Because we can’t offer in-person Camps this year, ICE has adapted some of the activities done in Chemistry Camps so children can do them using materials commonly found around the home. We would like to hear from you about your experience with our virtual chemistry camps. Email us at chemcamps@chem.wisc.edu to let us know how the virtual camps went for you.
Activities for Children Entering Grades K through 4
Activities for Children Entering Grades 5 through 8
Grades K through 4
The activities below are suitable for virtual campers entering grades K through 4, although older siblings (or even parents!) can join in or watch. These activities need an older person (parent or sibling) to mentor participants and perhaps read the activity to children who are not yet readers. Children entering grades 3 and 4 will need less supervision. These activities are adapted from ICE’s Super Science Connections science program for K-3 teachers.
Use the links below to Get Started and have some fun:
The next two activities are related and are better done in the order given.
The next two activities are related and are better done in the order given.
The next four activities are related but can be done in any order.
The next activities involve water.
GRADES 5 THROUGH 8
The activities below are suitable for virtual campers entering grades 5 through 8, although younger siblings (or even parents!) can join in or watch. Use the links below to Get Started and have some fun:
- Gliding Car from Recycled Materials
- Bridge-Building from Recycled Materials
- Building a Tower from Recycled Materials
- Make a Device that Neither Sinks nor Floats
- Make a Cartesian Diver Toy from a Balloon
- Make a Cartesian Diver Toy from a Juice Box Straw
- Make a Cartesian Diver Toy from a Soda Straw
- Make a Cartesian Diver Toy from a Pen
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) was founded in 1983 with a mission to communicate science and make science more accessible for everyone. The Institute for Chemical Education has used the acronym, ICE, since its founding. Unfortunately, our acronym ICE is not unique and is also the acronym used by federal agency, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), established in 2003. The Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) has no relation or communication with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Please visit the “About Us ” page for more information about the University of Wisconsin-Madison Institute for Chemical Education.
El Instituto de Educación Química de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison (ICE) fue establecido en 1983 con la misión de comunicar las ciencias y hacer las ciencias más acesibles a todos. El Instituto de Educación Química ha usado el acrónimo de ICE desde su fundación. Desafortunadamente nuestro acrónimo ICE no es único y también es el acrónimo usada por la agencia federal, Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), que fue establecido en 2003. El Instituto de Educación Química no tiene ninguna relación ni comunicación con la Inmigración y Control de Aduanas. Se puede encontrar más información del Instituto de Educación Química de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison en la página “Sobre Nosotros ”.