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Up and Over

This is an activity about Newton's First Law of Motion - a body in motion tends to stay in motion, or a body at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. ...
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1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Making Waves: Combine Oil and Water and Watch What Happens

Investigate the interaction of liquids of different densities and experiment with wave patterns with this hands-on activity. Using water, food coloring and oil, learners will ...
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$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Hit the Spot!: Physics and Your Tennis Racket

This is a hands-on activity about the physics of tennis. Learners will discover that physics plays a big part in tennis, no matter what their skill level might be. The activity ...
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$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Reaction Time

In this activity, learners explore reaction time and challenge themselves to improve their coordination. Do you want to move faster? Catch that ball that you never seem to see in ...
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1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Wind Mapping with Bubbles

Discover the wind's direction using bubbles, a map and a keen eye. Learners blow bubbles and note their general direction on a map, taking readings from different points around a ...
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1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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Stadium Seat Science

Take the two-straw challenge and discover how pressure affects vacuums! In this activity learners experiment with drinking through one and two straws, comparing the amount of ...
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1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Nosedive: Lift and Drag with Paper Airplanes

This is a great activity for investigating the basics of lift and drag as they pertain to flight. Learners will discover how to avoid "taking a nosedive" by building their own ...
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1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Mysterious Melodies: Your Senses Can Play Tricks On You

In this activity, learners discover that people often see what they expect to see and hear what they expect to hear. Your brain gets all of its information about the outside world ...
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1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Eggs at Rest

This is an activity about inertia, Newton's First Law of Motion. Learners will discover how an egg at rest, or any object at rest, stays that way. Materials are simple items you ...
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$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Ocean Echolocation: If I Were a Whale, How Would I Find Prey?

Use echolocation to find others and experience how whales’ senses have adapted to suit their environment. In pairs, learners are blindfolded and use containers filled with ...
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$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes