A compilation of resources and activities for a Community Science Event. This information was developed by Debbie Curry from Iowa State University Extension.

Resources

The Experiential Learning Model
Helping Your Child Learn Science
Helping Your Child Learn Science Tip Sheet
Science Education for 4-H Youth with Family and Consumer Sciences Applications
Successful Use of Hands-on Science Activities
Tips for Activity Leaders
Tips for a Successful Community Science Event
Youth Learning Characteristics

Activities

3-2-1 Pop! The Amazing Human Machine Intro Activity Animal Migration Calculator Kalah Can You See Me Now? Carrying Capacity: How many coyotes can live in a woodlands? Chances Are Yum Chromatography Color Changers Color Climbers Colored Water Chemistry Developing Detecting Skills Earthquake! Fizz & Bubble! Floaters and Sinkers Floating Fish Food Chains and Food Webs The Game of Life Glurch Meets Oobleck Good Vibrations Insulators and Conductors Introduce Yourself to a Worm Lights, Sound, Action! M&M Estimation

Magnetic Pickups Mars Survival Kits Oobleck Paper Rockets Phases of the Moon Planet Scavenger Hunt A Recipe for Life Rockets Away! Ship Shape Shuttle on a String Simple Electric Circuits Skimmer Regatta Slippery Situation Sounds Around the Kitchen Straws and Suction: An Uplifting Experience Strength and Structures Super Spinner Surprise! Survival of the Fittest? Technology in a Bag Tennis Ball Stomp Trading Traits Wee Cyclo-Saur-Us What Puts the Fizz in Alka-Seltzer(TM) What Animal is This?

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