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15 minutes or less

Chemistry

Starchy Science

Participants will test different types of plants to determine which ones should be used to create biofuel!

Physics

Water Dam

This demonstration shows how water pressure can be used to generate hydroelectricity.

Health Sciences

Solar Bead Bracelets

Participants will learn about how we can harness the power of the Sun to generate electricity. They will create a fun craft to help remember sun safety!

Information Technology

Code a Drum in Scratch

Learners develop decomposition skills and learn about sequences and repetition by using Scratch to code a drumming sequence.

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.

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.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Icy Investigation

Students analyze ice core samples to help learn about the climate in the past.

Health Sciences

Heart Rate

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

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Carbon Sinks

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

Mathematics

Tangrams

Explore geometric shapes and try to solve tangram puzzles!

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!

Physics

Static Electricity

Test different materials to see whether they are able to build up static electricity.

Mathematics

Mobius Strip Paper Chain

Learn about the Mobius strip and make a paper chain.

Physics

Paper Cup Phone

Make a paper cup phone and learn how sound waves travel.