Experiments:

The experiment schedule is being developed, here is a partial list:

Mealworms: A Study of Animal Behavior
Leaders: Mary Blair

In nature, mealworms are natural decomposers and are typically found under leaf litter or in old logs. Do you think the mealworms will spend most of their time in the light or in the dark?

Exploring the Rock Cycle
Leaders: Elizabeth Pierce

Learn about the geologic timescale and how the different types of rock in the Earth form, first by making our owns rocks, and then looking at rocks collected from around the world!

Global Warming Tag
Leaders: Emmi Yonekura

Play a game of tag and learn about how thermal and solar radiation interact with greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

The Universe in 3D
Maria Pereira, Antara Basu-Zych and Stephanie Tonnesen

Fly through the Universe and find out what it's made of!

Super Slimy Polymers
Leaders: Daniella Buccella, Victoria Landry, Laura Schacherer and Laura Wingler

Learn what polymers are and make some of your own in this slimy experiment.

Nutritious or Just Delicious?
Leaders: Michelle Hall and Teresa Jacques

Uncover the vitamins and minerals in food to decide if it's worth eating.

Liquid Crystals
Leaders: Jeff Meisner and Noah Tremblay

Make your own liquid crystal thermometer.

Bouncy Balls
Leaders: Yunging Lin and Kuo-Ying Hail

Discover the properties of bouncy balls by making one yourself.

Fun Fractals
Leaders: Heidi Perry and Lucy Robinson

Discover and name your own fractal (a shape that looks the same no matter how close you zoom in on it!).

The Nervous System
Leaders: Nidhi Gangadhar and Christina Doyle

Your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin send messages to your brain, where stimuli from the external world are changed into neural signals that we perceive as colors we can see, sounds that we hear, odors we smell, flavors we can taste, and pressure that we feel. We are going to explore some of these senses to understand how they work.