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Subject: Atmosphere

Science activity to make Earth's atmosphere to scale
A Little Atmosphere

Strips of plastic on a globe model our atmosphere.

Science activity demonstrating the phenomenon of light scattering
Blue Sky

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

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

Create a convection cell inside a CD case.

Science activity to demonstrate the Magnus effect by launching cups with rubber bands
Curveball Demonstrator

Give flight a spin with the Magnus effect.

Science activity demonstrating how changes in atmospheric pressure feel
Feeling Pressured

Feel atmospheric pressure changes by stepping into a garbage bag.

Science activity that demonstrates how clouds form
Fog Chamber

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.

Science activity that demonstrates light scattering in the atmosphere
Glue-Stick Sunset

Why is the sky blue? That's a sticky question.

Science activity to investigate convection
Inverted Bottles

Watch the rise and fall of hot and cold fluids.

Science activity using levitating magnets to model Earth’s atmosphere
Magnetic Atmosphere Model

Levitating magnets show how the Earth’s atmosphere stacks up.

Science activity that uses data to explore natural cycles and unnatural changes in our atmosphere
Our Changing Atmosphere

Explore a famous environmental data set to learn about climate change.

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. 

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