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Try out some additional activities that explore solids, liquids and gases!

This activity introduces pre-school / kindergarten aged students to the different steps in the life cycle of a butterfly from egg, to caterpillar, to chrystalis / cocoon, to butterfly. The students also get to create and take home a butterfly or caterpillar craft.

This activity explores the structures of plant and animal cells via a dramatic skit, a matching activity, and creating a 3D model.

During this activity, the participants complete four different tasks to learn about five forces - gravity, friction, magnetism, static electricity and buoyancy.

In this activity, students will test different "alien soil samples" for signs of life.

Learners will build their very own crater and test different sized balls from various heights to see how their crater size may differ.

Students will learn about stars and create a "constellation viewer" where they can create a constellation to look at.

Read "My Hero is You" and learn about germs and the importance of washing your hands.

Read "Who Likes the Wind?" and learn about wind and renewable energy.

Read "Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon" and learn about the properties of light.

Read "The Cloud Spinner" and learn about the water cycle in nature.

Students are given an unlabeled picture of a night sky and asked to find the constellations in it.

Learners will build their very own telescope and experience what it's like to look at different objects through a telescope lens.

Students have the opportunity explore different ways that animals insulate themselves to stay warm in winter by testing different insulating materials in ice cold water (e.g., fur, cotton balls, foil, thermal sock, etc.).

Students will learn about food chains and trophic levels, and then gain an appreciation for the complexity and interconnectedness of ecosystems and how food chains are affected by environmental events using a game of Jenga with colour-coded blocks.