JASON: JASON: SCIENCE OF IT. Meredith: This is a neat and inspired science arts and crafts project. Alex: Hello and welcome to the science of IT. I’m here with Jess. What activities are we doing today? >> We have a fun activity using simple materials to create a game you can play at home with your friends. We’re trying to make a ring toss game, but with a space-inspired twist. I like to call this planet a ring toss. I like this game because it can be made with simple ingredients. You can see me holding the plate. I have a painted muddler. You can use a ruler to throw a ring at anything you have at home. There’s a fun, space-inspired twist to this one, so I like talking about which planets have rings: Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune. I think it would be cool to incorporate these concepts into this. Jason: Help the children understand which planets have rings. >> Saturn has large rings, but things like Jupiter have smaller rings, so using plates to make smaller rings I can. Putting it on a peg is even harder, so just have fun. I like to talk about what the rings are made out of. SO ROCK IS LOTS. I put a round sticker on it to make it look like it had a rock on it. particles and dust. I put some dots on this to make it look like it has dust. A fun way to tie all these concepts together. Alex: Let’s make it. >> I would like to start by making a big hole in the center with a pen or sharp object and start by myself. Then use scissors. Alex: Parental supervision is required if children are making this. >> Really good practice with your cutting skills. This is a little tricky, so it’s good for younger friends under parental supervision to get used to using scissors. It’s a big concept to learn. Scissors are a little tricky to use. Alex: I never really thought about it, but as a kid. >> Go. It has a center cutout. You can decorate it as you like. If you want to keep the concept of space, I made rocks and particles. you don’t have to. You can use markers, laundry tape, or whatever you have at home. As for the pegs, he says you can wrap them in pipe cleaners. You can even color it. The most fun part of this activity is playing before it ends. So go ahead and tape the pegs to the sides. Why not try it? Alex: Certainly. Alright, let’s go. A little harder than it looks. >> not bad. It’s fun. If you want to go one step further, you can ask them to create a point system for you. This is good practice with accounting and numbers. Put 5, maybe 4 in this one on the back and you can use your own point system. ALEX: Maybe for the little ones. >>I think that’s cool. Alex: If people want to know more about activities like this or can they go? >> They can go to our website. Blogs that offer fun activities similar to this There is a section Or you can come to Science Center and enjoy our programming here. I have a fun extension. These take-out sheets always have fun extensions to make more games and you can use the materials to make toys at home. Alex: Thank you for joining us on the science of IT.Meredith: If you want to know what other cool things are happening at Orlando Science

The Science of It: Making a Ring Toss

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