Grades 1-3

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

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!

Learn about light and build a Kaleidoscope

Create a bracelet with beads that react to UV light.

Cut a paper flower, fold in petals and watch them blossom when in water.

Students will learn about the different states of matter and their properties and explore characteristics of liquids with a focus on density.

Students will explore and build examples of simple machines that are found on a playground.

Students build 3 houses - one of straws, one of sticks, and one of bricks - and then test each for strength.

Student will get to learn about biodiversity by building a butterfly biodiversity mobile and watching a short clip of Butterflies and Pupae from the Carleton University Butterfly Show.

Read "What If There Were No Bees?" and learn about the importance of bees and cross-pollination.

Explore binary code and how computers use it to store information.

Learn about strong and stable structures by building and testing bridges.

Learn about the requirements for life, adaptations, habitats, and conservation.

Read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and learn about the different steps in the life cycle of a butterfly.

Test your reaction time by catching a ruler.