Alphabet Mix
Students connect letters with their related sounds and will enjoy creating and learning new words with this engaging activity.
Black and White Makes Color
Spin a CD with a Benham’s Disk pattern on top and observe an interesting optical effect. The black and white pattern on...
Born From An Egg – 3D Model
Students have fun using a model to sort animals into 2 categories: those born from an egg and those not born from...
Brace Yourself
How will an earthquake, simulated by shaking, affect a “building” made of linked squares? How can the square “stories” be cross-braced to...
Breadboard Circuits
Provide students with opportunities to create a basic circuit, build a portable version, and explore parallel and series circuits!
Buzz Off
Give this little noisemaker a whirl to learn about the effects of air passing over a taut rubber band. As it vibrates,...
Car on a Roll
Model cars teach students about motion along inclined planes, friction, gravity, momentum, and potential vs. kinetic energy. The models do not need...
Checkbook Window Shopping
Go “shopping” using checks to pay for products and learn techniques to accurately keep track of checkbook balances.
Colors of Light
White light is actually a combination of different colors. This easy-to-build spectroscope creates a rainbow pattern (spectrum) by separating incoming light into...
Connect-a-pult
Many catapult designs have evolved over the centuries. The new connect-a-pult demonstrates common items being re-purposed with the aid of a little...
Critter Capsule
Build student curiosity about motion, center of mass, and inertia with this fun activity! Use this activity as a tool to discuss...
Design a House
Design and build a house using different materials. Explore what is possible. Relate what exists to dreams of what can be.
Design a Town
Working together, students design and build a town using different types of materials. In this process, students will explore the elements of...
Egg Drop
Students build a “vehicle” designed to prevent a dropped egg from breaking. In the process, they discover that combining simple materials with...
Electric Wind Generator
The Electric Wind Generator activity uses recyclable materials to explore how the power of wind can generate clean, renewable energy. Using a...