A young girl looks at a monarch butterfly though a magnifying glass

Activities for Kids

Enjoy science learning activities at home!

Welcome to the Bell Museum’s online adventures! Exploration and discovery can happen anywhere. Here you can find resources, videos, and activities to help you explore science at home and in the world around you!

The video lessons are designed for children to experience independently—whether all at once or with breaks as needed. But of course, you may find your whole family wants to join in the fun!

Astronomy

Space Adventures (grades K-2)

Why Space (grades 3-5)

Astronomy Engineering (grades 4-6)

Exoplanet Exploration (grades 5-8)

Moon Craft
Using cardboard, construction paper, flour, and paint, create your own lunar surface.

Moon craft activity

Moon Observation Journal
Each day, for a month, set aside some time each day to look at the Moon, either outside or through a window. Record your observations in the log provided here.

Moon observation journal activity

Astronaut Training
Can you train like an astronaut? Try each of these activities. If you aren’t able to do these exercises exactly, you can modify them anyway you like.

Astronaut training activity

Baking soda rocket
In this activity, you will be able to create your own baking soda rocket.

Baking soda rocket activity

Seed Be Free
In this experiment you need to answer the following question: Can a seed grow with or without soil?

Seed be free activity

Space Station Craft
Design a space station using items you can find around your house.

Space station craft activity

Make a cardboard Rover
Build your rover out of cardboard, figure out how to use rubber bands to spin the wheels and use the engineering design process to improve your rover based on testing results.

Make a cardboard rover activity

Filter Your Water
Create a filtration device to help remove some of the impurities of water you find where you live.

Filter your water activity

Finding Exoplanets
In this activity, you will have the opportunity to discover exoplanets using the common transit method. You will look over the following graphs and determine if there is an exoplanet orbiting the star or not.

Finding exoplanets activity

Exoplanet Travel Brochure
It’s time travel to space, but where should we go? Create a brochure to convince people to come visit an exoplanet of your choosing.

Exoplanet travel brochure activity

Earth Science

Eco-Exploration (grades 2-5)

Animal Adaptation Relay
In this game, race through different animal adaptations and see if you can be successful enough to beat out your fellow competitors.

Animal adaptation relay activity

Field Journal
It is always good to go out and explore all the things around you, but you are going to need something to help you keep track of all your remarkable discoveries. Create your own field journal and try out being a scientist every day!

Field journal activity

Insect Aspirator
Insects are fascinating creatures, but they can also be very difficult to study. They move quickly and rarely stay in one place for a long time. This build can help you get a closer look at insects while still allowing them to be let free when you are done.

Insect aspirator activity

Spot the Dot
In this activity you will test out different colors of animals and see which ones are the most successful in their environment. Then you will change up the environment and see any changes. With careful observation, you will actually see natural selection happening in front of you.

Spot the dot activity

Best Bug Building contest
Learn a little bit about some common insects, and based on their structures and functions, create your own type of bug that you believe would dominate over the rest.

Best bug building activity

Bioblitz
Use your observation skills and tools you have around your home to check on ecosystems around you. You can find ecosystems anywhere: lakes, ponds, grass fields, parks, and even in your backyard.

Bioblitz activity

A Museum Without Boundaries

Today more than ever before the Bell is a museum without boundaries, sharing virtual experiences, activities, and ways to dive deeper into the world around you, whether you’re exploring online, from your window, out in nature, or looking up at the stars.