Activities for the week of December 8^th – 14^th

We are so excited for our second week of DeSTEMber!

Each Sunday we will post the materials list for the upcoming week:

12.08 Marshmallow Slingshot
12.09 Holiday Stop Motion Video
12.10 Blockly
12.11 Chemical Mystery
12.12 Circuit Reindeer
12.13 Green Screen Forecasting
12.14 Makeblock Drones

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12.08 – Marshmallow Slingshot

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Golf pencil
• Hole puncher
• Marshmallow (or other small object to launch, such as a ping pong ball)
• Pen or marker
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Tape
• 2 thin rubber bands
• 2 toilet paper roll tubes, or one paper towel roll tube cut in half

12.09 – Holiday Stop Motion Video

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Construction paper
• Markers
• 1-2 pieces of white poster board
• Scissors
• Smartphone or tablet with the Stop Motion Studio app
• Optional: miscellaneous craft supplies (clay, pipe cleaners, glue, beads, crayons, colored pencils, etc.)
• Optional: small tripod or phone/tablet holder

12.10 – Blockly

• Computer or smartphone (with Internet access)
• Play Blockly at the following website: https://blockly.games/

12.11 – Chemical Mystery

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Blender
• Bowl
• ½ of a red cabbage
• 14 small clear plastic cups (for example, clear 2 ounce portion cups)
• Knife and cutting board (to chop cabbage)
• Paper and pencil
• Permanent marker
• Pipette or eye dropper
• Safety goggles
• Strainer
• Test liquids: Ammonia, baking soda in water, clear soda (7UP), finger nail polish remover, hydrogen peroxide, laundry detergent, lime juice, milk, mouthwash, orange juice, salt water, shampoo, vinegar, and water
• Water (about 4 cups)

12.12 – Circuit Reindeer

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• 6 brown pipe cleaners
• Clothespin
• 3V coin cell battery (CR 2032)
• Electrical tape
• 2 googly eyes
• 5mm LED light bulb (red)
• 2 4-6-inch pieces of 24-gauge insulated wire
• Scissors or wire strippers

12.13 – Green Screen Forecasting

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Paper
• Pencil
• Smartphone with the KineMaster app
• Solid colored wall
• Tripod (optional)

12.14 – Makeblock Drones

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Makeblock drone
• Smartphone (with Internet access)

Activities for the week of December 1^st – 7^th

We are so excited for our first week of DeSTEMber!

Each Sunday we will post the materials list for the upcoming week:

12.01 Chemistry of Soap
12.02 Square Wheels
12.03 Hook, Line, and Sinker
12.04 Homemade Compass
12.05 Scribble Bots
12.06 Shadow Colors
12.07 Dancing Figure

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12.01 – Chemistry of Soap

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• 3-5 ounces glycerin soap
• 1 knife
• Microwave
• Microwave safe measuring cup
• 1 paper plate
• 1 craft stick
• 1 silicone soap mold
• Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
• For soap decorations:
  • Beads
  • Food coloring
  • Glitter
  • Essential oils/scents

12.02 – Square Wheels

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Foam board (4 x 30 inches)
• Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• Paperclip
• Pencil
• Poster board or cardstock (8 x 10 inches)
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Straw (biodegradable)
• String (12 inches)
• Thumb tack
• 20 toilet paper roll tubes
• Utility knife
• 2 wooden skewers

12.03 – Hook, Line, and Sinker

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• 2 disposable plastic pipettes
• 2 hex nuts
• 6-inch piece of wire
• 10-inch piece of wire
• 1-liter plastic bottle with cap
• 16-ounce plastic cup
• Scissors
• Water

12.04 – Homemade Compass

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Blunt sewing needle
• Bowl of water
• Compass
• Magnet wand
• Paper
• Pencil
• Small cork (2-3 cm thick)
• Tape

12.05 – Scribble Bots

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• AA battery
• Clothespin
• 3V DC motor
• Electrical tape
• 4 fine-tip colorful markers
• Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• Masking tape
• Paper
• Plastic cup
• Rubber band (size #82)
• Wire strippers

12.06 – Shadow Colors

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Blue light bulb
• Green light bulb
• 3 light sockets with cords
• Pencil
• Power strip
• Red light bulb
• White poster board for background

12.07 – Dancing Figure

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Ballpoint pen
• Craft wire (22 gauge)
• 1-inch diameter Styrofoam ball or bead
• Markers
• Paper cup
• Pipe cleaner
• Scissors
• Stapler with staples
• 1-inch straw piece