Logistics
The Bell Game — Fun in 15 Minutes
What can you do when your planned activity ends 15 minutes before your meeting ends? A bell quiz of relevant questions is a great option to plug that hole.
Modules
DNA Discovery
Most children have heard about DNA, whether in terms of police detective work, discovering one’s ancestry, fighting cancer and other diseases, or most recently in the new highly effective mRNA vaccines. This module provides even young students the information to better understand what DNA is, and how it is essential to all life.
Modules
Amino Acids and Proteins — The Building Blocks of Life
This module introduces students to proteins, crucial to all life and life processes, and the amino acids from which they are made.
Modules
The Periodic Table – It’s Elemental!
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT) to mark the 150th anniversary of the Mendeleev periodic table. This iconic resource, a vital tool for all who learn and work in science, provides ample opportunities to engage even the youngest students. You do not have to wait for the next anniversary to include a periodic table session in your science enrichment program.
Modules
Electronic Components: Inside the Black Box
To most people the electronic devices they encounter daily are simply black boxes. What’s underneath the screen of a tablet, inside the TV, or behind the touch pad of the microwave? This module introduces children to the basic components that make up every electronic circuit.
Toolbox
Simple Games to Use with Children
Games most young children already know how to play are popular station activities. A printer and cardstock are all you need to create your own science-based versions. Alternatively, inexpensive blank playing cards are readily available online. Attaching printed text and images with clear packing tape produces sturdy, long-wearing cards. An Read more…
Modules
The Carbon Cycle
In this module, each student represents a carbon atom. The purpose of the activity is to show how carbon atoms move through the environment over time, known as the “carbon cycle”.