Classroom Science Experiments

Balloon in a Bottle
Demonstrate air takes up space and air pressure

Cooking with Chemistry
Creating fun food

Floating Ball
Demonstrate Bernoulli's Principle

Gravity Machine
Will objects fall at the same speed regardless of density if all other factors are equal?

Language Arts and NASA
This activity can be used as a springboard in classes of all ages to get a handle on what the students know about the subject and where their interests lie.

Magic Glass
To show atmospheric pressure and the pushing power of air can even keep water in a glass that is upside down

Navigating NASAS Explorers
Learn about many of NASA's explorers

O2 Burn
Air is used up when things burn, but is all of the air used?

The Power of Air
To show atmospheric pressure and the pushing power of air

Water Bottle Rocket
To demystify rocket science and to graphically demonstrate Newton's third law of motion

For more information about the Cosmosphere's teacher programs, please contact Education Coordinator Laurie Givan at 620.665.9323 or 800.397.0330, ext. 323, or at laurieg@cosmo.org.