Description
A Science Action Club kit makes it easy and fun to lead hands-on STEM in afterschool and summer programs—no experience necessary. Through games, projects, and exciting investigations, youth explore nature, contribute to authentic science research, and design creative strategies to protect the planet.
With content from a world-class science museum and research institution, the kit includes easy-to-follow activity plans, a complete set of STEM supplies, and 2-hour online, self-paced, professional development training for staff. The training provides step-by-step guidance for all 12 activities in the unit, as well as important science concepts and helpful strategies for teaching STEM in an informal learning environment.
Cloud Quest explores the impact of clouds on weather and climate. Using the GLOBE® Observer citizen science platform, youth identify sky conditions and report their discoveries to NASA. Researchers map these observations against satellite image data to study how clouds influence the flow of energy through Earth’s atmosphere.
Additional Information
- Recommended grades: 5-8
- Number of students supported: 20+
- Number of activities: 12+
- Contact hours: Each activity is designed for a 60- to 90-minute club session and can be extended with the bonus resources included
- Lesson plan sample PDF: Build a Satellite
- Lesson plan sample PDF: Connect to NASA
- Standards alignment: NGSS Connections
- Recommended settings: Summer camps, afterschool programs, homeschool environments
Activity Topics
- Get to Know a Cloud
- Build a Satellite
- Ground Truthing
- A Closer Look at the Sky
- Connect to NASA
- Rocket Science
- Drain to Rain
- Measure the Wind
- Erupt a Volcano
- Fly a Kite
- Green Design
- Cloud Conclusions
Learn more about this program at www.calacademy.org/sac.