The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) recently announced that it will extend its closure and reopen on Friday, May 1 in an effort to help contain the spread of COVID-19. During this time, MSI is encouraging families to discover science at home with activities, experiments, games, and videos. These engaging science activities are appropriate for children of all ages and use items already found around the house. Launch a stomp rocket, build a newspaper fort, make slime and more as you explore physics, chemistry, engineering and beyond. These activities can be found at msichicago.org/scienceathome.

Egg Drop Challenge
Build a lander to get the raw egg safely to the ground

Newspaper Fort
Use basic engineering to build a surprisingly strong fort with newspaper.

Paddle Boat
Build a boat that moves using kinetic energy stored in rubber bands.

Circuit Board
See how electricity flows through a circuit that you build.

Strawberry DNA
You will see that DNA is in all living things …even strawberries.