Activity Cards

2019 At-Home Activities    

BGSU Chemistry Department - Ice Cream Science – At Home

BGSU Geology Department - Make Your Own Fossil!
- Color the Trilobite
- How Old Is That Fish

BGSU  Herpetarium - Herpetarium Lab Activity Book

BGSU Dining Hydroponics - Hydroponics Coloring Page
- Freddy Falcon Maze

BGSU School of Teaching and Learning: AYA Program - Butterflies!
– Painted Lady Butterfly Care Sheet

BGSU Student Nutrition Association - What's in Your Cereal?

Bowling Green Energy Project - Investigating Home Insulation and Temperature

Boy Scouts of America - FPG-9 Build and Fly

Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West - Galaxy Slime
– I Want To Hold Your Robotic Hand

GrowNextGen.org - What’s in Your Water?
- Macroinvertebrates, Where Do They Live?

Heidelberg University - Traversable Walk

Heritage Sylvania- Rock Candy Science

Lial Catholic School
- Geometric Structures - What is the tallest freestanding structure you can build?

Lourdes - Static Electricity Balloon Experiments

NWO Montessori - Float or Sink

Positive People Partners - 21 True Happiness Words Of Wisdom

SSOE - Building a Simple Motor
- Popsicles Stick Catapult

Thayer Family Dealers - Build a Simple Electric Motor

Toledo Zoo and Aquarium - Inquiry Ethograms

Toledo Astronomical Association

- Moon Flip Book Instructions
Moon Flip Book pg. 1
Moon Flip Book pg. 2
Moon Phase Dial

- Moon Rise and Set Time Wheel Instructions
Pop Up Globe pg. 1
Pop Up Globe pg. 2
Star Wheel pg. 1
Star Wheel pg. 2

- Star Clock Instructions
Star Clock
Star Clock pg. 1
Star Clock pg. 2

WGTE - Dinosaur Train Printable Dinosaur Cards
- Our Family Recipes Family Fun

Wood County Hospital - Germ Experiment—Where Do Germs Grow in Your House??!

 

2018 At-Home Activities   

BGSU Chemistry Department - Ice Cream Science – At Home

BGSU Department of Engineering Technologies - What is a carbon footprint?

BGSU Dining - Play Dough’s Garden

BGSU Geology Department - Make Your Own Fossil!
- Color the Trilobite
- How Old Is That Fish

BGSU  Herpetarium - Herpetarium Lab Activity Book

BGSU School of Teaching and Learning: AYA Program - Butterflies!
– Painted Lady Butterfly Care Sheet

BOSEF - Run-off

BP - Fluffy Slime

Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West - Galaxy Slime
– I Want To Hold Your Robotic Hand

Heidelberg University - Making a Tangram Puzzle

Imagination Station - Button Flywheel

Lial Catholic School
- Geometric Structures - What is the tallest freestanding structure you can build?

Lourdes - Static Electricity Balloon Experiments

Metroparks Toledo - Toothpick Star

NWO Montessori - Float or Sink

Ostrowski Lab/ Department of Chemistry - Homemade UVVisibile Flashlight

Saint Rose Catholic School - Kindness Rocks

Sylvania Historical Village - Science in the History Kitchen

Toledo Astronomical Association

- Moon Flip Book Instructions
Moon Flip Book pg. 1
Moon Flip Book pg. 2
Moon Phase Dial

- Moon Rise and Set Time Wheel Instructions
Pop Up Globe pg. 1
Pop Up Globe pg. 2
Star Wheel pg. 1
Star Wheel pg. 2

- Star Clock Instructions
Star Clock
Star Clock pg. 1
Star Clock pg. 2

 

2017 At-Home Activities

BGSU Chemistry Department - Ice Cream Science – At Home

BGSU Child Development Lab - Salad Spinner Art
- Warming Tray Art

BGSU Department of Physics & Astronomy - The Never-ending Bubble
- Observe The Sun With A Pinhole Viewer

BGSU Department of Sociology - Water Use Chart

BGSU Early Childhood Science Program - Edible Play Dough
- Slime

BGSU Environmental Service Club - Oil Spill STEM Challenge

BGSU Geology Department - Make Your Own Fossil!
- What Soil Makes the Best Mud Pies?

BGSU School of Earth, Environment and Society - Spatial Literacy - Environmental Science Through a Drone’s Eye

BGSU School of Teaching and Learning: AYA Program - Butterflies!
– Painted Lady Butterfly Care Sheet

Bowling Green Curling Club - Ice Cube Curling: Let’s Explore Friction

Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West  - Sun Paper

GrowNextGen.org - What’s in Your Water?

