Above and Beyond Science Activity Block Ideas:
Science Art:
- Shrinky Dink science jewelry and key chains
- Flower/plant pressing and mounting (taxonomy)
- Make recycled paper (decorative)
- Nature Photography
- Nature Fibonacci sequence (math)/Designs in Nature
- Nature Mandalas (drawing)
- Watercolor painting nature
- Sistine Chapel Art
Physics:
- http://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2012/8/3/50-physics-lesson-plans-for-middle-school-students.html (Lots of great ideas and experiments)
- Friction Lab (Cans and washers on different surfaces)
- Tablecloth trick with pennies and flask (Newton’s 1st Law)
- Catapults (Accuracy and Precision)
- Color Changing Milk (Surface Tension)
- Can experiment (Air pressure)
- Double Ball Bounce (collisions)
- Swinging tray (centrifugal force)
- Air Bags and Collisions (Momentum and Collisions)
- Lemon Power (Electricity)
- Make a compass using a needle and magnet (Magnetism)
- Drops of water on a penny (surface tension)
- Egg Drop (momentum and collision/speed and velocity)
- Egg in a bottle (Air Pressure)
- Smoke ring cannon (fluid vortex formation) with dry ice
- Water Bottle Rockets! (Engineering Design, trajectory and projectile motion) http://www.tryengineering.org/sites/default/files/lessons/waterrocket_0.pdf
- Build an earthquake safe building
- Building bridges
Chemistry:
- Exploding Gummy Bear (decomposition reaction)
- Eggsperiment (Osmosis)
- Bubble Lab (Chemistry of Life)
- Elephant’s Toothpaste (H2O2 and KI)
- Pennies to Gold (Alchemy and Alloys/Homogeneous mixtures)
- Periodic Table Bingo
- Make molecule and atomic models
- Homemade Soap
- Ice cream science
- Sharpie pen tie dye/chromatography
- Candy chromatography
- Crystal garden/pipe cleaner crystals (Borax crystal snowflake)
- Titrations and molarity/molar concentrations
- The mole
- Density experiments
- Density Column (density and miscibility)
- Bend water with static electricity
- pH lab with cabbage juice indicator
- Black Snakes or Glow Worms
- Candle Science Magic Trick
- Light, re-light
- Duck Tape Triboluminescence (friction and mechanical energy)
- Electroactive slime
- Endothermic chemical reaction (safe) with citric acid and sodium bicarbonate
- Exothermic chemical reaction with steel wool and vinegar
- Silly putty (homemade using elmer’s glue and borax)
- Diet coke and mentos geyser
- Glow in the dark bubbles
- Invisible ink
- Metamucil Flubber
- Ooblek
- Homemade perfume
- Homemade chapstick
Anatomy and Physiology:
- Perch Dissection
- The Wing and I lab (joint motion and muscle/bone)
- Optical Illusions (Neuroscience for Kids)
- Virtual Surgery http://www.surgerysquad.com/
Sports Science:
- Bowling (Newton’s 2nd Law)
- Table cloth experiment (Newton’s 1st Law)
- Hockey (friction)
- Bocce (Accuracy and Precision)
- The Science of Hackey Sack
- Football punts with paper football (Measure trajectory and projectile motion)
- Balloon Volleyball
- Reaction Time
- Wood Versus Metal
- Cold bounce off
Forensic Science:
- Fingerprint analysis
- Hair and Fiber Analysis
- Crime scene (Mock)
- Blood spatter Analysis
- Ballistics
- Pen/marker chromatography
- White powders lab (Christmas Cookie/Valentine Cookie)
Bioethics:
- Lifeline
- Mock Trial
- Debate topics
- Values Shuffle
- Moral and Ethical Games http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001627/162737e.pdf
Biology:
- Leaf/Seed Taxonomy
- Extracting and Spooling DNA
- Pond water and other protists under microscope
- Outdoor nature scavenger hunt
- Leaf chromatography
- Taxonomy/dichotomous keys outdoors
- Oh Deer! game
- Evolution game (online)
Scientific Method:
- How does (various amounts and/or types of salt) affect plant growth?
- Bromthymol Blue with elodea
- Oil Slick Lab
- Shipwrecked Zoologists!
- Come Fly With Me! how does the weight of paper affect flying distance?
- Consumer product testing
- Penny boat contest
- Nobel Prize Games and Interactives http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/
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