Family Activities
Science is about ideas. Teaching is about bringing it to life.
Use these free parent activities to turn your home into a lab and let the magic of “doing” begin! Engage your students with topics relevant to their life to underscore the power of science that impacts our world, and more.
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Don't Slip!
In this family activity students measure, record and graph the frictional force between a block of wood and 3M™ Sandpaper.
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How Strong is It?
In this family activity, students work in groups to explore the properties of Post-it® Notes and determine the amount of force required to pull them across a plane.
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Interaction at a Distance
In this family activity students explore magnetic strength and how combining magnets can increase it.
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Numbers in Nature
This simple activity helps build appreciation for the complex structures found in the natural world.
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Strong as Newspaper!
In this family activity, students make a simple but strong structure from tubes made from rolled up newspaper.
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Tornado in a Bottle
Simulate a tornado with this handmade contraption and learn some weather science along the way.