Heidelberg University - Making a Tangram Puzzle

Horizon Science Academy Toledo - Do-It-Yourself Slime

Imagination Station - Button Flywheel

K-12  - Science Lesson on the Skeletal System
- Bones and Muscles of the Arm sheet

Lourdes University - Static Electricity Balloon Experiments

Mercy College of Ohio - Making Your Own Magnet

Metroparks Toledo - Diving Fish

Partners in Education - STEM Reading at Home: “How Big is a Foot?”

Perrysburg Schools - Speedometry

SSOE - Building a Simple Motor
- Popsicles Stick Catapult

St. Ursula Academy STEM Club - Engineering Your Own Bead Sorter

Sylvania Historical Village - Science in the History Kitchen

Wood Soil & Water Conservation District - N-P-K Bracelet

Xcite Learning – See How IT GROWS: Earth System in a Bottle

2016 At-Home Activities

Anthony Wayne FFA - Acetic Acid
- Seed Germination

BGSU - Biology Graduate Student Association (BGSA) - Can You Taste the Jelly Bean Flavor?

BGSU - Chemistry Department - Ice Cream Science – At Home

BGSU - Department of Physics & Astronomy - The Never-ending Bubble
- Observe The Sun With A Pinhole Viewer

BGSU - Firelands - Bendy Bones

BGSU - Herpetarium - Herpetarium Lab Activity Book

BGSU - School of Teaching and Learning: AYA Program - Butterflies!
– Painted Lady Butterfly Care Sheet

Challenger Learning Center - Straw Rockets
- Straw Rocket Fins

Gathering Volumes - Paper Circuits

GLOBE Mission EARTH - Go Outside and Look at the Sky!
- Cloud Chart

Great Lakes Science Center - No Pressure!

Grow Next Gen/Ohio Soybean Council - Cocoa Chemistry

Imagination Station - Flubber

Lourdes University - Static Electricity Balloon Experiments

Maumee Valley Historical Society - What Floats Your Boat?

Nutrients for Life Foundation - Edible Soil

Robinson Elementary School, TPS - Monarch Butterfly Gliders
- Monarch Glider Pattern

Saturn V Education - 3-2-1 POP! 
- Pop Rocket Design Sheet

Science and Mathematics Education in ACTION program at BGSU - How Much Water Can Fit on a Penny?

SSOE Group - Building a Simple Motor

Spark! Perrysburg - Giant Bubbles & Super Duper Bubble Wand & Blue Foam too!!!

St Ursula Academy STEM Club - Explore Your Soil

Sylvan Learning of Bowling Green - Make a Thermometer

Team Family Coaching/The SpOiled RN - DIY KINETIC SAND and Calming Techniques

Toledo Botanical Garden - Themed Gardens for Children

Toledo Local Section of the American Chemical Society - Colors on the MOOOooove

Toledo Zoo & Aquarium - Amazing Animal Adaptations at Home

Wood County District Public Library - Bingo

Wood County Hospital - Germ Experiment—Where Do Germs Grow in Your House??!

WOOD Soil & Water Conservation District - 4RLake

Xcite Learning - Bath Fizzies

2015 At-Home Activities

BGSU – Chemistry Club – Ice Cream Science – At Home

BGSU – Dept. of Geology – Make your own Fossil
– What Soil Makes the Best Mud Pies?

BGSU – Dept. of Physics and Astronomy – The Never-ending Bubble
– Observe The Sun With A Pinhole Viewer

BGSU Dining Services –  Natural Dyes and Natural Homemade Paints

BGSU – Physical Education/ Health Education (PEHE) Program – Around the House Fitness

BGSU – School of Teaching & Learning and Department of Environment & Sustainability – Water Cycle Bracelet

BGSU – School of Teaching and Learning – AYA Program – Butterflies!
– Painted Lady Butterfly Care Sheet

BGSU –Science and Mathematics Education in ACTION Program – Coffee Filter Butterfly

Bowling Green City Fire Department – Fire Safety

Bowling Green Council of Teachers of Mathematics (BGCTM) – Pictures with Pattern Blocks

Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West sponsored by the ESC of Lake Erie West – Build a Foam Rocket

First Solar – Solar Absorber: Turn Light into Heat

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio – Bat House Building Guide
–  Leaf Rubbing

Imagination Station – Flubber

Imagine Madison Avenue School of Arts – Popsicle Stick Harmonica

Instrumentation Center at the University of Toledo – Make Your Own Microscope At Home

K12 and the Ohio Virtual Academy – Forces in Flight: How Does an Airplane Fly?

Lake Erie Adventure Play – Free PLAY

LiveFit – Balance Training

Maumee Valley Historical Society-Wolcott House Museum Complex – How do you "tele"-communicate?

