Ontario Science Centre


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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to explore how water flows up from a tree's roots to its leafy crown.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore inertia as they attempt to whip a strip of paper out from under two coins dangling on the rim of a water glass.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own rock candy. Crystals will grow from a piece of string hanging in a cup of sugar water. The edible crystals may take up to a week to form.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners examine their tongue and taste buds.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a "mini sky" in a glass of water in a dark room.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners try to blow up a balloon hanging inside of an empty bottle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to lift a floating ice cube out of a glass of water using just one end of a piece of string.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners write a secret message in "invisible ink" and then use chemistry to view the writing.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this hands-on activity, learners simulate the crashing and smashing of a meteor impact using household cooking supplies.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this a hands-on activity, learners explore how to put ice cream in an oven without it melting. Ideas in this activity include insulation and cooking.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes