, and then press their fingerprints onto balloons. Learners inflate the balloons to produce enlarged versions of their fingerprints. Learners examine their...