Metroparks of the Toledo Area – Where do frogs live in the Metroparks?

Perrysburg Schools Elementary STEM – The Extraordinaires®

Rain Garden Initiative – Compost In A Jar

Rainbow Co-Op Preschool – Oobleck

Sandusky City Schools Teachers –  Seed Bombs for Pollinators

Saturn V. Education – 3-2-1- POP!
– Pop Rocket Design Sheet

The University of Findlay – Biology Department – Living Fossil Matching Game
– Living Fossils Word Search

Toledo Botanical Garden – Cloud Makers

Toledo Local Section of the American Chemical Society –  Colors on the MOOOooove

Toledo Museum of Art – Color Mixing Experiment

Toledo Zoo & Aquarium – Amazing Animal Adaptations

University of Toledo Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society – Make a Lava Lamp in a Bag!

VEX Robotics – VEX Robotics

Wood County Soil and Water Conservation District –  4RLake

2014 At-Home Activities

BGSU – College of Musical Arts – Electroacoustics – Exploring Sound!

BGSU – Chemistry Club – Ice Cream Science – At Home

BGSU – Dept. of Geology – Make your own Fossil

BGSU – Dept. of Physics and Astronomy – The Never-ending Bubble

BGSU – Dining – Making a Pizza Box Solar Oven

BGSU – School of Teaching and Learning – AYA Program – Butterflies!
– Painted Lady Butterfly Care Sheet

BGSU – School of Teaching and Learning – Early Childhood Program – Make a Mini-Motor

Bowling Green Council of Teachers of Mathematics – Ball Toss

Bowling Green Council of Teachers of Mathematics – Math Dominos

Bowling Green Early Childhood Learning Center – Fun with Insta-Snow

Bowling Green Early Childhood Learning Center – Greenhouse Necklaces

Bowling Green Early Childhood Learning Center – Soft and Squishy Sandy Mixture

Build It! – Does It Float?

E.S. Wagner Company – Squeeze Bottle Hydraulics

Educaching by SDG Creations, Ltd – Our Travel Bug

Imagination Station – Flubber

Lubrizol – Silly Putty

The Gesling Weber Reading Center at BGSU – Dr. Seuss's Oobleck

Maumee Valley Historical Society-Wolcott House Museum Complex – The Button Flywheel Toy

Metroparks of the Toledo Area – What in your neighborhood does a bird eat?

Ohio Virtual Academy/K12 – DINO GOO (GAK)

Rainbow Co-Op Preschool – Oobleck

Saturn V. Education – 3-2-1- POP!
– Pop Rocket Design Sheet

St. Aloysius Elementary and Jr. High School – Oil Spill Clean Up

Tau Beta Sigma-Alpha Xi at BGSU – Make Your Own Rain Stick

Thayer Family Dealerships – Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Toledo Botanical Garden – Cloud Makers

Toledo Zoo – Amazing Animal Adaptations

Usborne Books & More – Zooming Balloon Rockets

Wood County Historical Center – The Science of the Paper Airplane

Wood County Hospital – Growing Germs

Wood County Soil & Water Conservation District – NPK Bracelet

Wood Lane – Vermicomposting: Recycling with Worms

2013 At-Home Activities

BGSU – College of Musical Arts – Electroacoustics –  Exploring Sound!

BGSU – Chemistry Club – Ice Cream Science – At Home

BGSU – Dept. of Geology – Make your own Fossil

BGSU – Dept. of Physics and Astronomy – The Never-ending Bubble

BGSU – School of Teaching & Learning and Department of Environment & Sustainability –
See How IT GROWS: Earth System in a Bottle

BGSU – School of Teaching and Learning – AYA Program – Butterflies!

BGSU – School of Teaching and Learning – Early Childhood Program – Make a Mini-Motor

BGSU – Science and Mathematics Education in ACTION Program – Lava Lamp in a Bottle

BGSU – Science and Mathematics Education in ACTION Program – Magic Star Puzzle

Bowling Green Early Childhood Learning Center – Fun with Insta-Snow

Bowling Green Early Childhood Learning Center – Greenhouse Necklaces

Bowling Green Early Childhood Learning Center – Soft and Squishy Sandy Mixture

Build It! – Does It Float?

Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West – 3-2-1- POP!

E.S. Wagner Company – Squeeze Bottle Hydraulics

Educaching by SDG Creations, Ltd – Our Travel Bug

Imagination Station –  Flubber

Lathrop – Gum Drop Bridge

Maumee Valley Historical Society-Wolcott House Museum Complex – The Button Flywheel Toy

Metroparks of the Toledo Area – What in your neighborhood does a bird eat?

