The force is with you on Jedi Science Day. Join Wonderlab as we explore Star Wars-themed science and celebrate the release of The Rise of Skywalker. Meet your favorite characters from the movies and hone your skills as a Jedi master!
Date: Saturday, December 28
Event: Jedi Science Day
Volunteers needed: 8 per shift
Volunteer Shifts: 12:30 – 3:15 pm & 2:45 – 5:30 pm (or do both shifts)
Activities Include:
- Build BB-8
- Using playdough and various materials, build and sculpt BB-8!
- Star Wars Oobleck
- Galaxy themed oobleck
- Meet the Star Wars Characters!
- R2D2 Obstacle Course
- Using ozobots dressed up as droids, navigate a series of Star Wars themed obstacle sheets with coding.
- Starship Reactions
- Create a miniature rocket with the chemical reaction between baking soda and citric acid. Blast off into space and take on the Empire.
- Explore the Death Star
- Craters NISE Kit to explore the Herschel Crater forming on Mimas, Saturn’s moon
- https://www.kidsdiscover.com/quick-reads/fun-facts-mimas-saturns-death-star-moon/
- Galactic Art
- Using chromatography
- Make your own Star Wars galaxy with this take-home activity!
- Jedi Mindball
- The force is strong with this one, and so is brain power! Electrodes read electrical activity in the brain, and cause the ball to move.
- Clone Trooper Cryptography
- The clone troopers are sending cryptic messages and it’s your job to crack the code! Using cryptography, discover what the clones are planning to help the Jedi Knights.
- Millennium Falcon Origami
- Folder your own Millennium Falcon!
- Lightsaber Rescue
- Your lightsaber has been taken by the Empire! It’s frozen in carbonite. With the right chemical, you can free your lightsaber.
