The Couch Potato Lab

The Couch Potato Lab (CPL) are online episodes that cover curriculum-based content in fun and creative ways through experiments, demonstrations and activities!

Follow-Along at Home Learning

The Couch Potato Lab (CPL) is the newest segment brought to you by the EYES team! Social distancing during a pandemic meant no EYES workshops or in-person camps for 2020, but the CPL allowed a virtual love for STEM to grow. The CPL is a set of 58 hour-long YouTube videos that dive into all categories in STEM. Each video covers curriculum-based content in fun and creative ways through experiments, demonstrations, activities, and FAQ segments. Every episode includes at least one “follow-along at home activity” that is covered in step-by-step instructions in a lab manual on the blog.

Make sure to check out these FREE videos on EYES YouTube to explore whichever topic in STEM captivates your own passion!

Juniors

Grade 1 – 3

Campers

Grade 4 – 6

Seniors

Grade 7 – 9

Learners

Level 10 – 30

Latest Couch Potato Episodes

Ep 13: Terrific Tesseracts

Ep 13: Terrific Tesseracts

Let’s talk dimensions. We will be learning about 3D and 4D dimensions and creating our very own tesseract-maker. You will try manipulating your tesseract-maker into various forms and see what four-dimensional shapes you can create!

Ep 14: Polar Bear Jacket

Ep 14: Polar Bear Jacket

Our activity will explore how and why species adapt. What causes adaptations? Why are they important?

Ep 15: Digestion Station

Ep 15: Digestion Station

What is the point of eating anyway? Our activity will explore why the digestion system is so important and how we use food to gather necessary nutrients.

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