Montessori School of Bowling Green – Geocaching for Kids

Ohio Virtual Academy – Temperature and Density activities

Rainbow Co-Op Preschool – Oobleck

Spectra Group Limited, Inc – Red Cabbage Indicator

St. Kateri Catholic Academy – Solar Oven

Tau Beta Sigma-Alpha Xi at BGSU – Make Your Own Rain Stick

The University of Findlay – Biology Department – Edible Nature

Toledo Area Humane Society – Craft Projects

Toledo Botanical Garden – Cloud Makers

Toledo Zoo – Amazing Animal Adaptations

Usborne Books & More – Zooming Balloon Rockets

West Side Montessori –  Gone with the Wind:Experimenting with Air

Wood County Historical Center – The Science of the Paper Airplane

Wood County Hospital – How Do Germs Spread?

Wood County Soil & Water Conservation District – Soil Isn't a Dirty Word

2012 At-Home Activities

BGSU – Chemistry Club – Ice Cream Science

BGSU – School of Teaching and Learning – AYA Program – Butterflies!

BGSU School of Teaching & Learning, Middle Childhood Program – Blobs in a Bottle: The World’s Easiest Lava Lamp

BGSU and Owens Community College -
SETGO & the SETGO STEMS Alliance – Isolate your own DNA

BGSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy – The Never-ending Bubble

BGSU’s School of Teaching and Learning
Early Childhood Education Program – Make Your Own Marble Ramps

Challenger Learning Center of Lake Erie West – 3-2-1- POP!

Connect A Million Minds, an initiative of Time Warner Cable – Decoding Binary Codes

Imagination Station –  Flubber

The Lathrop Company – Gumdrop Bridge

Metroparks of Toledo Area – Exploring Habitats

Nature’s Nursery, Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation & Conservation Education
in Whitehouse Ohio – Pick Apart a Pellet!

Northwest Ohio Center for Excellence in STEM Education (NWO) – Fantastic Flyers

Rainbow Cooperative Preschool –  Oobleck

Risa’s Music Circle – Make Your Own Kind of Music

Science and Math Education in Action program at BGSU– Pattern Bracelets

Science and Math Education in Action program at BGSU – Sinking Clay and Floating Pennies

Scrap 4 Art – Pom Pom Popper

The Toledo Zoo – Amazing Animal Adaptations

West Side Montessori – Simple Machine Science: Marshmallow Catapult

Wood County Hospital – How Do Germs Spread?

2011 At-Home Activities

BGSU Chemistry – Ice Cream Science

BGSU Learning Design Program – Quick Cookie Mining

BGSU School of Teaching and Learning: AYA Program – Insta-Worms®

BGSU School of Teaching and Learning: Early Childhood Program –
Make your own World Cup Soccer Stadium Noisemaker – The Vuvuzela

BGSU School of Teaching and Learning: Middle Childhood Program –
High Five for Healthy Seeds!

BGSU School of Teaching and Learning: Middle Childhood Program–
See How IT GROWS: Earth System in a Bottle

Challenger Learning Center – Film Cannister Rockets

E.S. Wagner Co. – Squeeze Bottle Hydraulics

Fort Meigs – Ft. Meigs Math

Imagination Station –  Flubber

Mathematics & Statistics – Tangram Animals

Maumee Valley Historical Society - Wolcott House – Making Candles at Home

NWO – Mystical Fortune Teller Fish

Pi r2 & NWO– The Never-ending Bubble

Scrap 4 Art – Plant an Idea with Scrap4Art

Time Warner Cable – Decoding Binary Codes

Toledo Area Metroparks – Exploring Habitats

Toledo Botanical Garden – The Truth About Your Hamburger

Toledo Zoo – Amazing Animal Adaptations

University of Findlay – Adapting to the Deep Sea

West Side Montessori – The Lazy Coin-Newton’s First Law of Motion

Wood County Historical Center & Museum – The Science of the Paper Airplane

2010 At-Home Activities

BGSU Chemistry – Ice Cream Science

BGSU STL (Early Childhood Science Methods) – Insta-snow polymer

Challenger Learning Center – Film Cannister Rockets

Fort Meigs – Ft. Meigs Math

Imagination Station –  Flubber

Lucas Soil and Water – Make a Personal Water Meter

Mathematics & Statistics – Tangram Animals

Owens Community College/BGSU-SETGO – Isolate your own DNA

Pi r2 & NWO– The Never-ending Bubble

Pi r2 & NWO– Pumpkin Pie Play Dough

Toledo Botanical Gardens – Become a Nature Detective

Toledo Museum of Art – Make It! Glass

Toledo Zoo – Amazing Animal Adaptations

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