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SciFri’s Science Club is a month-long challenge in which we ask you to go out, do science, and share it with others.
Why does the length and direction of our shadow change throughout the day? It all comes back to rotation and position of our planet relative to the sun.
Use hot and cold water to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents in this DIY Sun Science Activity from Lawrence Hall of Science.
Use photosensitive paper to make a map of the path of sunlight on the earth in this activity from the Lawrence Hall of Science.
Use binoculars or a telescope to identify and track sunspots. You’ll need a bright sunny day for this DIY Sun Science Activity from Lawrence Hall of Science.
On a bright, sunny day, use tonic water to detect ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun in this DIY Sun Science Activity from Lawrence Hall of Science.
What does the Sun do? Tell us, using the hashtag#ExplainTheSun
Experts with a vested solar interest weigh in on the sun's various starring roles.
For this science club, we want you to explain something to us, something BIG…
Experience the Science Club's #ObserveEverything project.
A class keeps tabs on fruit decomposition, someone spies mystery in a lake, and a hiker sits down with an ant.
A celestial event, citizen science, and a variety of natural wonders drew observations in week 2 of Science Friday's Science Club.
We observe: you're amazing! Staff picks from the first week of Science Club's #ObserveEverything
Go out and observe something interesting! Submit your in-depth observations with the hashtag #ObserveEverything.
Safely find, build, or hack a machine that makes any kind of art.
SciFri’s Science Club is a month-long challenge in which we ask you to go out, do science, and share it with others.