Ever wonder how your ears actually work or why your sense of smell is important?

In celebration of World Snow Day on January 15, 2023, let it snow!

We are fired up with another episode of Scorched Science!

Welcome back to Master Mixology with Discovery Place Science! This video series explores the intersection of science, history and alcohol, plus fun adult beverage demonstrations (and non-alcoholic modifications!).

Most people have read nutrition labels to see how many calories are in their food, but do we all know what a calorie is?

Have you ever wondered why some things glow? In this episode of Master Mixology, we are exploring the science behind drinks that glow and offer spooky special effects.

Fall Leaves Chromatography

Let’s learn about sea-level rise and storm surge right from your kitchen! 

September is National Preparedness Month. Get tips on how to make emergency plans and assemble your own emergency preparedness kit.

Practice Newton's Law of Inertia at home! All you need is some paint, water, paper and let gravity do the work! Just a warning, it could get a little messy.

Inspired by the iconic Pride rainbow flag, create a rainbow density columns to celebrate Charlotte Pride at home with science!

Happy Shark Week! Put your shark IQ to the test in this jaw-some quiz

Playful experimentation with oobleck to explore the properties of and states of matter.

Although beautiful, flowers' main function is reproduction; creating more plants by growing seeds and attracting pollinators like bees.

Learn the stages of the water cycle and make your own rain gauge!

Learn about tornadoes by swirling one in a jar right in your kitchen!

May the Fourth be with you!

Bring artic residents to life. Download, print and color your own dino.

Create something beautiful out of trash

A Closer Look at Leaves

DIY alert! Go behind-the-science to learn what makes a bath fizzle fizz.

In this hands-on activity, surface area allows us to do the impossible and morph an index card into something more. Let’s try it!

Put your EQ to the test!

Candy hearts are a fun, sugar-loaded way to give someone some love and explore key concepts in chemistry!

Make our your unique snowflakes and we won’t need freezing temperatures to do it

Create wet and dry snow in a bowl - it's snow science!

Make a rocket without rocket fuel and learn about density differences, convection currents and lift.

Design your own track fit for a small object using physics concepts.

Learn how a plant’s vascular system works with an experiment you can do right in your kitchen! 

Get groovy and create your very own lava lamp!

Try using solar power to cook your s'mores!

This shape and sensory activity will bring the fun of building a sandcastle to your home (minus the sandy mess).

This mashup of art and science is a great way to beat the heat.

Today we will be discussing the science of mummification in Ancient Egypt. But first, what is mummification?

Before clocks and watches existed, people used sundials to tell time

Learn about the different nutrients found in fruits and vegetables and how they help us stay healthy

Did you know you could make paint using flowers?

Learn the square knot, the slip knot and the half hitch

Learn the square knot, the slip knot and the half hitch

Make liquid fireworks in a jar using items you already might have in your kitchen.

Maps have been around for millennia.. and are more reliable than phones!

This fun activity is a great way to learn more about absorption

In order to solve crimes, one must find clues

Microbiology doesn't need to be done in a lab - it can be done at home

Make a simple compass out of household materials

Make your own fossils out of kitchen items

Let's make nachos using science

Create a “sweet” rainbow with BASF

Be Sun Safe

Find and make clay from dirt in your backyard

Forecasting Fun

Let's see what happens when we use certain ingredients to create bubbles on a large scale.

The Science of Crystals

DIY Pet Present

Tornado Watch

Let It Snow

Wax on, wane off!

Playing with polymers

Safely find mushrooms in your yard and test them to see what species they belong to

Experiment with Sound

It's a friend, a way to warm up and a way to build fine motor skills

Geometric string art MAKE activity

Stargazing in November & December

Build your own Snail Terrarium

Painting with Vegetable Scraps

Finger Knitting

Constellation Night Lights

Ectothermic vs. endothermic animals

Fall Foliage with Naturalist Alden

Explore the science of sound with Krysta

Indicator Species

Make time for brain breaks

A project you can do with a (virtual) partner

You probably didn't know you can make it rain inside

Using science to make butter

A lesson in biodiversity

Mindfulness through Meditation

Operation Beach Clean-Up

Leah talks about all types of energy and how we can look for examples around our houses

Nano knowledge

Dissect a flower to understand how they reproduce

Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet

Create art by demonstrating this gravity-defying activity

Miniature Yeast Volcano

Get your fruit and veggie fix with this simple and yummy smoothie recipe

On your mark, get set, go!

Paint your perfect pet

Still staying home? We get it.

Summer Bucket List

Squishy Circuits

Stop the Summer Slide

Digestion in a balloon

How do birds build nests?

Citizen Science Projects

Plastic Bottle Seed Starter

Taking flight with coffee filter butterflies

Get the scoop on making your own ice cream or sorbet

Tips for a successful hike

At-home mini weather station for meteorologists in the making

Attract pollinators to your yard with this fun at-home activity

Play a game of Eco-Jenga

Cloud formation

Make your own plankton net

Learn about our skeletal and muscular systems by dissecting a chicken leg

Use genetics to create your own alien

Adaptation relay game

The resource games

Paper rockets three ways

Make your own hydroponic plant

Learn how your lungs function with this DIY lung model

Explore how the water from your faucet gets to your house

Learn about the habits of the heart by measuring your heart rate

Moon phase mania

Explore fruits and vegetables as we learn to “eat the rainbow”

Amp up your artwork with help from the binary number system

Use binary code to create (and wear) a secret message

Learn about biomes and adaptations as you create your own critter

Build your own bird beaks to learn about adaptation, diversity

Acid or base? Make your own pH Indicator and find out!

An a-MAZE-ing look at computational thinking: Fun activity for learners young and old

Launch your inner engineer with a DIY catapult

What can you make with everyday items?

The importance of nature journaling

Explore your own backyard on the hunt for lichens

Explore the properties of water right at home

Challenge your family...

Try this fun science experiment right at home