Come and join us for our Online School Science Discoveries!

Learn Food Science, Biology, Neuroscience, and Chemistry from home!

Class Information

• 60 minutes a day for five days
• Classes will be capped at 10 students 
• Dates: May 18,19, 20, 21, and 22
• Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
• Grades: 2nd-3rd
• Equipment requirements:
  • Internet access
  • Computer with webcam and mic, laptop with camera and mic

• Materials for Monday, May 18th
  • ​The Science of Taste
    • ​Parent or adult help
    • Q tips (3)
    • pitcher of water
    • small cup (3)
    • lemon juice
    • sugar
    • salt
    • spoon
    • tablespoon
    • plate
    • lemon flavored treats:
      • candy, lemon slice, juice, cookie, pastry, small cup of lemon pudding/Jello-o *at least 3 different treats
    • paper (~3)
    • pencil
• Materials for Tuesday, May 19th
  • ​Craters on the Moon
    • ​Parent or adult help
    • Pan
    • measuring cups
    • 1 1/2 cups of flour
    • 1/2 cup of Jell-o powder
    • 3/4 cup of baby oil
    • fork
    • 1/2 cup of rocks/pebbles
    • paper (~3)
    • pencil
    • *can choose to do this activity outside if possible.
• Materials for Wednesday, May 20th
  • ​Teasing and Twisting Our Brain
    • ​Parent/adult help
    • Paper to take notes
    • tape
    • glue
    • scissors
    • 4 printed cube riddler (design provided in links below; can be drawn or printed before the start of class)
      • ​Number puzzle pg 1, number puzzle pg 2, number puzzle pg 3, number puzzle pg 4
      • Pattern puzzle pg 1, pattern puzzle pg 2, pattern puzzle pg 3, pattern puzzle pg 4
    • paper/cardstock (to print cubes)
    • pencil
• Materials for Thursday, May 21st
  • ​Making Bubbles
    • parent or adult help
    • ​2 bowls
    • measuring cups
    • tablespoon
    • Glycerin bubble recipe:
      • dishwashing soap (2 cups)
      • water (2 cups)
      • glycerin (8 tablespoons) If glycerin is not available, corn syrup or sugar can be used. Email us for a substitute recipe.
    • paper (~3),
    • pencil
    • Can be done outside if possible.
• Materials for Friday, May 22nd
  • ​Did You Hear or See That?
    • ​Parent or adult help
    • Plastic container (1) can be a yogurt cup, cottage cheese cup or juice bottle.
    • Uncooked beans/rice, pebbles or beads enough to fill half of your container.
    • glue
    • tape
    • colored paper/paper (3 sheets)
    • crayons/markers
    • Optional items to decorate noisemaker: stickers, cut magazine page
    • pencil

For more information, please call Diana at 626-588-7818 or email at diana@youthsciencecenter.org