Parents, caregivers, and their children are invited to use and share the activity guides and other resources below to extend their exploration of science at home. The Sciencenter will continuously add relevant information to this page.
Parents, caregivers, and their children are invited to use and share the activity guides and other resources below to extend their exploration of science at home. The Sciencenter will continuously add relevant information to this page.
Puff up sandwich baggies using simple chemical reactions!
Use a natural indicator to test acids and bases!
It’s easy to make ice cream in a bag!
What is this stuff – solid or liquid?
Use a vegetable indicator to test acids and bases!
In this activity, learners will make predictions and experiment with different objects to see if they sink or float.
Download Activity: Sink or Float
In this activity, learners will experiment with different tools to find the best way to rescue a toy stuck in ice!
Download Activity: Using Tools and Melting Ice
In this activity, learners will remove tape from plastic animals and sort the animals.
Download Activity: Animal Tape Rescue
In this activity, learners will make and launch feather rockets.
Download Activity: Feather Rockets
In this activity, learners will use a scale, measuring cups, and chosen substrate to explore weight and volume.
Download Activity: Measure up!
In this activity, learners will explore how water affects marker on filter paper.
Download Activity: Chromatography Observations
In this activity, learners will explore a slime-like material with measuring and impression-making tools.
Download Activity: Measuring with Flubber
In this activity, learners will design and test a roller coaster out using balls and foam tubes.
Download Activity: Roller Coasters
In this activity, learners will build with blocks and then knock their construction down with rolling balls.
Download Activity: Block Bowling
In this activity, learners will plan and build a map of a neighborhood.
Download Activity: Block Neighborhood
In this activity, learners will plant grass seed and track the growth of the grass over time.
Download Activity: Grass Seed Hair cups
In this activity, make a sensory bottle with magnetic and non-magnetic items and explore the bottle with a magnet.
Download Activity: Magnetic Sensory Bottles
In this activity, learners will observe the patterns they make as they roll balls down a ramp.
Download Activity: Ramp Painting
In this activity, learners will make predictions and observations as they drop water on waxed paper.
Download Activity: Water Drop Exploration
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