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.

Salt Crystal Sun-catcher

Salt Crystal Sun-catcher

Activities, Projects & Builds

Pumpkin Patch near Anza-Borrego

Geologic phenomenon called the Pumpkin Patch

Phenomena

Curtains of clouds form near the coast

San Diego's marine layer creates a cloud "curtain" that hovers over the coast.

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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

Wildfire season is more intense after a wet rainy season

What is the cause-and-effect relationship between an intense rainy season followed by an intense wildfire season?

Phenomena

Make Your Own Red Cabbage pH Indicator

Turn Cabbage into a pH Indicator.

Activities

Some rainbows are white

Some rainbows are white and are called white rainbows or fogbows

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

The Catalina Eddy

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

Phenomena

Pacific coast is colder than Atlantic coast

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

Phenomena

Coyote sightings in residential neighborhoods

San Diego residents reported an increase in coyote sightings in suburban neighborhoods

Phenomena

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

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