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Earth & Environmental Sciences

Age to Degradation Board

What happens to the things we put in the garbage? In this activity, participants will learn how long it takes common everyday materials to degrade in a landfill and ways they can reduce the amount of waste they produce.

Physics

The Nature of Science

What is science? In this activity, youth learn about the different ways of studying the world around us. They will use the scientific method to design and test an alka seltzer rocket.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Oil Spill Clean-Up!

Learn about the negative effects of oil spills on aquatic environments and methods for "cleaning" up oil spills by partaking in a timed game to clean up a fake oil spill with provided materials.

Health Sciences

Heart Rate

Learn about heart rate and why it is elevated during exercise.

Health Sciences

Blood Clots

This activity demonstrates the process of coagulation.

Chemistry

Fluids

Learn about the properties of fluids.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Filtration Station

Learn about the importance of clean water and create your own water filter!

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Meet the Greenhouse Gases

Learn about global warming and the structure of greenhouse gases.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Carbon Sinks

In this activity, students will learn about carbon sinks and create tree-shaped cellulose sponges.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Life on Ice

Learn about how global warming is affecting Arctic ecosystems.

Mathematics

Tangrams

Explore geometric shapes and try to solve tangram puzzles!

Physics

Origami Butterfly Flight Experiment

Create a paper butterfly and perform tests to see how the force of thrust, drag, gravity, the angle of attack and shape can affect how the paper butterfly flies.

Astronomy & Space Science

Star Maze and Star Finder

Learn how space junk can impact safe space travel. They also create a star finder to help them explore the night sky.

Physics

Rotor Challenge

Students make a paper rotor and experiment by adding extra weight to make the rotor more precise.

Physics

Paper Spinners

Learn about air resistance and experiment with paper spinners!