MITO Summer
All About Leaves
Watch as tiny bubbles form on a leaf sitting in sunlight, yes, that’s oxygen being released right before your eyes. This simple experiment lets kids actually see how plants make their own food using sunlight. It’s a quiet, almost magical way to bring one of nature’s biggest processes to life.
Solar Sand Slime
Mix, stretch, and squish your own sandy slime, then take it into the sun and watch it transform. This isn’t just slime… it reacts to sunlight and changes right before your eyes. It’s the kind of experiment that feels like play, but introduces real chemistry and light-driven reactions.
Jack and the Beanstock
Plant your very own seed and watch it slowly come to life over the next few days. Kids get to care for something real while seeing how water, sunlight, and time work together to grow a plant. It’s a hands-on way to understand life cycles, one small sprout at a time.
Oobleck
Mix up a strange material that feels solid when you squeeze it, but melts like a liquid when you let go. Kids get to poke, scoop, press, and explore how one mixture can act two different ways. It’s simple, sensory, and such a fun intro to non-Newtonian fluids.
Insect Oobleck Dig
Dig through a strange, squishy material that feels solid one second and liquid the next to uncover hidden insects. It’s part sensory play, part excavation, and completely engaging. Kids won’t even realize they’re exploring non-Newtonian fluids while they play.