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What is in blood?

What is in blood?

Hands-on Activities

Make a model of blood and learn about the function of each of the parts that makes up blood.

What is the best way to clean up an oil spill?

What is the best way to clean up an oil spill?

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Learn about the properties of materials and the challenges of cleaning up an oil spill in this activity.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

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Explore the greenhouse effect and learn about the impacts it can have on the environment.

Circle of colours

What is white light?

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Find out what happens if you spin the colours of the rainbow in this hands-on activity.

The planet Mars

What is your weight on another planet?

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Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.

What kinds of transportation are there?

What kinds of transportation are there?

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Go on a transportation scavenger hunt in this hands-on activity. How many different types of vehicles can you identify?

What makes soil hard and compacted?

What makes soil hard and compacted?

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Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.

What are curds and whey?

What are curds and whey?

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It starts with curds and whey! Explore the basic chemistry behind making cheese in this hands on activity.

What are the best materials to use for cleaning water?

What are the best materials to use for cleaning water?

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Water is a precious natural resource. What happens if it gets polluted? Learn how water can be cleaned with this hands-on activity?

What are the effects of acid rain on rocks?

What are the effects of acid rain on rocks?

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Learn about the chemical reaction that happens between acid rain and limestone.

What causes ocean currents?

What causes ocean currents?

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Create a model of ocean currents and learn how currents are formed.

What do magnets do?

What do magnets do?

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Have fun discovering what magnets can pick up in this hands on activity.

What happens when acids and bases mix?

What happens when acids and bases mix?

Hands-on Activities

Learn about acid-base reactions. Make you own pH indicator and test it with different solutions.

What happens when we mix liquids?

What happens when we mix liquids?

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Mix it up! What happens when you mix different liquids? Learn about the properties of liquids as you get mixing.

What is an exothermic reaction?

What is an exothermic reaction?

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Things are heating up! Explore the temperature change that occurs in an exothermic reaction and the role of catalysts is this chemistry activity.