Science & Art Workshops
E= Elementary M = Middle H= High School
level
Altered States
(EM) Explore states of matter and changes in state. Make
slime!
Bubble Geometry
(EMH) Learn several bubble tricks
and techniques, including the Bubble Caterpillar, the Bubble Cube, Bubbles
inside Bubbles, the Ballerina Bubble, and the Incredible Shrinking Bubble!
Cooperative Art Games (EMH) Students compete in small groups to
assemble a hidden sculpture!
Human Solar System (MH) Learn how the planets revolve in relation
to each other.
Jello Lab (MH) See how lenses work by carving them
yourself. Requires a darkened space.
Kirigami
(EMH) Kirigami
is the Japanese art of paper folding and cutting to create patterns that can
resemble stars, flowers or snowflakes, or even Celtic knot design. Great
math extension.
Moebius Bands
(EM) Explore the science of
topology by making interweaving wristbands.
Physics for Artists
(EMH) Discover the relationship
between the colors of light and colors of pigment.
Pinhole Optics
(EM) Learn how light travels by
making a camera obscura.
Shadows in Space
(MH) Discover what causes an
eclipse and other mysteries about the earth, moon, and sun.
Six-Pack of Science
(EM) Use the scientific
method to discover why some pop cans sink and others float.
Solar System in Scale
(MH) Learn exactly why they call
it “space”.
