Now Announcing: Family Activities Available on Museum Grounds Starting THIS WEEKEND!
Beginning this Friday, June 19, we’re taking the next step in gradually welcoming visitors back to the Discovery Center by providing outdoor hands-on activity stations on our grounds. Learn more here!
At-Home STEM Activities: Ice Cube Race
Learn how different colors interact with heat in this simple solar-powered activity!
This activity is geared toward elementary-level learners, but can easily scale up or down depending on existing science knowledge. Younger children may appreciate performing the experiment with less emphasis on the background and concluding information, while older students may choose to supplement this lesson with in-depth research on wavelengths and energy.
At-Home STEM Activities: Make Your Own Sundial
Tell time with nothing more than the sun and a few household objects!
This sunny-day activity is geared toward elementary and middle-school learners: it requires an ability to read time and to find magnetic north with a compass (with or without assistance).
At-Home STEM Activities: Make Your Own Bouncy Ball
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!)
At-Home STEM Activities: Paper Mountains
Create your own world of mountains and valleys, and watch the effects of a rainstorm!
Appropriate for pre-k and up, with supervision (mess potential!)
