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. 

Halos form around the Sun

What causes a halo to appear around the sun?
Phenomena

Make Your Own Red Cabbage pH Indicator

Turn Cabbage into a pH Indicator.
Activities

Sewage water is recycled for irrigation

How do we recycle sewage water?
Phenomena

Paper Chromatography

While water can dissolve the black inks, we need paper to more clearly separate the different colored inks
Activities, Demonstrations

Flying Coffee Cups

Explore the Magnus Effect
Activities, Demonstrations

Monarch Butterflies migrate great distances

What causes Monarchs to migrate in the first place?
Phenomena

Green flash appears on the horizon

What causes the green flash?
Phenomena

Large balls of ice can fall from the sky

How does hail stay suspended in the air?
Phenomena

Dry dock vessels can sink and float

Right under the Coronado Bridge is California's largest floating drydock.
Phenomena

Automatic garage doors stop working

The frustration of an improperly functioning garage door opener
Phenomena

There are rivers in the sky

There are rivers in the sky called atmospheric rivers
Phenomena

Jets are louder at night than during the day

Airport noise at Miramar is louder at night than during the day, but why?
Phenomena

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