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Science Activities

Make a Mad, Mad, Mad Neuron
Build your own neuron with Dr. Dendristein!
The Origins Game
Learn where scientists have made important origins-related discoveries of our time.
Virtual Frog Builder Game
Build the frog by selecting each organ and clicking on its correct position in the image.
Ace on the Case: Secrets@Sea
Your job: investigate why the killer whales are behaving strangely.
Strange Dead Bird
Can you solve the Science mystery?
Vanishing Sharks
Discover why shark populations are declining.
Black Holes: Gravity's Relentless Pull
Learn about and interact with Black Holes.
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Blood Typing
Can you save a life by giving the right blood transfusion?
Tree-Ring Timeline
Build a tree-ring chronology.
The Reconstructors
Travel into the FUTURE - Solve Medicinal Mysteries from the PAST.
Operation: Heart Transplant
The surgical team is waiting for you to complete the heart transplant.
What on Earth?
A game of earth trivia.
The Puma Challenge
Help the puma survive in this interactive game.

Sled Dog Patrol
Find out how sled dog commands are used and try some out.
Physics
Design a Roller Coaster
Try your hand at designing your own roller coaster.
On Fire!
Explore the basics of combustion, including how a fire ignites.
Atom Builder
Construct a carbon atom.
Sources of Radiation
Explore an environment to learn about various types of radiation.
The Power of Tiny Things
Test your knowledge about the equivalence of matter and energy.
Pilot the 1903 Flyer
Manipulate the Wright Brothers' airplane to see how they piloted their plane.
Getting Airborne and Wing Designs
Learn what allows wings to pull an aircraft aloft and experiment with various wing designs.
Invar & Steel Alloys
Fancy a cookery course in how to make alloys?
Fantastic Contraption
Build whimsical machines to solve each level.
Genetics

Zoo Matchmaker
Help Zoos save endangered species.
Cerebral Commando
You are in charge of recycling dopamine at the synapse.
Gel Electrophoresis
Run your own gel electrophoresis experiment to sort and analyze DNA strands.
Test Neurofibromin Activity in a Cell!
Predict and test the effects of NF1 mutations.
How Do Mutations Occur?
Investigates how DNA mutations are generated.
Copy Cat
Calico, plain or tabby ... try and find the cloned kitten in this online game.
Eureka Quiz
How much do you know about the greatest scientific discoveries of all time?
Dog Breeding
Breed the ideal Border Collie by taking desirable traits from the parents.
Chemistry

Chemical Element Games
Learn about the periodic table, chemistry, the elements and more with these free online quizzes and games.
Proton Don
Quiz yourself with this FunBrain periodic table game.
Chemistry Quiz
A Chem4Kids general chemistry quiz.
Mixed Reception
Use your chemistry knowledge to solve the murder mystery.
Free Rice - Chemical Symbols
Identify the chemical symbols correctly and earn rice for the United Nations World Food Program.-
ChemGame
Refine your chemistry knowledge through Play!
It's Elemental - Balancing Act!
Practice balancing chemical equations by picking the correct coefficients.
Online Construction Kits
Construction Kits let you assemble problem solutions, chemical formulas, chemical equations, and other chemical objects piece by piece or step by step.
Virtual Labs
Required Plug-ins
PCR Virtual Lab
PCR is a relatively simple tool that you can use to focus in on a segment of DNA and copy it billions of times over. Step up and see how it works!
DNA Extraction
Enter this virtual lab to perform a cheek swab and extract DNA from human cells.
DNA Microarray Virtual Lab
Investigate the differences between a healthy cell and a cancer cell.
Gel Electrophoresis Virtual Lab
Have you ever wondered how scientists work with tiny molecules that they can't see? Here's your chance tosort and measure DNA strands by running your own gel electrophoresis experiment.
The Transgenic Fly Virtual Lab
Get ready to learn the techniques used to make transgenic flies.
The Bacterial Identification Lab
This lab will help familiarize you with the science and techniques used to identify different types of bacteria based on their DNA sequences.
The Cardiology Lab
You must help the doctor examine and diagnose three different patients who have symptoms of heart disease.
The Neurophysiology Lab
Use virtual electronic equipment to investigate the electrical activity of individual nerve cells.
The Immunology Lab
This virtual laboratory will demonstrate how such a test, termed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), is carried out.
UVA Virtual Labs
The University of Virginia created these 3D animations to explain technologies affecting our daily lives.
Building Big
Explore what it takes to "Build Big" in the forces, materials, loads and shapes labs.


