Weird Science: Smelly, Sticky, Silly Science Class!

Welcome to Weird Science! In this ongoing class, students will learn a new "weird" science topic each week! This class will be a fun way for your learner to become engaged in the world of science. We will do experiments, play science games, and build our science knowledge in a new way each week. Materials will be sent out weekly for class. 

Teaching fun science topics has always been a passion of mine and I love to show students how fun and exciting science can be. We need bright scientists in our future and the goal in my class is to foster that science passion in students for our future!


Back to school and Fall Schedule:

Week of 8/4: Poop! Why do we poop?
Materials: ziplock bag or bowl, bread or crackers, small towel, water

Week of 8/11: Skunks! Why does a skunk smell bad?
Materials: Minced garlic or garlic powder, cup, Water, Dish soap, Tablespoon (15 ml), bubble wand

Week of 8/18: Acid! Which fruit has the most acid?
Materials: 1 orange, 1 lime, 1 lemon, baking soda, dish soap, fork, plate or tray

Week of 8/25: Boogers! How are boogers made?
Materials: instant vanilla pudding mix, corn starch,  warm water, green food coloring optional: sprinkles or glitter to add

Week of 9/1: Tar Pits! What are tar pits?
Materials: tray or plate, corn starch, baking soda, water, vinegar, dropper, cocoa powder, small toys that can get dirty and wet

Week of 9/8: Ear Wax! What is in our ear?
Materials: mini marshmallows, tooth picks, peanut butter, sprinkles(optional)

Week of 9/15: Guano! How does bat poop help us?
Materials: Virtual Animal Poop Game, no supplies to bring

Week of 9/22: Cavities and Plaque! What makes cavities on our teeth?
Materials: Egg soaked in soda for at least 1 hour, old tooth brush or towel, tooth paste

Week of 9/29:  Weird Mixtures! What is an immiscible mixture?
Materials: 1 clear cup of oil, 3 cups of water, 2 food dye or coloring, dropper or medicine syringe, salt

Week of 10/6:  Weird Animal Adaptations! What are some weird animal body parts?
Materials: Straw, spoon, tweezers, toothpicks, mini marshmallows(gummies or grapes replacement), small cup of juice(or water), small cup of dry beans or noodles

Week of 10/13: Pumpkin Guts! What is inside a pumpkin?
Materials: Pumpkin or Squash with top removed, Spoon, bowl, towel

Week of 10/20: NO CLASS NO CHARGE

Week of 10/27:  Non-Newtonian Fluids! Can something be a solid and a liquid?
Materials: cornstarch, water, food dye, spoon with holes


Week of 11/3: Insects! What insects are bad?
Camouflage Experiment: Provided Worksheet and coloring tools

Week of 11/10: Heterochromia! How do our eyes work?
Optical Illusions with water: Clear round glass of water, pencil, coins, provided worksheet

Week of 11/17: Fungus! Are all fungi bad? (NO SATURDAY)
Fermentation with Yeast: Warm water, Sugar, quick rising yeast
Parts of a Mushroom: Real Mushroom and/or Playdoh to build one

Week of 11/24: NO CLASS NO CHARGE

Winter Schedule (exact dates TBD)

December
Week of 12/1: Elements! What elements are dangerous?
Dihydrogen Monoxide Experiment: Bowl of water, Cup, crumbled up ball of paper, Index card or card stock cut to size of cup top

Week of 12/8: Eclipses! Why does the moon look different?
Make eclipses: flash light, 2 balls, cup

Week of 12/15: Decomposers! What do decomposers eat?
Find the decomposer: Worksheet, brown, green, and orange crayons

Week of 12/22: Snowflakes! Are all snowflakes different? (no Tuesday/Wednesday Class)
Fake snow experiment: shaving foam, baking soda, fork, bowl

January
Week of : Hairballs and Pellets: Why do animals regurgitate?
Make an owl pellet experiment: bowl of water, newspaper, small legos, hand towel

