Please note: The Academy will close at 3 pm on Thursday, April 18, for Big Bang Gala.
Here you'll find short, lively activities to focus your class trip, or full-period lessons to integrate into your yearly curriculum. Dive in!
Highlights
Students will explore tectonic plate boundaries and different types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.
Could you describe the kelp forest food web as a system?
Investigate why flowers have different shapes and colors.
How does the finite amount of carbon on this planet move around in the environment, from one place to another?
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3rd Grade - 6th Grade
Do you know the relative sizes of the moons in our solar system? Put yourself to the test with some Play-doh.
5th Grade
Explore your neighborhood's ecosystems.
2nd Grade - 8th Grade
What types of natural resources are used to make the objects we use in everyday life? Play bingo to find out!
Preschool - 3rd Grade
Work together to gather natural objects, and build creative structures with them!
Preschool - 3rd Grade
Encourage kids to engage with nature through investigation and observation, in a safe, supportive environment.
3rd Grade - 5th Grade
Help us by exploring the question: How do your local animals get their meals?
Preschool - 1st Grade
How can you turn a snail, worm, or roly-poly into an object of inquiry for a young learner? Ask a few questions!
6th Grade - 10th Grade
In this lesson, students explore the benefits and drawbacks of nuclear energy to decide if it's worth the risk.