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Heat and Temperature

Earth's atmosphere
Global Climate Change Explorer

Discover how researchers study climate change and examine the latest scientific data.

Science activity that models sea level rise.
Melting Ice and Rising Seas

Investigate sea level rise with this model of continents and oceans.

Convección en un molde de aluminio

Visualiza el movimiento de los fluidos de las celdas de convección.

Science activity to see how water levels change with temperature.
Swelling Seas

How does water volume change with temperature?

Science activity that demonstrates how volume, pressure and temperature are related.
Put a new twist on pressure changes.

Put a new twist on pressure changes. 

Gas Model
Gas Model

These bouncing balls act like molecules in a gas.

Boyle-ing Water

Learn how to boil water without a lot of heat.

Watch Water Freeze
Watch Water Freeze

Freezing water forms a spiky kaleidoscope of colorful crystals.

Science activity that explores the twinkling of stars by beaming a laser pointer over a hot plate
Scintillating Little Star

Explore the twinkling of stars by beaming a laser pointer over a hot plate.

What's Hot, What's Not?
What's Hot, What's Not?

See yourself with infrared vision.

Icy Bodies
Icy Bodies

Small chunks of dry ice jet and swirl across a liquid surface.

Science activity that demontrates the movement of a fluid undergoing convection
Convection Detection

Create a convection cell inside a CD case.

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