Physics

Dive into plate tectonics and learn how to build a structure that can withstand multiple levels of earthquakes!

Students design and build a structure that protects toy people from a hurricane.

What is science? In this activity, youth learn about the different ways of studying the world around us. They will use the scientific method to design and test an alka seltzer rocket.

In this workshop, students examine current and potential energy sources used for transportation, learn about fuel cell cars, explore the various types of fuels used in transportation and design their own vehicle.

Students build a beaver dam and lodge to understand what stable structures are and then they test their structure by placing a load on it - something heavy like a brick - and see if the force will make the structure collapse.

Test different structures to see how strong they are!

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.

Students build a paper glider and test it for forces of flight.

In this workshop, students learn about motion and how mechanisms are used to transform and transmit motion. Students will then use their creativity and imagination to design and build their own cardboard Automaton!

Explore through a hands-on activity how using technology and robotics can help tackle current environmental issues.

Create a paper butterfly and perform tests to see how the force of thrust, drag, gravity, the angle of attack and shape can affect how the paper butterfly flies.

Students make a paper rotor and experiment by adding extra weight to make the rotor more precise.

Learn about air resistance and experiment with paper spinners!

Learn how surface tension allow water striders to walk on water!