Earth and Space

Make and test a model paddle boat and learn about potential and kinetic energy.

Using a toy dinosaur and some plaster of Paris, learn how dinosaur footprints could become fossils.

Animals have some unique adaptations to stay warm. Discover what conduction of heat and insulation have to do with staying warm!

It’s not easy to dive deep underwater. How do divers get down deep? Learn how scuba divers manipulate density to move up and down in this hands on activity.

Learn how electricity is generated at a nuclear power generating station.

4 images of some fish such as koi that live in freshwater river and lake environments and in freshwater aquariums and garden ponds

14 images of some fish such as lion fish, grouper and sharks that live in saltwater environments like oceans, saltwater lakes and aquariums

Some dinosaurs were very big! Compare the sizes of different dinosaurs to the sizes of familiar objects you see in your community.

Try your hand at building a “super coaster” using materials around your home.

Use a pop bottle and other everyday materials to create a rocket that you can launch outdoors.

Build a vortex cannon and discover how fluids (liquids and gases) can move in unique ways due to their physical properties.

Students explore the cycle of day and night by sorting and classifying pictures, creating images and reading books.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a sifter that separates soil according to particle size.

Sometimes, power plants make too much electricity. Energy storage technologies can help! They store the extra electricity and release it when demand goes up.

5 images of some work related to the scientific study of climate such as using instruments to measure changes in climates