Children's Museum Of Houston


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In this activity, learners discover how a piece of fruit can act as an electrolyte, conducting electricity between two different metals.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math activity, learners jump and measure how far they can jump on different surfaces using different jumping techniques.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this game, learners use clues to identify mystery shapes. Use everyday objects (like from the pantry) as the shapes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a gelatinous slime using guar gum powder and borax. Educators can use this simple activity to introduce learners to colloids.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a straw oboe to explore sound and pitch.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this math activity, learners guess which cereals contain the most sugar. Learners use the nutrition labels on the cereal boxes to find the cereal with the least amount of sugar.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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This is part 3 of the three-part "Crayon Rock Cycle" activity. Before starting this section, learners must have completed part 1: sedimentary rock and part 2: metamorphic rocks.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners compare the number of letters in the names of the people in their families or group of friends.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment by heating an aluminum can filled with water to investigate air pressure.

free Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore water pressure by conducting an experiment with a garden hose. Learners build a testing apparatus and create PVC nozzles with different sized holes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes