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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.

Pencil Pincushion

Why do we use polythene for packing materials?

Activities, Demonstrations

Rocket trails move sideways through the sky

Why do rockets appear to move sideways?

Phenomena

Car Craze Camp: Laws of Motion

How does Newton's Three Laws of Motion affect the objects around us?

Activities, Demonstrations

This sailboat hovers above the water

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

Phenomena

Paragliders at Torrey Pines can launch and land in the same spot

Hang gliders and paragliders can launch from and land on the cliffs of Torrey Pines.

Phenomena

The ocean glows blue at night

What causes a bioluminescent display at the surface of the ocean?

Phenomena

Lizard tails twitch when separated from body

A lizard can severe its own tail on command

Phenomena

Great Whites Gather in the Pacific

Trackers on great white sharks in the Pacific reveal that sharks gather in a remote location

Phenomena

Pacific coast is colder than Atlantic coast

What does Earth's rotation have to do with ocean temperatures off San Diego?

Phenomena

Flying Coffee Cups

Explore the Magnus Effect

Activities, Demonstrations

Thousands of leopard sharks gather off the coast of La Jolla

Every year, starting in June, thousands of leopard sharks gather off the coast of La Jolla near

Phenomena

The Catalina Eddy

What causes the Catalina eddy, and when does it typically appear?

Phenomena

The Fleet Science Center invites you to connect to the power of science through FLEETtv!

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