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Biology Volunteer Activities

Fingerprints

Make a hand stencil, then record your fingerprints with graphite and examine them up close to learn about your unique fingerprints.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Pompom Poppers and Catapults

Learn about forces by building a pompom popper and catapult.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Harmonicas

Students will build a makeshift harmonica out of paper, popsicle sticks and toothpicks.

Chemistry Volunteer Activities

Chromatography Butterfly

Watch water flow up a coffee filter and separate the dye in a permanent marker, then create a butterfly with the end result.

Engineering Volunteer Activities

Flight Challenge

Build, launch and test a glider made of paper, a straw and an elastic.

Psychology Volunteer Activities

Pipe Cleaner Neuron

Learn about the importance of neurons and create a cell body and neuron model out of pipe cleaners.

Engineering Volunteer Activities

Bridges

Design and build a bridge using given materials that spans at least 30 cm and is strong enough to not compress under one book.

Earth & Environmental Science Volunteer Activities

Cloud Mobile

Learn about clouds and how they form, then create a model of various clouds at their specific altitudes.

Health Sciences Volunteer Activities

A Model Hand

Create a model of your hand, with bones, knuckles, ligaments and tendons using paper, straw bits and string.

Information Technology Volunteer Activities

Driving Towards the Future - Virtual

Participants will be introduced to coding and will give instructions to program a car.

Information Technology Volunteer Activities

Ask A Scientist

A virtual interview with a scientist where volunteers lead an interactive session about themselves, their interest in science, their career path, etc.

Information Technology Volunteer Activities

Science Misconceptions Trivia

This is a Kahoot that includes 68 questions ranging from easier questions - what animal lays an egg: duck - to harder ones - if a meteor lands on the ground is it hot to touch - to highlight many misconceptions that exist across a variety of science topics!

Physics Volunteer Activities

Light and Optics (Grade 10)

A lesson where students use mylar to learn about reflection, and use lasers and fiber to learn about fiber optics.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Light and Kaleidoscopes

Learn about light and build a Kaleidoscope

Physics Volunteer Activities

UV Beaded Bracelet

Create a bracelet with beads that react to UV light.