University of Southern Mississippi


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In this activity, learners make prisms from gelatin. Learners then shine light through the prisms and discover what happens. This activity introduces learners to the idea of refraction.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners prepare four polymer elastomers and then compare their physical properties, such as texture, color, volume, density, and bounce height.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners prepare four polymer elastomers and then compare their physical properties, such as texture, color, size, and bounce height.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners prepare four polymer elastomers and then compare their physical properties, such as texture, color, volume, density, and bounce height.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will observe a deceptively simple process: a burning candle.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners discover how gelatin can be used as a medium for drug delivery. Learners create colored gelatin and then cut out pieces of the gelatin to simulate medicine (pills).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners use Teflon (PTFE) tape to write secret messages.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes