Flight
Students build a paper glider and test it for forces of flight.
Cylinders and Everyday Structures (Grade 1)
Test different structures to see how strong they are!
A-MAZE-zing Magnets
Make your own magnet maze!
Brain Buster Virtual Quiz
Students participate in a series of exciting virtual quizzes.
High Flyers
Students explore various aspects of flight and apply their knowledge by designing and testing paper planes.
Storytime - Microscope Fun
Read "Greg's Microscope" and learn about microscopes by building your own.
Storytime - Who Likes the Wind?
Read "Who Likes the Wind?" and learn about wind and renewable energy.
Storytime - Balloon Magic
Read "Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon" and learn about the properties of light.
Storytime - Cloud in a Jar
Read "The Cloud Spinner" and learn about the water cycle in nature.
Make Your Own Bottled Music
Students see how different amounts of air and water in a space can change the way we hear sounds.
Make a "Coat Hanger Walkman"
Students explore the science of sound by creating their own "Walkman" which transmits vibrations through a piece of string.
Create a Sunprint
Students will use a special type of paper that is sensitive to the sun to create fun prints and designs on the paper using sunlight.
Summer Time Bucket List
Students will do a variety of activities listed on their "Summer Time Bucket List" and try to check off as many activities as possible over the course of the summer break.
Optical Inversion
Students will be introduced to a refraction - when light bends it passes from one material to another.
Conservation of Energy
Students learn about conservation of energy, measure the bounce of a ball at different heights and then use elastic potential energy to make a paper glider fly having kinetic energy.