Office of Science Outreach

Do-It-Yourself Science Activities

You don't have to go to a laboratory to see cool science in action! Here is a list of resources for DIY science activities, videos, and demos that you can do right at home!

Science-U @ Home

Science-U @ Home

An entire site of do-it-yourself science activities based on ones done at Science-U!

Science-U at Home
Mission: Materials Science

Mission: Materials Science

Materials Science-themed DIY experiments

Mission: Materials Science

Nature Walks

Discover the wonders of nature with these local walking trails and a bingo game!

Foot of camp instructor walking across a log bridge on a trail.
Build a Spaghetti Tower!

Spaghetti Tower

From our Designing the Future camp, how tall can you make a tower using only spaghetti and marshmallows?

A spaghetti tower made by a Virtual Designing the Future camper.
Giant Fingerprint Activity

Giant Fingerprint

This fun activity from our Science-U forensic camps uses ink and a balloon to enlarge and examine the characteristics of fingerprints!

Instructor studies an enlarged fingerprint on a balloon with a camper.
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Finding Turtles

Snapping turtles can bite your finger off with one bite! #science