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How fast does a heart pump blood?

How fast does a heart pump blood?

Hands-on Activities

Get active in this activity and explore the impact of exercise on your heart rate. Ready, set, GO!

How is food packaged?

How is food packaged?

Hands-on Activities

Take a closer look at food packaging. Explore why and how food is packaged in different ways.

How can I make an egg float?

How can I make an egg float?

Hands-on Activities

In this challenge activity find out if you can get an egg to float. Learn how the density of matter affects the buoyancy of objects.

How do I construct a terrarium?

How do I construct a terrarium?

Hands-on Activities

You can make your own terrarium for growing plants!

How can I make glue?

How can I make glue?

Hands-on Activities

Discover how to use some common kitchen ingredients to make glue.

How do I see colour?

How do I see colour?

Hands-on Activities

How is light connected to the colours we see? In this STEAM activity make a colourful light catcher and discover why we see different colours?

How can I make my own weighing scale?

How can I make my own weighing scale?

Hands-on Activities

Make a scale from simple materials and test it to measure weight.

How do movies move?

How do movies move?

Hands-on Activities

Explore the concept of persistence of vision in this hands on activity.

How can I move water with just a comb?

How can I move water with just a comb?

Hands-on Activities

Have you ever experienced static electricity? Like when you pull a wool sweater over your head in the winter? See what else static electricity can do in this hands-on activity.

dump truck from different angles

How Do Objects Look from Different Angles?

Lessons

Students develop and apply observing, predicting and spatial reasoning skills to explore the position of objects.

DNA "unzipping"

How can I obtain a sample of DNA?

Hands-on Activities

Be a biochemist! Learn how to extract DNA from an onion and find out what DNA looks like.

How do scuba divers sink?

How do scuba divers sink?

Hands-on Activities

It’s not easy to dive deep underwater. How do divers get down deep? Learn how scuba divers manipulate density to move up and down in this hands on activity.

How can I stop bananas from turning brown?

How can I stop bananas from turning brown?

Hands-on Activities

Explore the chemistry behind why bananas turn brown. Can chemistry also help prevent this?

How do vacuum cleaners work?

How do vacuum cleaners work?

Hands-on Activities

Discover the type of pressure that is used in a vacuum cleaner.

How can I take fingerprints?

How can I take fingerprints?

Hands-on Activities

In this activity learn how to collect fingerprints, about the patterns in fingerprints and why fingerprinting is so useful!