National Aeronautics and Space Administration


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In this activity, learners investigate the movement caused by dispersion. Learners discover that dispersion is the random movement of objects.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners discover what buoyancy is and determine the characteristics that make an object buoyant. Learners design, build, test, and evaluate boats made from a variety of materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover how sediment is affected in an oil spill. Learners investigate the differences between heavy and light oil as well as the differences between different sediments.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the impact of oil pollution on the environment and wildlife. Learners use hard-boiled eggs and feathers to understand the damage that oil spills can cause.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners investigate density as they discover how liquids separate to form density layers. Learners discover what happens when they add syrup, cooking oil, and water to a jar.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use raisins and seltzer water to understand why waves don’t move objects forward. Learners conduct two simple experiments to understand the circular movement of waves.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create and understand surface currents. Learners create example surface currents and discover how landmasses affect the current.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover the difficulty of ocean exploration by human beings as they investigate water pressure.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners compare water pressure at different depths. Learners discover that water pressure increases with depth.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate how wind can create surface currents and how waves move. Learners also discover how wind can affect oil spills.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes