Innovation
17 Results
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Solar Oven
This simple project show kids the power the sun can have and how we can use it as energy.
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Energy Blast Exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Take your group to the Energy Blast Exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, where they can learn about innovative ways to provide energy to our homes, schools and bus…
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Egg Carton Snake
Do you like making arts and crafts? Do you want to learn how to make a cool snake out of simple materials such as an egg carton? Check out this cool craft and make your own reptile!
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Robots Quiz
Nothing makes science feel like science fiction more than the world of robots. Test your students’ knowledge of robotics with this quiz! Image courtesy of Science.discovery.com
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iRobot WebQuest
This is a great project for a class or kids at home. This WebQuest teaches kids about robots by having them conduct basic research about robots using the internet. After doing researc…
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Color a Robot
Do your kids like to color or draw? Then check out this website where they can pick a robot, print it out and then color it to make it their own!
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Build an Anemometer - and Measure Wind Speed
With a few simple household items, your students can create an anemometer, a device that measures wind speed. Have them conduct experiments to find out where and when the wind speed …
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Botball
Botball is an educational robotics program where teams of kids work together to build robots and compete in challenges. Help your students join a Botball team or start their own!
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Make a Plankton Net
Children have the opportunity to make their own plankton net. They can use household items to construct the net.
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Wind Turbine
This project wtill explore and teach kids Sir Isaac Newton's principle: for every action there is an equal and opposite reation. This project uses items that students canfind in their…
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PowerUp: The Game
Fossil fuels have been damaging the environment, much of the ecosystem is being destroyed, and people are dying. Students can build wind, sun, and solar power structures and clean up …
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Engineering in Reverse
Learn in reverse! Kids will see how products were designed by taking them apart!
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Make a Lava Lamp
Students will learn about the concepts of density by creating their own lava lamps! This easy project is a great way to explore density and polarity!
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Robot Constructor
This is a game where kids can construct robots to collect golden cubes in a variety of different environments. The game teaches kids the importance of building robots for specific tas…
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Make a Wind Vane
This project will teach your students how to make a wind vane, where to place it so they can know which direction the wind is blowing, and why knowing wind direction is important.
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Jet Propulsion
In this simple activity, your students can learn about jet propulsion.
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Galileos Gravity
If you drop a heavy ball and a light ball off a tower at the same time, which one will hit the ground first? A scientist named Galileo designed this experiment a long time ago to exa…
