Go ahead…DO try this at home! You don’t need a fancy lab to be a scientist.

Explore science and technology in your own home with fun hands-on activities and science experiments.

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

A stream of water pours over five apple slices in a metal colander.
Apples: Stop the Browning!
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cut up apples and potatos in a bowl
Apples: Trick Your Taste Buds!
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Brown eggs
Eggsperiments
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young girl colouring farm animal illustrations
Farm Animal Illustrations
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A fruit basket craft, made from a paper plate. The handcrafted basket is laced together and hung with red yarn. Handcrafted images of colourful fruits are sticking out of the top of the basket.
Fruit and Veggie Basket
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Fun Farm Activities for Daycare Centres and at Home
Fun Farm Activities for Daycare Centres and at Home
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A variety of playdough animal shapes are placed on a cheerful and colourful hand-drawn farm scene.
Maple-scented Playdough Farm Animals
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some soil in a plastic container, a shovel and a few seed packets
Mini Greenhouse Activity
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Three origami paper rabbit faces are lined up, sitting on a white background. One is blue, one is white, and one is purple; each has a cartoon-style face in black ink. Behind the paper rabbits are a collection of brightly coloured eggs and decorative wooden rabbits.
Origami Rabbit
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A child’s hand holds a potato stamp with painted red heart. In the background, a paint set and several stamped red hearts are visible against a white background
Potato-Stamping Activity
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carving a pumpkin
Pumpkin Boats
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Paper snowflake covered in crystalized salt
Salt Crystal Snowflakes
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A hand holds a homemade horseshoe, preparing to toss it on to a tabletop horseshoe game. The horseshoes are covered in tinfoil and weighed with metal objects such as coins and washers.
Tabletop Horseshoe Game
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#MySoilRecipe
Try It At Home: #MySoilRecipe
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Woolly the Sheep
Woolly the Sheep - Interactive Storybook
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Canada Aviation and Space Museum

An edible rocket, made with cookies, colourful candies, and icing, sits on a wooden surface.
Ariane 5 Edible Holiday Rocket
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An example of one of the 3D paper airplanes you can build
Build Your Own Aircraft
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A crater formed using cocoa and flour in a rectangular, disposal baking pan. The crater is brown and white, and wisps of the white flour spread out from the centre.
Crater Creation Activity
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A tabletop is filled with edible treats; in the centre, aircrafts are made of cookies, icing, and candy.
Edible Biplanes
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Fascinating Experiments
Fascinating Experiments
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Eight brightly-coloured holiday cards are arranged on a wooden tabletop; each card features different aviation-themed images. Christmas décor is visible in the foreground and background of the image.
Hope Takes Flight: Aviation-Themed Cards
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Artist's rendition of the James Webb Space Telescope, with shields fully deployed in deep space.
James Webb Space Telescope: Activities and Fun Facts
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glass bottles and mason jars filled with raspberry vinegar
Raspberry vinegar recipe
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Archimedes screw
Archimedes Screw
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Letter F in braille
Braille
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Broken Pencil Illusion
Broken Pencil Illusion
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Cabbage pH Indicator
Cabbage pH Indicator
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Two pieces of a cardboard craft sit on a dark surface. The left-hand piece shows the inside of a box/ pencils, strings, bottle caps, and an illustrated paper roll are visible. The right-hand piece of cardboard has cut-out holes to make a cover for the craft.
Cardboard Game Console
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Chemical weathering
Chemical Weathering
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A Cloud in a jar
Cloud in a Jar
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Compass
Compass
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Constellation Flashlight
Constellation Flashlight
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the Crayon rock cycle
Crayon Rock Cycle
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Design your own experiment
Design Your Own Experiment
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Discover the Stars
Discover the Stars
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A white-and-blue zine cover is displayed on a shelf with a pencil; the words “Explora ZINE” are visible. An artist’s illustration of a lightbulb and rays are next to it.
ExploraZine: Casting Shadows
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Cut and folded Winterlude Zine activity being customised with colours markers.
ExploraZine: Celebrating Winterlude
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A white-and-blue zine cover is displayed on a shelf; the words “Explora ZINE” are visible. An artist’s illustration of a paper airplane is imposed next to it.
ExploraZine: The Fly Zone
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Finding your Blind Spot
Finding your Blind Spot
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Flipbook
Flipbook
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Imploding can
Imploding Can
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Insulating Sound
Insulating Sound
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a pan full of jell-o with mini marshmallows and toothpicks stacked on top
Jell-o Earthquake
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Lever
Lever Balancing
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Make a Kazoo
Make a Kazoo
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Make a Thaumatrope
Make a Thaumatrope
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anemometer
Make an Anemometer
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Making your own paper
Make Your Own Paper
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Measuring heart rate
Measuring Heart Rate
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Periscope
Periscope
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A Polybius square
Polybius Square
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Styrofoam sailboat
Sailboat Racing
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Shadow tracking
Shadow Tracking
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two glass jars filled with water and eggs
Shell Acidification
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Materials for the soda can steam engine
Soda Can Steam Engine
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Solar oven made out of a pizza box
Solar Oven
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Solar Still
Solar Still
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STEAM bingo
STEAM Bingo
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Symphony Hack Lab Maker Workshop
Symphony Hack Lab Maker Workshop
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Testing Skin Sensitivity
Testing Skin Sensitivity
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illustration of a woman and a man in a red canoe
The Joys of Summer Colouring Book
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The squishy circuit
The Squishy Circuit
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the Water microscope
Water Microscope
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Water Wheel
Water Wheel
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