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Biology Volunteer Activities

Digestive System (Grade 10)

Students model the digestive system, learning about some of the digestive enzymes and physiology along the way.

Biology Volunteer Activities

Dynamic Dinos: Paper Bag Puppets and Cookie Mining

Students learn about dinosaurs with paper bag puppets and a fossil extraction activity using cookies.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Electricity: Harry Potter Type Wands

Students are introduced to a simple circuit and switch with a light bulb, similar to a Harry Potter type wand.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Balloon Cars and Pompom Poppers

Students build pompom poppers and balloon cars to learn about forces causing movement.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Light

Students learn about characteristics of light and create their own kaleidoscopes.

Chemistry Volunteer Activities

Physical vs. Chemical Changes

Students use kitchen materials to look at changes and determine if they are chemical or physical changes.

Earth & Environmental Science Volunteer Activities

Seed Dispersal

Students examine seeds, make predictions on how they disperse and create a simple seed carrier that flies like a maple key.

Biology Volunteer Activities

Skeletal System

Learn about the skeletal system and how it applies to movement and our bones.

Chemistry Volunteer Activities

The Application of Polymers: Plastics!

Students are introduced to different types of household plastics and the concept of polymers and then complete two related experiments.

Health Sciences Volunteer Activities

Amazing Race Personal Genomics

Students go through a pipeline of some of the tasks needed to be done for a patient to get their genome sequenced from point A, all the way to point B where the patient will receive their personalized treatment.

Information Technology Volunteer Activities

Trip To Mars

This activity consists of coding and engineering/physics problems that students go through on how to launch a rocket and get to Mars.

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.