Science

Insta-worms: In this activity students become polymer chemists who will make gelatinous worms. Kids will learn about chemical reactions and polymers by squirting sodium alginate into a calcium chloride solution, immediately changing the sodium alginate from a liquid to a solid. As an extra bonus, students will walk away with their very own squishy “worm.”

Overnight Crystal Garden: In this activity kids will use Epsom salt to grow their very own crystals. Try making a few jars of crystals to see how differently they grow, some crystal gardens may be delicate and lacy, other may be more rocky and gem like.

Human Lung Simulator:  In this activity kids will learn about air pressure and how the human body works by making a model of the human lung with a pop bottle, straw and balloons

Technology

Bits and Bricks LEGO®: In this online interactive coding game kids will create a sequence of small behaviour blocks that tell Bit the robot what to do. Bits and Bricks is part of the LEGO® Hour of Code, a global project aiming to teach millions of kids how to code. You can find many versions of Hour of Code to try out. For ideas on how to create your own DIY coding game without a computer check out Little Bins for Little Hands.

Scratch Programming Series: In this series of activities kids will use a friendly programming language to create simple video games and interactive videos. The objective of Scratch is to get students to learn programming basics, including “if-then” logic and the use of variables.

Burglar Alarm: In this activity students will make a burglar alarm that they can use to protect something precious to them. Kids will learn about circuitry, conductors, insulators, and electricity through this simple 30-minute activity.

Engineering

Elastic Powered Car: In this activity students will make a car powered by an elastic engine. Rather than converting chemical potential energy to kinetic energy like your family car, this car converts elastic potential energy to kinetic energy. Kids will learn about energy and how it can change from one form to another.

Crash Test Cars:  This experiment is a twist on the classic egg-drop engineering challenge. Kids must design and build their own car that can keep an egg (passenger) safe under normal driving condition and in the event of a crash.

Motorized Wiggly-Jiggly Pens: In this activity, students get to set-up and connect their own electric motor, and make their own wacky pens! Electric motors are extremely useful, and can be found in tonnes of familiar items, from blenders and mixers, to computers and cars!

Math

Kindergarten Math:

Ice Cream Math Activity: In this activity kids will glue “ice cream” scoops on to cones to have a visual representation of numbers. Ice cream might be fun and yummy to eat, but it can also be used as a treat that will get your child excited about practicing important math concepts!

Button Board Activity: In this activity kids will get to explore various shapes, letters, numbers, patterns and even symmetry by wrapping string or yarn around colourful buttons.

Elementary School Math:

Bake a Batch of Fractions: In this fun and edible activity kids will practice adding and subtracting fractions in a chocolate chip cookie recipe. Double the batch or halve the batch, either way you and your kid will have a great time learning and baking together!

Face-Off Integer Card Game:  In this activity kids will get to practice how to add and subtract numbers. This activity includes some elements of suspense, speed and even prizes that all help build math confidence!

High School Math:

Use Algebra to Find the Best-Priced Pizza: In this activity students will compare two pizza parlors to find out which parlor has the best deal of pizza per cost. This activity helps budding scholars see how math helps with real life, and it won't be too hard to "stomach" the results!

Toothpick Puzzles: In this activity students will practice their spatial reasoning and problem solving skills by rearranging toothpicks to make certain shapes.