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The guiding question for this activity is,“How does camouflage help animals survive?” During the event, suggest students try different combinations of colors and shapes for camouflage. Students will learn about…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“What are the needs of a plant and what are the parts of the plant?” Growing plants have different parts with roots underground and the stem is the upper part that holds…
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The guiding question in this activity is,“How is sound produced?” In this activity, students assemble harmonicas to learn about vibration, pitch, and harmony. The science behind the activity explains how sound is…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How does ice cream freeze and why does it melt?” In this activity, students make ice cream which is a fun but messy event. While making the ice cream, they can observe a…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How is sound produced and can you make an instrument that produces sound?” Make sample maracas for the students to try and then provide real maracas of different shapes and…
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The guiding question for this activity is,”What causes the pinwheel to spin?” In this activity, students decorate and put together pinwheels and will learn that pinwheels are designed to capture moving air and when the…
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The guiding question for this activity is,“How can air be used to move something?” Large air cannons can be made or purchased for students to experiment with while waiting to create ones of their own. An explanation of…
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The guiding question for this activity is,“How does energy cook food?” Students use heat lamps to cook their s’mores. The science behind the activity provides more detail on heat and how energy is transferred from one…
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The guiding questions for this activity are,“How do vibrations cause sound and how can you change the pitch of the sound?" Sound is a wave produced by vibrating air. Students will make a bug buzzer and discover that…
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The guiding question in this activity is,“How do fossils form?” Fossils are remains and traces of plants and animals that lived long ago. In this activity, a sandbox is set up for students to dig for dinosaur “fossils”…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How do magnets interact with other objects and how can magnetism make iron filings move?” In this activity, students use iron fillings to explore magnetism as a pulling force…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How can density be used to separate fluids and what happens when fluids of different densities are mixed together?” In this activity, students make lava lamps using baby…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“How does a parachute work and what design will make the parachute slow down the most?” The goal of this activity is to encourage creative thinking and engage students in the…
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The guiding questions in this activity are,“What are the parts of a flower and what are the parts of a seed?” In this activity, students dissect cut flowers and lima beans that have been soaked in water. Students will…
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The guiding question in this activity is,“How can you design a roller coaster track that keeps the marble moving from beginning to end, without it falling off?” In this activity, students design a roller coaster using…
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