Bringing Hogwarts to You!

Genius Hour Activities

More activities and challenges to try...

How many birds do you think you will see on a 15-minute walk? Take scrap paper for tallying. How close was your prediction? How has changing habitat in your area allowed different birds than those we saw in the winter?
Curiosity and wonder are natural human instincts. Talk to people in your household about things you wonder about and ask questions to which you would hope to get answers.
Try this grounding practice. It can be particularly helpful when you are feeling stressed. Sit down outside (or inside!) and notice 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell, and one thing you can imagine tasting.
Look outside in your nature-hood. How many different shapes do you see? Create a piece of art that captures the beauty you found outside, using only triangles (acute, right, obtuse, scalene, isosceles, equilateral).
Interview a family member who is older than you. Develop five questions to ask about how their life at your age was different than yours is today.
Have someone stand back to back with you. Each of you make one change (hair up/down, watch on/off, undo shoelaces). When both people are ready, turn around and try to identify what the other person changed. Try again!
Would you rather visit the international space station for a week or stay in an underwater hotel for a week? What did you have to think about before answering this would you rather?

Source: Thames Valley DSB Learn At Home Document, March 2020