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Go outside and make observations of tree leaf color and life stage.
Learn what it’s like to work in the ATLAS collaboration by exploring the ATLAS Coloring Book.
Our trash can volcano eruptions are a highlight of Science Fest every year! This video explains the basics of volcanoes and how a trash can volcano can serve as a model for real-life volcanoes.
Test your audiology knowledge with our crossword puzzle, word find, and dot-to-dot.
Download and print a geologic timescale and a set of ancient animal cards and use the clues to put the ancient life in the time period where it belongs.
Start off your adventure learning about seismology with an introductory video from IU EAS graduate student Elizabeth Sherrill and a video about how seismometers work by seismologist Dr. Michael Hamburger.
Part two of our introduction to seismology series is all about location, location, location!
Part three of our introduction to seismology series is an exercise about the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale which is used by seismologists to determine the magnitude and epicenter of earthquakes of the past.
From the Lilly Library, make the Slocum Puzzle Collection trihexaflexagon puzzle.
Get a birds eye view of the aftermath of the Edenville and Sanford dam failures courtesy of Earth and Atmospheric Science drone pilot Steve Scott.
Take a virtual tour of the beloved Biology Building Greenhouse on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. Enjoy beautiful photographs and fun facts for some of our special plants as you virtually wander through the peaceful conservatory rooms.
Follow a bacterial cell in this amazing animated adventure by IU Biology professor & microbiologist Jake McKinlay, then color your own bacterial adventures.
In this activity, you will create your own braille alphabet with just paper and glue. You can use this to feel and memorize the braille alphabet!
Put yourself in the shoes of a plant pathologist and go on a mission to find “new plant pathogens” out in nature!
How do microbes on the surface of seeds affect plant growth? Find out with this hands-on experiment.
Decoding the secret language of mice helps us understand how our communication changes after social isolation.
Click through an interactive investigation to learn about the secret language of mice, and what our ears have to do with it.
Learn how mouse communication compares to human communication.
A clickable story game where you can play as a mouse and interact with another mouse, making decisions along the way that impact the outcome of the story!
Learn how bacteria communicate with each other to accomplish group behaviors.
Twelve geology-themed coloring pages from Indiana Geological and Water Survey to spark your geotivity!
Ever wonder if humans are alone in the Universe? We can estimate how many intelligent civilizations exist in the Universe by approximating different variables! This app estimates the number of intelligent civilizations based on the guesses you give it.
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