DIY Experiments
Perfect for teachers, parents, and budding scientists!
Fun science activities to try at home or in the classroom!
STATION 1:
GOO-OLOGY
Ooblek
Children and parents will investigate the properties (look, feel, smell, etc.) of a substance that isn't quite a solid or liquid.
Explor-ick
Children and parents will investigate another substance that isn't quite a solid or liquid.
Digestion
Children will observe a demonstration of “Digestion in a zipper bag.” Lesson plan available online.
Compost
Children will investigate compost for signs of life, and describe what they find.
STATION 2:
ANIMALS ALL AROUND US
Cockroaches
Participants will be able to handle live insects, and discuss their lifestyles with volunteers.
Camouflage
Children can handle furs, play camouflage games, and color camouflaged animal pictures.
Skulls
Children can handle and observe animal skulls, and investigate the differences between meat-eaters, plant-eaters, and omnivores.
STATION 3:
UP, UP, & AWAY!
Airplanes
Children can practice flying paper airplanes, and modify a plane to take with them.
Cloud Racing
Children can use a straw and a cotton ball to simulate wind blowing clouds.
Floating & Falling
Using a fan and a cylinder, a vertical wind chamber will be created. Children and parents can use helicopter patterns, Dixie cups, and assorted paper materials to make items to test in the wind chamber.
Station 4:
HUMAN-BODY EXPERIMENTS
Health in Your World
Your Bones & Muscles
What makes your muscles burn? Get moving and learning with this simple experiment, no materials needed.
Your Heart & Circulatory System
Use your own heartbeat to learn about your heart and circulatory system. All you need is a timer!
Your Senses & Nervous System
Test your reaction time and see if you can improve. All you need is a ruler and a friend!
Your Lungs and Respiratory System
All you need is a straw for this oxygen-centered experiment!
Your Digestive System
Test your tastebuds with this simple yet effective look into your digestive system.
Your Immune System
How can potatoes help you learn about your own immune system? Check out this experiment to find out!