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Physics Volunteer Activities

Create your own Electromagnet!

Learn about electricity and magnets and how they influence each other by creating your own electromagnet!

Physics Volunteer Activities

Create your own magnetic kite!

This activity will teach us about magnets and how they can overcome gravity by creating a magnetic kite!

Chemistry Volunteer Activities

Create Your Own Lava Lamp!

Learn about the density of liquids and the production of gases in this cool activity!

Biology Volunteer Activities

All That Fat

In this activity, we will learn about how natural adaptations, like fat, can help animals survive in polar regions.

Mathematics

How Many Students?

Students explore statistics by collecting data of their classmates names and seeing whether or not female or male names are longer.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Penny Drops

Students will explore surface tension and how water molecules stick together to form a drop of water by dropping water onto a penny or any other small coin.

Health Sciences

Circulation

In this activity, participants will explore the functioning of their circulatory system and how different activity levels impact it!

Astronomy and Space Science Volunteer Activities

What is your weight on another planet?

Perform a simple calculation to see how gravity affects your weight.

Earth & Environmental Science Volunteer Activities

Daily and Seasonal Changes

Students learn about daily and seasonal changes through group discussion, songs, drawing and interactive demonstrations.

Chemistry Volunteer Activities

Solids, liquids, and gases - Additional activities

Try out some additional activities that explore solids, liquids and gases!

Biology Volunteer Activities

Butterfly Life Cycle - Preschool/Kindergarten

This activity introduces pre-school / kindergarten aged students to the different steps in the life cycle of a butterfly from egg, to caterpillar, to chrystalis / cocoon, to butterfly. The students also get to create and take home a butterfly or caterpillar craft.

Astronomy and Space Science Volunteer Activities

Make a Crater!

Learners will build their very own crater and test different sized balls from various heights to see how their crater size may differ.

Astronomy and Space Science Volunteer Activities

Constellation Viewers

Students will learn about stars and create a "constellation viewer" where they can create a constellation to look at.

Health Sciences Volunteer Activities

Storytime - Washing Your Hands

Read "My Hero is You" and learn about germs and the importance of washing your hands.

Storytime - Who Likes the Wind?

Storytime - Who Likes the Wind?

Read "Who Likes the Wind?" and learn about wind and renewable energy.