Week of : Caves! What are our Earth's landforms?
Materials: Play-doh, picture of you at a landform sent to teacher (optional)

Week of : Volcanos! How do volcanos Erupt?
Materials: small cup, extra cup for mixing, baking soda, vinegar, red food dye or paint, dish soap

Week of : Genes! Why do I look the way I do?
Materials: blank paper, coin, coloring tools

February
Week of : Fossils! What are the different kinds of fossils?
Materials: salt, flour, water, coffee grounds(sub: cocoa powder or cinnamon), bowl, spoon 

Week of : Octopus! How do they move?
Materials: Plastic Bag of water, paper plate with hole cut out

Week of : Blood! What is our blood for and how does it move?
Materials: 2 cups, balloon, plastic bendy straw, water, red food coloring, scissors

Week of : Inertia! What is Newtons First Law?
Materials: coins, cup, small toy, notecard or small piece of card stock or cardboard 

Spring Schedule (Exact Dates TBD)

March
Week of : Bubbles! Can I make a square bubble?
Pipe Cleaners, Bowl of Bubble Solution, Towel for drips

Week of : Farts and Burps! What Gases are in my body?
balloon, empty water bottle (balloon needs to fit around top), baking soda, vinegar, funnel

Week of : Stomach Acid! How does it change our food?
Materials: clear cup or glass filled halfway with water, Oil, food coloring, Alka-Seltzer Tablets

Week of : Jupiter! Can we live on Jupiter?
Materials: Play-doh, canned food unopened

April
Week of : Sweat! Why does my sweat stink?
Cup, Water, Salt, Onion or Garlic Powder, Spoon

Week of: Mariana Trench! What can I find in the deepest parts of the ocean?
Vampire Squid Hat: Hat Print Out, Scissors, Tape or glue, coloring tool

Week of: Stinky Cheese! How do you make cheese?
How to make cheese: -Vinegar (3 tablespoons or 40 ml) -1/2 a cup or 120 ml of Milk (warmed 45 seconds in microwave) -Spoon -Strainer -bowl

Week of: Axolotls! What is the difference between reptiles and amphibians? 
Build an Axolotl: Playdoh, Feathers, small cup of water

May
Week of: Spider Webs! How does a spider make its web?
Tray or Plate, Tape(masking or packing work best), oil (just a small amount)

Week of : Magnets! How do magnets repel and attract?
Magnets, small metal objects, cup of water

Week of : Skin, Hair, and Fingernails! How does my body grow new parts?
deflated balloon, ink pad or washable marker

Week of : Honey! How do bees make honey?
provided worksheet or blank paper, warm, cold, room temp. honey, spoon

Summer Schedule(exact dates TBD):

June
Week of : Ventriloquist! How can we use neuroscience to trick our senses!?
Materials: puppet or stuffed animal

Week of : Eggs! How do baby birds grow inside an egg?
Materials: Egg, toothpick or fork, 2 small bowls

Week of : Warm blooded vs Cold blooded! How do animals stay warm?
Materials: medium bowl of water (half filled), cup of ice, playdoh or clay

Week of : Rabies! What are the side effects of rabies?
Materials: Plate or Tray, baking soda, vinegar, pipette, syringe, or spoon, Animal worksheet (optional)

July
Week of : Spit! Why does our mouth make saliva?
Materials: 2 small bowls, piece of bread or a few crackers, water, towel to wipe hands

Week of : Tardigrades! What are Micro-animals? 
Paper and drawing tools

Week of : Cotton! How are our cotton clothes made?
Materials: Cotton Balls, Blocks or small objects okay to get wet, 3 clear cups or jars the same size( -1 cup full of water -2 empty cups ), Tray or Plate to catch spills, Towel just in case

Week of : spaghettification! What happens inside of a black hole? 
Materials: Playdoh

Week of : Hyper-mobility! How do our joints move?
Materials: Your body!

Skeletons! Why do we have bones?
Materials: plastic straws that can be cut, playdoh or clay