Chocolate Crystal Concoctions
Act like an experimental chocolatier and determine how different melting and cooling procedures impact the shine, hardness, and texture of finished chocolate.
Blog: These Student Filmmakers Have Science Stories to Tell
Student video competitions engage the minds of future science communicators.
Going to Extremes: Chia Seeds From Outer Space
In this activity, students will devise an experiment to find out whether chia seeds are still able to grow after exposure to extreme conditions like the ones we may find on other planets. This activity was created by MAVEN Outreach and Education to help teach about NASA’s MAVEN mission to Mars.
Blog: Battle of the Bots
An international robotics competition challenges high schoolers to fund, design, and build an intelligent, semi-autonomous robot.
Make a Model Eardrum to Detect Sound Waves
Create a model eardrum to visualize sound vibrations, and then use a smartphone to identify your model’s natural frequencies.
Make an Art Machine
Safely find, build, or hack a machine that makes any kind of art.
About the Science Club
SciFri’s Science Club is a month-long challenge in which we ask you to go out, do science, and share it with others.
Blog: Teaching Digital Design Using New World Studio
Teenage girls learn computational design in a collaborative weeklong workshop at the New York Hall of Science.
Make A Wire Critter That Can Walk On Water
Learn how insects have inspired engineers and design your own water-walking critter using thin wire and your knowledge of surface tension.
Zip Line Zoo
In this activity from Bedtime Math, you’ll build a stuffed-animal zip line and practice measuring time, distance, and angles.