Her Science: Taking the Ring Toss

WE’RE BACK NOW JASON: JASON: HIS SCIENCE. MEREDITH: HERE’S A GOOD, INSPIRED ARTS AND SCIENCE TOOLS PROJECT. ALEX: HELLO AND WELCOME TO HER SCIENCE. I’M HERE WITH JESS. WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES DO WE HAVE TODAY? >> WE HAVE A FUN ACTIVITY WHERE WE WILL MAKE A GAME YOU CAN PLAY AT HOME WITH YOUR FRIENDS USING SIMPLE MATERIALS. WE’RE GOING TO DO A GAME OF RING TOS BUT WITH AN INSPIRED SPACE BUMP. I LIKE TO CALL THIS PLAN RING THROW. I LIKE THIS GAME BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE IT FROM SIMPLE MATERIALS. YOU CAN SEE I HAVE PLATES. I HAVE A LIQUID RISE. YOU CAN USE A RULE, WHATEVER YOU HAVE AT HOME TO PUT YOUR RINGS ON IT. Since this has a fun, space-inspired twist, I like to TALK ABOUT WHAT PLANETS HAVE RINGS, LIKE SATURN, JUPITER, NEPTUNE. I THINK IT’S EASY TO INCORPORATE THESE CONCEPTS INTO THIS. JASON: HELPING KIDS UNDERSTAND WHAT PLANETS HAVE RINGS. >> SATURN HAS A BIG RING BUT SOMETHING LIKE JUPITER HAS A SMALLER ONE, SO YOU CAN USE PLATE TO MAKE A SMALL RING. IT’S EVEN MORE OF A CHALLENGE TO GET GOOD AT, SO JUST HAVE FUN WRITTEN ON IT. I LIKE TO TALK THROUGH WHAT THE RINGS ARE MADE OF. SO ROCK IS TOO MUCH. THIS IS PLACED BY THE CIRCULAR ASSEMBLY TO LOOK LIKE THERE IS A ROCK ON IT. GRILL AND DOST. I DID THIS IN A FEW POINTS TO LOOK LIKE IT WAS DUSTED. EASY WAY TO CONNECT ALL THESE CONCEPTS TOGETHER. ALEX: LET’S MAKE IT ONE. >> THE WAY I LIKE TO START IS TO USE A SNIL OR SOMETHING SHORT TO PUT A BIG HOLE IN THE CENTER TO START. THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND USE YOUR SCISSORS. ALEX: SO PARENTAL SUPERVISION IF KIDS ARE GOING TO DO THIS. >> REALLY GOOD PRACTICE WITH YOUR CUTTING SKILLS. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, SO IT IS GOOD TO GET YOUNGER CHILDREN WITH PARENTAL SUPERVISION TO GET USED TO USE SCISSORS. THIS IS A GREAT CONCEPT TO LEARN. SCISSORS ARE POSSIBLE TO USE. ALEX: I NEVER REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT AS A KID. >> HERE WE GO. WE HAVE CUT THE CENTER. YOU CAN DECORATE IT HOWEVER YOU WANT. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE SPACE CONCEPTS, I DID THE ROCKS AND THE RUINS. YOU DON’T HAVE IT. YOU CAN USE MARKER, WASHING TAPE OR WHATEVER YOU HAVE AT HOME. FOR THE HORSE, YOU CAN SUPPORT IT WITH A TUBE CLEANER. YOU CAN DO PRACTICE WRAPING WITH WIRE. YOU CAN ALSO JUST COLOR OVER IT. BEFORE WE FINISH, THE MOST FUN PART ABOUT THE ACTIVITY IS PLAYING, SO I’M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SWITCH THE MEMORY TO THE SIDE. WANT TO TRY IT? ALEX: SURE. HERE WE GO. A LITTLE HARDER THAN IT NEEDS. >> NOT BAD. IT’S FUN. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT AN EXTRA STEP, YOU MAY HAVE TO DO A POINT SYSTEM. THIS IS GOOD PRACTICE FOR ACCOUNTING AND NUMBERS. IF THIS ONE ON THE BACK AND MAYBE FOUR PLACE FIVE, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR POINT SYSTEM GOING. ALEX: IT COULD BE FOR THE SMALLER. >> I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE COOL. ALEX: IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVITIES LIKE THIS, CAN THEY GO? >> THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE A BLOG SECTION THAT HAS ALL ACTIVITIES LIKE THIS, OR YOU CAN COME TO THE SCIENCE CENTER AND ENJOY OUR PROGRAMMING HERE. EXPANSIONS HAVE FUN. THESE HOUSE SHEETS ALWAYS HAVE A FUN EXTENSION TO MAKE MORE GAMES, TOYS AT HOME WITH MATERIALS. ALEX: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE FOR HIS SCIENCE. MEREDITH: IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT OTHER SPEAKS ARE HAPPENING AT ORLANDO SCIENCE

Her Science: Taking the Ring Toss

Learn how to create a space-themed ring toss game in this week’s The Science of It

Updated: 12:28 PM EDT August 31, 2022

Learn how to create a space-themed ring toss game in this week’s The Science of It.

Learn how to create a space-themed ring toss game in this week’s The Science of It.