NGSS Alignment: Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science | Exploratorium

Science activity that demonstrates the chemistry of batteries

Aluminum-Air Battery

Construct a simple battery that can power a light.

Science activity in which short pieces of chenille stem look random until viewed in the proper perspective

Without depth perception, random lines can become a chair!

Science activity that explores how yogurt is made

Bacteria Culture Club

Make yogurt from yogurt.

Science activity demonstrating the Bernoulli principle

Bernoulli Levitator

Suspend an object in the air by blowing down on it.

Science activity demonstrating angular momentum

Bicycle Wheel Gyro

A bicycle wheel acts like a giant gyroscope.

Science activity demonstrating light polarization and stress patterns

Polarized light reveals stress patterns in clear plastic.

Science activity to build a rubber-band-powered rolling plastic water bottle

Build a rubber-band-powered rolling plastic water bottle.

Science activity investigating spectroscopy

CD Spectroscope

Turn an old CD into a spectroscope to analyze light.

Science activity to convert your cell phone into a Miniscope

Cell Phone Miniscope

Use your cell phone to explore the mini-scopic world.

Science activity that demonstrates electrostatic charge

Charge and Carry

Store up an electric charge, then make sparks.

Science activity that demonstrates perception of additive color mixtures

Colored Shadows

Science activity that demonstrates conductivity of solutions

Conductivity Meter

Make a conductivity meter and let your electrolytes shine.