NGSS Alignment: Earth and Space Science | Exploratorium

Science activity to make Earth's atmosphere to scale

A Little Atmosphere

Strips of plastic on a globe model our atmosphere.

Science activity that demonstrates the angle of repose

Find order in well-mixed chaos.

Science activity demonstrating the phenomenon of light scattering

Discover why the sky is blue and the sunset is red.

Science activity to make water boil at room temperature

Boyle-ing Water

Watch water boil at room temperature.

Science activity investigating spectroscopy

CD Spectroscope

Turn an old CD into a spectroscope to analyze light.

Science activity that demonstrates convection

Convection Currents

Make your own heat waves in an aquarium.

Science activity that demontrates the movement of a fluid undergoing convection

Convection Detection

Create a convection cell inside a CD case.

Science activity that demonstrates perception of camouflage and movement

Disappearing Act

If you want to stay hidden, you'd better stay still.

Science activity that explores the relative sizes of the earth and moon and the distances between them

Create a scale model of the earth-moon system using different-sized spheres.

A vibrant peacock feather with its distinctive eye-like pattern, alongside a US quarter coin for scale.

Falling Feather

Prove to yourself that Galileo was right.

Science activity that demonstrates how clouds form

Create clouds in a bottle by rapidly expanding the air.

Science activity that explores the carbon cycle

Follow the Carbon

Model the carbon cycle and its principal reservoirs and flow rates using rice.