Physics

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.

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.

Students will be introduced to a refraction - when light bends it passes from one material to another.

Read "Greg's Microscope" and learn about microscopes by building your own.

Students are introduced to a simple circuit and switch with a light bulb, similar to a Harry Potter type wand.

Students build pompom poppers and balloon cars to learn about forces causing movement.

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

This activity consists of coding and engineering/physics problems that students go through on how to launch a rocket and get to Mars.

Learn about forces by building a pompom popper and catapult.

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

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

Design and build a bridge using given materials that spans at least 30 cm and is strong enough to not compress under one book.

A virtual interview with a scientist where volunteers lead an interactive session about themselves, their interest in science, their career path, etc.

This is a Kahoot that includes 68 questions ranging from easier questions - what animal lays an egg: duck - to harder ones - if a meteor lands on the ground is it hot to touch - to highlight many misconceptions that exist across a variety of science topics!

A lesson where students use mylar to learn about reflection, and use lasers and fiber to learn about fiber optics.