Less than 1 hour

Read "There's No Place Like Space" (or a similarly themed storybook) and learn about the Solar System by making a pocket diagram of the planets.

Students build a life cycle of a butterfly and then watch a 10 minute clip from the Carleton University Butterfly Show.

Students complete a modification of the blood role play through the heart that the national office developed years ago.

Students model the digestive system, learning about some of the digestive enzymes and physiology along the way.

Students learn about dinosaurs with paper bag puppets and a fossil extraction activity using cookies.

Students learn about characteristics of light and create their own kaleidoscopes.

Students examine seeds, make predictions on how they disperse and create a simple seed carrier that flies like a maple key.

Students are introduced to different types of household plastics and the concept of polymers and then complete two related experiments.

Make a hand stencil, then record your fingerprints with graphite and examine them up close to learn about your unique fingerprints.

Learn about forces by building a pompom popper and catapult.

Students will build a makeshift harmonica out of paper, popsicle sticks and toothpicks.

Watch water flow up a coffee filter and separate the dye in a permanent marker, then create a butterfly with the end result.

Build, launch and test a glider made of paper, a straw and an elastic.

Learn about the importance of neurons and create a cell body and neuron model out of pipe cleaners.

Learn about clouds and how they form, then create a model of various clouds at their specific altitudes.