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Canned Heat
NOAAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore how light and dark colored objects absorb the Sun's radiations at different rates. Learners place one shiny coffee can and one coffee can painted black, each...
Big Things Come in Little Packages
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsAs a group, learners investigate three packages which are all the same size and shape, but have different contents. One is filled with foam, one is filled with wood, and one is filled with metal....
Powder Particulars
American Chemical SocietyAdd to list DetailsIn this introductory activity and demonstration, learners are introduced to the concept that different substances react chemically in characteristic ways. First learners compare the way baking soda...
Size and Distance
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity about depth perception, learners create an optical illusion in a shoe box. By looking through the viewing hole, learners explore how they can trick their brain into thinking that...
Lager Lamp
Institute of PhysicsAdd to list DetailsIn this demonstration, adult learners create a lava lamp using beer and nuts! Use this pub-themed activity to demonstrate the effects of buoyancy and bubbles. For younger audiences, substitute any...