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.

Grunions spawn out of the water

Grunions reproduce by coming completely out of the water to spawn on beaches

Phenomena

This sailboat hovers above the water

How does this boat lift out of the water and why?

Phenomena

This cloud is trapped in a canyon

San Diego's many canyons create some interesting weather-related phenomena.

Phenomena

Scuba divers can breathe under water

How can a scuba tank carry enough air for a diver for such a long period of time?

Phenomena

Model Viruses

Virus Models

Activities

Make Your Own Red Cabbage pH Indicator

Turn Cabbage into a pH Indicator.

Activities

May and June receive fewer sunny days.

Why are there less sunny days in May and June?

Phenomena

There are rivers in the sky

There are rivers in the sky called atmospheric rivers

Phenomena

Large balls of ice can fall from the sky

How does hail stay suspended in the air?

Phenomena

Lizards regrow their tails

Many of the lizards found around San Diego are capable of autotomy

Phenomena

Algal blooms can turn the ocean red

Why does the ocean turn red?

Phenomena

Green flash appears on the horizon

What causes the green flash?

Phenomena

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