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EXPERIMENTING WITH SCIENCE PATCH PROGRAM
All levels need to only complete 3 requirements

The following requirements should be chosen according to the age level of the participant. The requirements can be worked on as a group or individually. Each requirement can be completed at home, in school, or with specific groups.

The idea is to show participants that we complete science activities daily without even realizing it and to asssit them in learning something new about science. Science is fun for everyone of all ages !

YOU HAVE ONE OF TWO OPTIONS TO COMPLETE THIS PROGRAM.

OPTION ONE: Choose any THREE science activities to complete according to your age level.

OPTION TWO: Choose 3 of the following requirements to earn this patch.

1. AIR-Conduct an experiment that you use air to perform. Examples are using wind socks, balloons, paper airplanes, lifting things with air, find out what air can move, blow bubbles, calculating the speed of wind, measuring the distance of air according to the object.

2. MAGNETS- Conduct an experiment that you magnets to perform. Examples are attracting metals, comparing magnet strengths, magic tricks, make your own magnet, use a compass, use a Magna Doodle for drawing, and using a magnet to find out what is magnetic.

3. WATER-- Conduct an experiment that you use water to complete it and name 3 things we use water for.Water has a surface tension, this means that some items can float on it. Examples of water experiments are: seeing if items float, evaporation, freezing, rain gauge, creating music with water glasses, creating a water cycle, moving things with water, and creating a tornado with water bottles.

4. MOTION- Conduct an experiment that you motion to perform. You can calcualate how high a bounces when you throw it from the same distance. What happens if you choose a larger ball or throw it harder? Some other examples racing cars, bouncing balls, dropping objects and measuring the time, push and pull items, pulleys, playing Jenga or any other stacking or motion game, and working with simple machines.

5. CHEMISTRY- Conduct an experiment that you conduct chemistry experiments or learn more about 3 elements on the Periodic Table. A periodic table is a special table of elements that can help people better understand atomic chemistry. Investigate the study of matter or use products to create a chemical reaction. Examples include: creating soap,

6. ELECTRICITY--- Conduct an experiment that you use electricity to perform it. Electricity makes many things work. The currents follows a path called circuits. Therefore, when a lightbulb is unscrewed or burns out the circuit is broken and the bulbs goes out. Examples include: static electricity, complete a circuit, or learn how a light bulb works.

7.LIGHT--- Conduct an experiment that you use light to perform it. Our main sources of light is from sun and electricity. Did you know that we need light to see a reflection in a mirror? Examples include: creating shadows, making rainbows, create reflections, flashlights, or learn how a light bulb works.

8. HEAT- Conduct an experiment that you use heat to perform. Heat can move in different ways suchas through as space using energy waves, through a solid object when you are cooking, and through gases or liquids. Examples include: how hot is the sun on darker objects, sun painting or fading, cooking, or make sun tea, and learning how to read a thermometer.

9. PHYSICAL CHANGES- Conduct an experiment that makes something physically change. This means that the object you are using in the experiment changes into a different form after the experiment and can not be turned back into it's physical state without doing something to it. For instance, changing water to ice. You would have to apply heat to the ice to get it back to it's natural state of water. Therefore you created a physical change. Other examples: thawing, dissolving, blending, freezing, rusting, and melting.

10. CREATE- Did you know that you create things on a daily basis that conducts an experiment. Create one thing using your own ideas that is conducting an experiment. Examples include: Making lip gloss, creating chocolate in molds, making candy, creating a message phone with cups and string, cooking, and tye-dye.

11. TEACH ME- Attend an event, science museum, or conduct experiments at school. You may be able to accomplish all three requirements if you conduct experiments or learn about science activities at these facilities.

12. COOKING- Conduct an experiment that you use cooking to create it. Have a taste test of items in the kitchen blindfolded and holding your nose. How many items did you get correct? OR Emphasize on a particular ingredient or supply that makes the item come out the way it does. For instance, why do things rise in the oven? Why don't they rise if we only mix flour and water? Examples of items include homemade bread, yeast; cakes and cookies, baking soda; candy, candy thermometer; cut up apples, lemon juice ( they will turn brown without the lemon juice)

13. CAREERS- Learn about careers in science and pick which one you would like to do. This includes science teacher, chemist, culinary arts, oceanographer, astronomer, astronaut, computer programmer or engineer.

14. EXTRA ! EXTRA! - Complete one of our kits to enhance your knowledge about science. Complete one extra requirement to cover this requirement. Our science books include Culinary Creations, Discovering Nature, Geology, Astronomy, Rainforest, and Marine Life.