Innovation
20 Results
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CDC Features New Solve the Outbreak iPad App
Many jobs are emerging in the field of public health. Give your teen or young adult a glimpse into the life of a working epidemiologist with this new free iPad app produced by the CD…
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Virtual Robotics Lab
This in-depth activity allows students to study, build, and interact with a virtual robot named Iris and learn how she works. Note: When you open the webpage, click on “Continue with…
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Build an Air Powered Bottle Rocket in 30 Minutes
Children will enjoy building this thirty minute rocket. They will only need some easy supplies.
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Similar Triangles: Using Parallax to Measure Distance
Children will learn about motion parallax and will get to use it inorder to measure the distance of space objects.
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Make A Spaceship
Design and build your own spaceship, space station or satellite. What features will you add to make your creation safe as it travels in space? This is a fun space activity for student…
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Launch a Rocket from a Spinning Planet
In this activity, your students can learn more about how the Earth's rotation affects the path of a rocket.
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Space Shuttle - Online Flight Simulator
In this online simulation, your students can learn about what it was like to fly the space shuttle. They can do a real-time launch sequence, a sixty second launch sequence, or skip t…
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Follow the Falling Meteorite
In this activity, your students can use triangulation techniques to locate a fallen meteorite. Extended math applications can be added to this activity. (Picture Credit to Dr. Svend Buhl)
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Making a Comet in the Classroom
In this activity, you can make a comet in front of the class using dry ice and a variety of other materials.
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Tails of Wonder
In this game, your students can help the Stardust spacecraft capture comet dust and bring it back to Earth.
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Hole-In-One
The Genesis spacecraft has a device called the ion concentrator that is used to collect specific types of solar wind. In this activity, your students can learn more about how it work…
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Here Comes the Heat
Often, waves in the electromagnetic spectrum not visible to the naked eye are all scientists have to go on to learn about distant objects in space. In this activity, your students ca…
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Cooling with Sunshades
In this activity, your students can learn more about heat and how it can affect different substances both on Earth and in space. They'll get to make a simple device to test the phase…
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Roaming Robots: Build Your Own Underwater Robot
The ocean is home to some amazing creatures. Have your child splash into sea exploration with this activity. Make your own robot! This activity is for an engaged student.
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Do Warmer Seas Make Stronger Hurricanes?
Do warmer sea temperatures increase the intensity of hurricanes? Children can learn the answer by going through this activity!
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Mechanical Grabber
Using materials around the house, this activity helps kids learn how to design and build a mechanical grabber. The kids that developed this project needed a tool to pick up trash arou…
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DIY Aqua Scope
Does your child want to learn about life under water? They should make an aqua scope and do just that!
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Robot Movement
This is a fun project where kids get to build a robot and maze to learn the mechanics behind it's movement.
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In the Air and All Around
This project is ideal for childrean 3rd-5th grade. This activity will show what's in the air and all around you. Using everyday materials like petroleum jelly and index cards, they ca…
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Build and Surf an Origami Hang Glider on a Wave of Air
Your students won’t believe how long and far these paper gliders can fly! Show them this video where they will learn how to make their own, how it works, and how to get the best flig…
