The National Center for Science Education Science Booster Kits 
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) provides all of their Science Booster Clubs with monthly kits for science outreach activities. The kits are Beta tested for optimization and arrive ready to go! They even come with instructional videos (which is my favorite). These kits are used monthly for our Super STEM Program at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh- Hill District Location. What makes these kits great are that they are composed of readily available components making them easy to put together (and at a reasonable price). Even if you do not belong to a booster club, feel free to use these activities as a resource for your next #scicomm activity.  
Cool Cities
​The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate the urban heat island effect by building your own city. Asphalt and buildings retain a lot of heat, making them warmer then the country sides. The participants will attempt to build a city that remains reasonably cool. 
kNow Your Nitrates 
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate the effects of fertilizer runoff, as well as the nitrogen cycling. Through this activity the participants will demonstrate the effects of fertilizer of groundwater. 
Rising Tides
The purpose of this activity is to understand that climate change is causing sea level rise. The participants will design, build, and test a solution to sea level rise. Through this activity the participants will understand the basics of the engineering design process and that the solution is not always achieved in the first try! 
Flu Shot 
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate how a flu vaccine is made and why the flu vaccine works. The participants will get a short background on vaccines and then will "build" a flu shot following the provided recipe. 
Turtle Time
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate the homology between  turtles. The participants will determine how 8 sea turtles are related by building a phylogenetic tree using traits such as shell plates.