Tessellation And Miura Folds
Make an origami fold that can compress rigid materials, and study the tessellation it creates!
Build An Ultra High-Speed Toy Out Of Paper
Make a paper toy that spins thousands of times per minute, and then measure, and try to modify, its speed.
Investigating Community Food Webs: The Ecological Importance of Spiders
Students design and construct their own webs out of yarn and paper plates, test how effective they are at capturing Ping-Pong “pests,” and see how the removal of pests affects crop yield.
Celebrate World Science Day by Doing Science!
A collection of science experiments and activities to celebrate World Science Day
Splat! Model Lunar Impacts Using Water Balloons
In this resource from International Observe the Moon Night, use water balloons to model how the moon’s largest impact basins were created.
Remaster the Golden Record
Nearly 40 years ago, two Voyager spacecraft left our planet carrying gold-plated records of information about Earth’s organisms and cultures. This activity challenges your students to craft a contemporary Golden Record of sounds, images, and information portraying the diversity of life and culture on Earth.
Go Mothing!
All you need to observe moths is a sheet, a light, and good weather.
Burping Bioacoustics
Explore the field of bioacoustics by recording and analyzing the sound waves of human burps.
Make a Squid Print
Observe the different features of a squid from your local market and then create a squid print where you can document your findings.
Discuss the Applications and Implications of Metal Foam
What responsibility, if any, do scientists and the public have to make sure new technologies are developed for the purpose of good? Have students discuss this issue by brainstorming possible uses for a new metal foam and then deciding who should address unintended uses of that technology.