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Easy Science Experiments: Clouds in a Bottle
How does a cloud form? This resource demonstrates how to create a cloud in a bottle. This makes a great experiment for a science fair project.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Make a Comeback Can
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to make a metal can come back when it is sent rolling away. The can uses both kinetic and potential energy to roll away and back.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Three Colors of Light
An experiment where students combine solutions from red, green, and blue glow sticks to make different colors and to make white light.
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Center of Science and Industry
Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]
Make your own indicator by using red cabbage leaves and common household items. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how to determine if a substance is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the colors...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Stripped Down Motor
Learn how to make an electric motor in this simple activity.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Magnetic Fruit: Push Me a Grape
An online activity which illustrates the magnetic property of diamagnetism associated with water. Contains a simple procedure and then a good explanation of the magnetic interactions that were displayed by the grapes.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: The Best of Wonder Science: Sample Activities
A collection of nine sample science activities for elementary students, from a two-volume book by the American Chemical Society.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Size and Distance
An experiment in depth perception where you investigate how you perceive the size and distance of objects with one eye closed.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Applying the Scientific Method
Learn how to use the steps of the scientific method to carry out a scientific investigation.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Scientific Inquiry: Outcomes and Predictions
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on identifying possible outcomes and making predictions.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Aluminum Air Battery
Create a battery that is strong enough to power a light or a small motor in this activity. Activity uses simple materials such as: aluminum foil, salt water, and charcoal to make this battery.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Breakfast Proteins
Model the process of transcription and translation with this simple activity using cereal chains.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Hand Battery
In this activity students will create a battery by placing their hands on two different metal plates.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Marshmallow Puff Tube
An engineering design process project where you will try different lengths of cardboard tubes to see how far you can blow a marshmallow. Project uses Newton's principles of unbalanced force to shoot the marshmallow far.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pie Pan Convection
In this experiment, students observe what happens when a pan of soapy, colored water is heated. They will see that convection currents cause the fluid to rise and sink in a localized convection cell.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Whack a Stack
Investigate Newton's first law of motion using just a set of wood blocks.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Cushion It! [Pdf]
Students investigate the best way to cushion wrap a sugar cube to protect it from a collision in this lesson plan. During their investigation, students learn about collisions and variables that affect collisions.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Interaction at a Distance [Pdf]
An experiment where students investigate the strength of magnets. This site includes a lesson plan with both teacher and student information for completing the experiment.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: In the Mix [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students use different types of filters to separate the mixture. This lab requires the students to use engineering skills to solve a real-world problem of filtering water.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: How Strong Is It? [Pdf]
In this lesson plan students will learn how strong a Post-it notes adhesion really is! Students will experiment pulling a Post-It note to collect quantitative data to explore the adhesive properties of the note.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Strong as Newspaper [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students use their engineering knowledge to construct a structure made of newspaper. Students test the strength of their structure with weights! Lesson plan includes teacher and student instructions.
Optical Society
Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Make Money Appear Before Your Eyes
A simple experiment that clearly demonstrates how light bends when it passes through water. Accompanied by a good explanation of what's happening, and a link to an article on refraction.
Optical Society
Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Make a Green Gumball Black
An experiment to investigate what colors are seen when light is absorbed or reflected by colored gumballs. With links to scientific, academic articles that explain what is happening.
Optical Society
Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Lens Activity
An investigation into how lenses behave. Students explore using convex and concave lenses in various ways and record their observations. They are then are directed to another site to try activities where they can manipulate virtual lenses.