February is Black History Month—let’s celebrate now (and throughout the year), by learning about some Black leaders, visionaries, and innovators in the STEM fields, as well as some organizations that are working to help historically underrepresented groups achieve their academic and career goals in science!

Make your own bouncy ball with this easy at-home recipe

A fun all-ages activity, with adult supervision required for younger learners (mess potential!)

Join one of our educators for an at-home science demonstration about invisibility!

Join one of our educators for a series of at-home science demonstrations on atmospheric pressure!

In this introduction to coding, learn how computers store information in numerical format and test your skills at reading & writing in binary!

Geared toward upper elementary through middle school learners.

Formulate the diameter of the moon using proportions.

This activity is geared toward middle- and high schoolers due to the mathematical component.

Learn how clouds form—and see it in action!—with this at-home science lesson and video demonstration.

Be a community scientist by logging today’s cloud cover. Learn how here!

Join us as we walk through the surprisingly simple process of creating your own pH indicator paper! Appropriate for all ages with adult supervision.

Bid “happy retirement” to the Spitzer Space Telescope in this lesson all about an underappreciated substance in space (and our homes): DUST!

Includes activities appropriate for grade levels K-2 and 3-5

Hone your hands-on science skills by recording astronomical data from home

Need an enriching activity for the whole family? This ongoing project can be completed as a group! Build skills in observation, astronomical understanding, writing, sketching/fine motor skills, and more by creating a Night Sky Journal of observational fieldnotes.

Can be modified to incorporate various age/grade/skill levels.

As NASA and others talk about more, longer trips to the Moon and plans for a mission to Mars, we have to consider the hostile environments we’ll encounter and the limits on our equipment. What qualities and technological capabilities will astronauts need in order to make those journeys?

In this lesson, adapted from our 2020 Term 3 Homeschool Workshop, we practice critical thinking, analysis, and discussion skills, and ask ourselves: what does it mean to do something not in spite of it being hard, but because it is hard?

Geared toward grades 6-8.

Create a scale model of the Earth and Sun with craft supplies in your own home!

This activity is a hands-on lesson in proportions, scale, and relative sizes in the solar system.

Geared toward middle- and high schoolers due to the mathematical component.

Get to know the stars…including one very special star in particular!

Geared toward pre-K and lower-elementary level students.