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Information Technology Volunteer Activities

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.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Light and Kaleidoscopes

Learn about light and build a Kaleidoscope

Physics Volunteer Activities

UV Beaded Bracelet

Create a bracelet with beads that react to UV light.

Biology Volunteer Activities

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.

Biotechnology Volunteer Activities

Gel Electrophoresis of Biological Dyes

Learn how to complete a gel electophoresis and how it is used to separate different molecules in a sample!

Earth & Environmental Science Volunteer Activities

Blossoming Flower

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

Earth & Environmental Volunteer Activities

Biodiversity and Ecosystems - Butterfly Mobile

Students will learn about biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as the energy pyramid, while creating a butterfly biodiversity mobile.

Earth & Environmental Volunteer Activities

Cookie Mining

Students mine for chocolate chips in cookies attempting to get as many chocolate chips as possible without damaging the cookie.

Engineering Volunteer Activities

Structures - 3 Pigs

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

Storytime - What If There Were No Bees?

Storytime - What If There Were No Bees?

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

Volunteer Activity - Bridge Bonanza

Binary Beads

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

Storytime - Butterfly Life Cycle

Storytime - Butterfly Life Cycle

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

Biology Science Volunteer Activity - Testing Reaction Time with Rulers

Testing Reaction Time with Rulers

Test your reaction time by catching a ruler.