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Physics

Rockets

Students experiment to create the 'best' paper rocket ever!

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Food Security

Take on the role of Urban planner to design a system and resources to increase local access to food.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

A Circular Future

Students learn about the environmental impact clothing has, how fabrics are made and what a closed-loop sustainable clothing industry could look like in the future.

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Clothing 4 Climate Escape Room

Learn about the clothing industry and the environment by solving a series of puzzles.

Biotechnology

Paper DNA

Students participate in a role-play to demonstrate the structure of DNA.

Biology

Candy DNA

Make a DNA model out of candy!

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Albedo

Students conduct an experiment to explore the albedo effect.

Biology

Feast for the Senses

In this workshop, participants explore how animals use their senses to find food.

Physics

Bounce and Roll

Practice inquiry skills by experimenting with how balls bounce and roll.

Biology

Why Live Here?

Explore the needs of living things and animal habitats through hands-on activities, including tie-ins to math and literacy.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Build a Thaumatrope!

Students will design an illusion in order to understand how motion is perceived.

Information Technology Volunteer Activities

Brain Buster Virtual Quiz

Students participate in a series of exciting virtual quizzes.

Psychology Volunteer Activities

IN-SYNC’s Dancing Along to Belong!

Students will learn how to feel closer to their peers even while being apart during the pandemic through learning about movement synchrony and learning a dance together.

Earth & Environmental Science Volunteer Activities

Invasive Species in Hamilton Harbour

Students will be introduced to ecosystems and the differences between native and invasive species, with a focus on fish that can be found in Hamilton Harbour.

Biology Volunteer Activities

Fingerprinting

Students take their fingerprints and identify the patterns.