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.
Fingerprints
Make a hand stencil, then record your fingerprints with graphite and examine them up close to learn about your unique fingerprints.
Pompom Poppers and Catapults
Learn about forces by building a pompom popper and catapult.
Harmonicas
Students will build a makeshift harmonica out of paper, popsicle sticks and toothpicks.
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.
Flight Challenge
Build, launch and test a glider made of paper, a straw and an elastic.
Pipe Cleaner Neuron
Learn about the importance of neurons and create a cell body and neuron model out of pipe cleaners.
Cloud Mobile
Learn about clouds and how they form, then create a model of various clouds at their specific altitudes.
A Model Hand
Create a model of your hand, with bones, knuckles, ligaments and tendons using paper, straw bits and string.
Driving Towards the Future - Virtual
Participants will be introduced to coding and will give instructions to program a car.
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.
Light and Kaleidoscopes
Learn about light and build a Kaleidoscope
UV Beaded Bracelet
Create a bracelet with beads that react to UV light.
Hunt the Organelle!
Students will learn the difference between animal and plant cells and obtain an understanding of the major organelles by conducting a scavenger hunt.
Gel Electrophoresis of Biological Dyes
Learn how to complete a gel electophoresis and how it is used to separate different molecules in a sample!