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Activities & Resources

Explore a wealth of engaging STEM activities and resources that will spark your curiosity and inspire your love for science. Our hands-on activities are designed to be done from the comfort of your own home, so you can learn and explore at your own pace. With easy-to-follow instructions and accessible materials, you can dive right in and start exploring the wonders of science.

This cloud is trapped in a canyon

San Diego's many canyons create some interesting weather-related phenomena.

Phenomena

Ants travel in lines

Why do ants move in lines?

Phenomena

Lizard tails twitch when separated from body

A lizard can severe its own tail on command

Phenomena

Pencil Pincushion

Why do we use polythene for packing materials?

Activities, Demonstrations

Green flash appears on the horizon

What causes the green flash?

Phenomena

Sewage water is recycled for irrigation

How do we recycle sewage water?

Phenomena

Monarch Butterflies migrate great distances

What causes Monarchs to migrate in the first place?

Phenomena

Paper Chromatography

While water can dissolve the black inks, we need paper to more clearly separate the different colored inks

Activities, Demonstrations

Make Your Own Red Cabbage pH Indicator

Turn Cabbage into a pH Indicator.

Activities

This sailboat hovers above the water

How does this boat lift out of the water and why?

Phenomena

Upcycling

How do we lessen our negative impact on the environment?

Activities

Halos form around the Sun

What causes a halo to appear around the sun?

Phenomena

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