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Looking for science activities to do at home? Check out our list of ideas below!

At-Home ACTIVITIES 

Indoor Fun for the Whole Family 

Coffee Filter Earth (English) Provided by Nantucket Community School
El planeta Tierra en un filtro de café (Español) Provided by Nantucket Community School


Upcycled Greenhouses (English) Provided by Nantucket Community School
Recipientes mini invernaderos (Español) Provided by Nantucket Community School


Shadows (English) Provided by Nantucket Community School

Las sombras (Español) Provided by Nantucket Community School


Sink or Float/Ice Excavation (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/National Informal STEM Education Network
¿Se hunde o flota?/Excavar hielo (Español) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/National Informal STEM Education Network


Pantry Playdough (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association
Prepara Plastilina de Despensa (Español) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/Nantucket Community School


Sustainable City Challenge (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association
Construir una Ciudad Sostenible (Español) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/Nantucket Community School


When life gives you lemons….experiment! (Invisible Ink, Fizzy lemon suds, Cleaning/Aging Pennies) (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association 

Experimentos con limones (Español) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association


Ice and Ice Cream Experiments (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association
Hielo y helado (Español) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/Nantucket Community School


Paper Mountains (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/National Informal STEM Education Network
Montañas de papel (Español) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/National Informal STEM Education Network


The Magic of Soap (English) Provided by Mass Audubon


Racing Colors of the Rainbow (English) Provided by UMass Field Station


Ocean Acidification in a Cup (English) Provided by Nantucket Land Council

Outdoor Adventures, Citizen Science, and Service Projects

Make a Bird Feeder/Bird Observations (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association
Comedero para Pájaros (Español) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/Nantucket Community School


Investigating Clouds (English) Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/National Informal STEM Education Network Foundation
Observando Las Nubes (Español)  Provided by Maria Mitchell Association/National Informal STEM Education Network Foundation


Do You Know Clouds Have Names (English) Book by Becca Hatheway, Kerry Zarlengo, and Peggy LeMone


Have to Have a Habitat & Habitats (English) Provided by Nantucket Conservation Foundation


Social Distancing Bioblitz (English) Provided by Linda Loring Nature Foundation


Globe Rain Gauge & App (English & Español) Provided by National Informal STEM Education Network/NASA

Nantucket Macroplastic Notebook (English) Provided by UMass Field Station


Nantucket Wind Litter Notebook (English) Provided by UMass Field Station

Space/Night Activities

Make a Moon Calendar/Calculator Instructions (English) Provided by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab


Jr. Ranger Night Explorer (complete booklet and receive night explorer badge!) (English) – Provided by National Informal STEM Education Network/National Park Service


Nebula Spin Art (English) Provided by National Informal STEM Education Network/Maria Mitchell Association
Nebulosa con Arte Giratorio (Español) Provided by National Informal STEM Education Network/Maria Mitchell Association

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