Hands On Activities

Buddy

A Colorful Hypothesis

Help your child understand and apply the term "hypothesis," and investigate the science of color.

Buddy making a shadow

Dinosaur Hand Shadows

Help your child learn and create the shape of various dinosaurs and pterosaurs (and other creatures from the Mesozoic Era).

Erupting volcano

Eruption!

Help your child understand how a volcano forms, and what causes it to erupt, and make a model of a volcano that demonstrates a safe chemical reaction.

Dr. Scott

Even Bigger Than T. rex!

Help your child comprehend the size of some gigantic dinosaurs.

Buddy flying with Tiny and Don

Pterosaur Plane

Help your child understand the science behind how pterosaurs, birds, bats, and paper airplanes glide through the air.

Buddy and Tiny

Smell This!

Help your child investigate his sense of smell and explore how it is connected to the sense of taste.

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