Oregon Museum of Science and Industry


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Learners measure a bottle full of air, and then use a vacuum pump to remove the air. When they re-weigh the bottle, learners find the mass is about 0.8g less.

Over $20 per student Ages 11 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners gain an intuitive knowledge of the physical aspects of watersheds by creating their own watershed models.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This game depicts a woman going through her day, faced with various loud sounds.

free Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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This display shows the dangers of acid rain on buildings and other structures as two concrete bunny rabbits are disintegrated by sulfuric acid. Learners scrape chalk onto the concrete bunnies.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners add two dyes to mineral oil and water, and then compare their miscibility (how well they mix) in each.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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This quiz lets you estimate your annual radiation exposure.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners mix a solution of luminol with hydrogen peroxide to produce a reaction that gives off blue light.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Learners use a commercially available toy to experiment with density. They fill a chamber in the toy submarine with baking powder and release it into a tank of water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of PDF), learners create a low-tech refrigerator that requires no electricity to keep food from spoiling.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners create a mixture of water, alcohol and permanent marker ink, and then add salt to form a colored alcohol layer on top of a colorless water layer.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes