Go outside and make observations of tree leaf color and life stage. Counts toward Eco Warrior badge.
ATLAS Experiment Coloring Book
Learn what it’s like to work in the ATLAS collaboration by exploring the ATLAS Coloring Book.
Weathering at McCormick’s Creek State Park
Join IU EAS faculty member, Dr. Andrea Stevens Goddard, on a virtual field trip to McCormick’s Creek State Park to look at how different types of rock weather over time. Counts toward River Ranger badge.
Coloring with Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles of the same material can take on different colors just by changing their size and shape. Modify the shape and size of nanoparticles to color with different digital “nanoparticle solutions”. Counts toward Mage of Colors badge.
VOLCANO!
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. Counts toward Rock Star badge.
Audiology Puzzles
Test your audiology knowledge with our crossword puzzle, word find, and dot-to-dot. Counts toward Science Gamer badge.
Hoosier Geology Quiz
Test your knowledge of Indiana’s rocks, fossils, and geologic history.
Geologic Time and Paleontology Game
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. Counts toward Science Gamer badge.
EARTHQUAKE! Part 1
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. Counts toward Master of Disaster badge.
EARTHQUAKE! Part 2
Part two of our introduction to seismology series is all about location, location, location! Counts toward Master of Disaster badge.
EARTHQUAKE! Part 3
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. Counts toward Master of Disaster badge.
A Puzzle For Your Thoughts?
From the Lilly Library, make the Slocum Puzzle Collection trihexaflexagon puzzle. Counts toward Bibliomancer Badge.
What Happens When a Dam Breaks?
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. Counts toward River Ranger badge.
IU Greenhouse
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. Counts toward Botany Buff badge.
The Wild Journey of a Bacterial Cell
Follow a bacterial cell in this amazing animated adventure by IU Biology professor & microbiologist Jake McKinlay, then color your own bacterial adventures. Counts toward Micro Hero badge.
Honey Bee Development
How do these important insects grow from tiny eggs to powerful pollinators? Counts toward Grub Scout badge.
Braille Alphabet
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! Counts toward Visionary badge.
Plants Get Sick Too
Put yourself in the shoes of a plant pathologist and go on a mission to find “new plant pathogens” out in nature! Counts toward Botany Buff badge.
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Plants and Their Microbial Partners
How do microbes on the surface of seeds affect plant growth? Find out with this hands-on experiment. Counts toward Botany Buff badge.
How do Rivers Work?
Watch rivers evolve in real time in these small-scale physical experiments. Counts toward River Ranger badge.
The Secret Language of Mice: How Does Isolation Change Communication?
Decoding the secret language of mice helps us understand how our communication changes after social isolation. Counts toward Mouse Whisperer badge.
The Secret Language of Mice: How a Mouse Hears High Frequencies
Click through an interactive investigation to learn about the secret language of mice, and what our ears have to do with it. Counts toward Mouse Whisperer badge.
The Secret Language of Mice: Introduction
Learn how mouse communication compares to human communication. Counts toward Mouse Whisperer badge.
The Secret Language of Mice: Choose your own Adventure
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! Counts toward Mouse Whisperer and Science Gamer badges.
Flow Cytometry
Take a virtual tour of the Flow Cytometry Core Facility and learn how we use this technology to measure tiny things like bacteria, plant pollen, and cancer cells. Then make the concepts of flow cytometry into game by pretending that small colorful objects you find around your home are “cells”! Counts toward Micro Hero badge.
Illuminating Science: Quorum Sensing
Learn how bacteria communicate with each other to accomplish group behaviors. Counts toward Micro Hero badge.
“What is a Material?” Coloring Book
Come read and color our coloring book titled, “What is a Material?” You will learn about different types of materials all around you!
Meet Little John the Tortoise
Little John might be staying home for this year’s Science Fest but that does not mean you can’t learn more about him! Can you guess how much he weighs and what he eats?
Brood X: Back to Bloomington in 2021
These periodical cicadas won’t be back in Bloomington until 2034 & 2038!
Make your own Science Notebook
Make a 3-hole pamphlet stitch notebook. Counts toward Indiana Pwns badge.
Geology Coloring Pages
Twelve geology-themed coloring pages from Indiana Geological and Water Survey to spark your geotivity!
Forensics Frenzy – Detective Simulation
Join the Science Outreach Society for a fun forensics activity! A shell has disappeared from the Biology Building. Use your detective skills to figure out, “Who done it?” Counts toward Science Gamer badge.
The Drake Equation
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. Counts toward Space Cadet badge.
Experiencing Hearing Loss
Want to know what it speech sounds like when you have hearing loss? Watch this video to find out! Counts toward Hear-O badge.
Chemistry Magic Show
Look on as the Evil League of Evil have their annual meeting to discuss how to take over the world! Watch the zany demonstrations and listen to the bad jokes.
IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Coloring Pages
Coloring pages featuring excavation, surveying, and photography.
Planet Temperature Calculator
Want to know what it takes to make a planet habitable? Counts toward Space Cadet badge.
Health Academy Part 3: COVID-19, Vaccines, and your Health
Learn about safety best practices you should adopt for your health during this pandemic. Plus, learn about COVID-19 research at IU. Counts toward Hot Shot badge.
Virtual Escape Room
Welcome to the Locked Library Escape Room! Travel through the library looking for clues, solving puzzles, and answers riddles to escape the library before morning. Counts toward Bibliomancer and Science Gamer badges.
Bloomington Urban Woodlands Project
Learn about biodiversity, ecosystem services, and green infrastructure with BUWP. Counts toward Eco Warrior badge.
Exploring Behavior with Our Feathered Friends – Part 1
Watch up-close videos of tree swallows in action and follow along with activities that teach some of the techniques scientists use to help understand how and why animals do what they do. Counts toward Avian Ace badge.
Exploring Behavior with Our Feathered Friends – Part 2
See a pair of tree swallows attacking a fake (decoy) tree swallow that’s been placed at the entrance to their nestbox. Scientists use these fake intrusions to measure aggressiveness in the territory-owning birds. Counts toward Avian Ace badge.
Indiana Bird Field Guide
Assemble this guide, become familiar with some local feathered friends, and then head outdoors to record the birds that you see. Counts toward Avian Ace badge.
Lilly Library Science Fest Coloring Book
Color prints from the collections of the Lilly Library.
A Visit with the Giants
A tour of some of the Research and Teaching Preserve’s largest trees. Counts toward Eco Warrior badge.
For the Birds
Watch Eva Cusack and friends catching, banding, and releasing birds to collect important data. Counts toward Eco Warrior badge.
Solar System Coloring Page
Let your creativity shine through with our coloring page of the planets of the solar system!
Astronomy in Color
Make your own beautiful, full-color images of space! Counts toward Space Cadet badge.
Secret Codes – Part 1
Learn about permutation ciphers! Counts toward Cipher Seeker badge.
Secret Codes – Part 2
Test your permutation cipher know-how. Counts toward Cipher Seeker badge.
Ectopic Eyes on Fruit Flies
How does a cell decide to be an eye? Counts toward Grub Scout badge.