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Earth & Environmental Science Volunteer Activities

Seed Dispersal

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

Chemistry Volunteer Activities

Physical vs. Chemical Changes

Students use kitchen materials to look at changes and determine if they are chemical or physical changes.

Earth & Environmental Science Volunteer Activities

Oil Spill

Students learn about animals in water, human impacts, and are given materials to attempt to clean up a cooking oil spill.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Light

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

Biology Volunteer Activities

Fat, Fur and Feathers

Students explore whether fat, fur and feathers keep them warm on snow/ice.

Physics Volunteer Activities

Balloon Cars and Pompom Poppers

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

Physics Volunteer Activities

Electricity: Harry Potter Type Wands

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

Biology Volunteer Activities

Dynamic Dinos: Paper Bag Puppets and Cookie Mining

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

Biology Volunteer Activities

Digestive System (Grade 10)

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