STEAM Learning Lab – Buildin’ Muscles

Buildin’ Muscles Ages 3 and up In this activity students will learn what types of foods will keep their muscles strong, as well as make their own healthy recipe! Each […]

STEAM Learning Lab – Q-tip Skeleton

Q-tip Skeleton Ages 3 and up Skeletons aren’t just for Halloween! They are also a fun way to think about how our body moves. By making this fun Q-tip skeleton […]

STEAM Learning Lab – Santa Lucia Day

It’s time to start a fun new tradition and have some indoor boat races! This activity Is perfect for the whole family and lets everyone show off their boat building creativity and scientific knowledge.

STEAM Learning Lab – Indoor Boats

It’s time to start a fun new tradition and have some indoor boat races! This activity Is perfect for the whole family and lets everyone show off their boat building creativity and scientific knowledge.

STEAM Learning Lab – DIY Ice Rink

This activity is a great opportunity to head outside in the colder temps. The cookie sheet with water can be placed outside at night when temperatures get below freezing.

STEAM Learning Lab – Pipe Cleaner Corn

Did you know there are over 240 varieties of corn? While we have all seen the plain yellow variety in the grocery store, corn actually comes in a wide range of colors.

STEAM Learning Lab – Leaf Crowns

We can make this fabulous leaf crown as a way to enjoy the fallen leaves that surround us. Children love to collect treasures from the outdoors, and this is a perfect way to display their discoveries.

STEAM Learning Lab – Bath Bomb

These bath bombs may look luxurious but are secretly a great chemistry experiment. Perfect for cold winter days, these bath bombs rely on the interaction between baking soda and lemon juice to make them fizz in your tub.

STEAM Learning Lab -Autumn Leaf Mobile

As the snow begins to fall, now is a great time to enjoy the last autumn leaves. By using wax paper, we can preserve the autumn leaves and make a fun mobile decoration.

ILLUMINATE at Discovery Gateway

We are so excited to be participating in this virtual celebration of light and dark.  This introductory activity is a good way to play with the light from your flashlight.

STEAM Learning Lab – Diwali

Diwali is a Hindu celebration of light. As we continue our celebration of Diwali we are going to be making marigold flowers to decorate.  During Diwali, people use marigolds to decorate because of the color and the scent. The bright smell is believed to help improve mood, and the vibrant color brings good luck.

STEAM Learning Lab – Leaf Dragonflies

Today we are going to use fallen leaves to make art! While our tutorial is going to focus on using leaves to make a dragonfly, different leaf shapes can be used to make a lot of different animals. This activity is great for the whole family because both younger and older children can find it challenging and enjoyable!

STEAM Learning Lab – Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday where people remember loved ones who have died. One common food item is Pan de Muerto, which means bread of the dead. This sweet bread is usually shaped like bones and is flavored with orange zest or anise. Make it today in our STEAM Learning Lab.

STEAM Learning Lab – Pumpkin Fairy House and Pumpkin Bowling

We are celebrating the last week of our spooky month by dedicating an entire week to pumpkins! Learn more about these gorgeous gourds with daily STEAM Learning Lab lessons. Today we bring you two lessons: Mystical Fairy Houses and Pumpkin Bowling!

STEAM Learning Lab – Emoji Pumpkin and Pumpkin Poetry

We are celebrating the last week of our spooky month by dedicating an entire week to pumpkins! Learn more about these gorgeous gourds with daily STEAM Learning Lab lessons. Design an Emoji Pumpkins and create poetry in today’s lessons!

STEAM Learning Lab – Marbled Pumpkins and Pumpkins on the Vine

We are celebrating the last week of our spooky month by dedicating an entire week to pumpkins! Learn more about these gorgeous gourds with daily STEAM Learning Lab lessons. Today we bring you two lessons: Marbled Pumpkins, and a counting lesson with Pumpkins on the Vine!

STEAM Learning Lab – Ghost Rocks

Boo! It’s that spooky time of year again. As the days get shorter, it can seem like creepy things are lurking in the shadows, but here’s an activity that makes it fun and silly to look for ghost shapes.

STEAM Learning Lab – Ada Lovelace Day

Ada Lovelace is one of the earliest computer scientists. She lived in the 1800’s. Along with her mentor Charles Babbage, she went on to write the first design for a computer. She is an excellent early example of women in STEM.

STEAM Learning Lab – Zombie Carrots

When cooking with vegetables there can be a lot of parts that are left over. Instead of throwing them away, try this fun experiment. We will take seemingly dead vegetables and bring them “back to life! “

STEAM Learning Lab – Presidential Debate Activity

The election is getting so close! As part of our election activities, this month we are going to talk about the debates. Sometimes kids can get confused and think that debates are arguments, but really debates have a lot of rules and are a chance for candidates to show how their different viewpoints compare to one another.

STEAM Learning Lab – Move Like a Dinosaur Game

As we get ready to move like our reptilian friends, let us pause to consider the weird and exceptional example of Spinosaurus. Talk about how different dinosaurs moved and use this game as a fun excuse to get ourselves moving!

STEAM Learning Lab – Dinosaur Skeleton

The Allosaurus is Utah’s very own state fossil. This large carnivorous dinosaur lived during the Late Jurassic Period. The Allosaurus, which means “different lizard,” was discovered in 1877, and scientists were surprised by its hollow vertebrae.