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.

Pumpkin Patch near Anza-Borrego

Geologic phenomenon called the Pumpkin Patch

Phenomena

Salt Crystal Sun-catcher

Salt Crystal Sun-catcher

Activities, Projects & Builds

Eccentric Orbits

Measuring eccentric orbits.

Activities

Some rainbows are white

Some rainbows are white and are called white rainbows or fogbows

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

Large balls of ice can fall from the sky

How does hail stay suspended in the air?

Phenomena

Flying Coffee Cups

Explore the Magnus Effect

Activities, Demonstrations

Rocket trails move sideways through the sky

Why do rockets appear to move sideways?

Phenomena

Fly with jets of water in Mission Bay

For a number of years, a San Diego company in Mission Bay provided rides on a water-powered jetpack.

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

Rain disappears in mid-air

When precipitation occurs, we expect to see and feel it on the ground.

Phenomena

Air pollution spikes dramatically in July

San Diegans received cell phone notifications warning of poor air quality in San Diego

Phenomena

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