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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.

Early Childhood Exploration

Practicing science process skills early and often is important for children’s brain development.

Activities, Projects & Builds

Halos form around the Sun

What causes a halo to appear around the sun?

Phenomena

Lizard tails twitch when separated from body

A lizard can severe its own tail on command

Phenomena

Large balls of ice can fall from the sky

How does hail stay suspended in the air?

Phenomena

Rex the Lion Balances on One Foot

Image: San Diego Zoo Global

Phenomena

This sailboat hovers above the water

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

Phenomena

There are rivers in the sky

There are rivers in the sky called atmospheric rivers

Phenomena

Trees get most of their dry mass from the air

The Moreton Bay Fig Tree, behind the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park

Phenomena

Jets are louder at night than during the day

Airport noise at Miramar is louder at night than during the day, but why?

Phenomena

This cloud is trapped in a canyon

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

Phenomena

Hot air balloons in Temecula float in the sky

Use hot air balloons to explore weather patterns and properties of air.

Phenomena

Inertia

The Law of Inertia

Activities

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