Johns Hopkins Science with a Chance of Meatballs Kit

Science with a Chance of Meatballs Kit

This science lab kit was developed in partnership with Johns Hopkins University.

Books often ask you to dream up imaginary worlds, but important science concepts lie behind the words and pictures. Analyze the science woven through Judi and Ronald Barrett’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as you develop the process skills that constitute the scientific method. Explore the digestive system and nutrition, engage in city planning, engineer stronger structures, and investigate weather patterns through activities such as measuring the digestive system with yarn, making clouds in a bottle, crafting boats out of sandwich items, and creating a healthy family menu.

At the end of the course, design an experiment of your own to study a scientific concept presented in the book, finishing with a solid foundation in science as well as the ability to recognize scientific content in the literature you already love.

The following items are included in the kit:

Aluminum foil sheets
Bags, zip top
Cardboard sheet
Craft stick
Fan, mini
Graph paper
Gumdrops
Paper clips
Ruler, 6”
Spaghetti
Stamp pad
Straw
Tape, masking
Toothpicks
Yarn