This summer, Girlstart introduced a new programming robot with our campers. Girls used color-coded programming to navigate their Ozobot™ Bit safely across the river to get from their house to the shop. You can find the activity here.

The Ozobot™ Bit is easy to program by drawing lines and using certain color combinations. Determine which color segment is needed to direct the Ozobot™ Bit along the correct path.

To purchase an Ozobot™ click here.

Exclusive DeSTEMber Coupon Code (Expires 12/11/16):

$10 off a purchase of $75 or more – HOCsave10

$30 off a purchase of $200 or more – HOCsave30

Even if you don’t have an Ozobot™, you can still play Ozobot™ games online with Ozobot™ Shape Tracer. Improve your skills by programming your on-screen Ozobot™ to trace different shapes.

*Girlstart has no affiliation with Ozobot™; we just think it is cool technology to get kids excited about coding!

Use the inventive Makey Makey keyboard and the programming power of Scratch to create your own musical instrument. Design a one of a kind sound glove using thimbles, alligator clips, and an aluminum foil ball. Program your favorite tune and play your unique instrument for your friends!

Click here for a DeSTEMber activity!

Divergent, convergent, and transform! Learn how Earth’s tectonic plates interact in this delicious activity. Model the plates’ movements using frosting and graham crackers to understand how Earth’s landscape can change over time.

Click here for a DeSTEMber activity!

Activities for the week of December 4th-10th 2016

Here are the materials for the second week of DeSTEMber:

12.04 – Balancing Pencil
12.05 – Edible Plate Tectonics
12.06 – Sound Glove
12.07 – Ozobot™
12.08 – Smart Light
12.09 – Circuit Bugs
12.10 – Museum Scavenger Hunt

12.04 – Balancing Pencil
One ring magnet (can be purchased here)
Plastic cup (12 ounce or larger)
Sharpened pencil
Tape
Three bar magnets (can be purchased here)

12.05 – Edible Plate Tectonics
4 dollops of frosting
Marker
Paper plate
1/2 rice cake
Small dish of water
Spoon
4 graham cracker squares

12.06 – Sound Glove
10 alligator clips 
Aluminum foil
Computer (with Internet access)
Makey Makey kit (http://makeymakey.com/)
Rubber dishwashing glove
Scratch account (it’s really easy to make one if you don’t  have one and it’s FREE: Go to http://scratch.mit.edu, click “Join Scratch” and follow the instructions)
Small ball
Tape
3-4 thimbles

12.07 – Ozobot™
Computer (with Internet access)
Ozobot™ Bit robot (can be purchased here)
Ozobot™ Basic Training (can be downloaded here)

12.08 – Smart Light
1 FLUX LED Smart Light Bulb (http://www.fluxsmartlighting.com/)
1 FLUX power cord
1 Smartphone (iPhone or Android)

12.09 – Circuit Bugs
1 clothespin
1 coin battery (CR2032 3V)
Electrical tape
2 LED lights
4 pieces (6-8″ each) insulated copper magnet wire
5 pipe cleaners
Scissors or wire strippers

12.10 – Museum Scavenger Hunt
Computer (with Internet access)
Google Earth (can be downloaded at https://www.google.com/earth/)