Activities for December 26th – 31st

DeSTEMber

We are so excited for our final week of DeSTEMber!

Activities for the week of December 26th – 31st 

12.26 Citizen Science Sunday: Globe at Night

12.27 Light Pollution

12.28 SciGirls

12.29 Rubber Band Helicopter

12.30 Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

12.31 Dream Big!

12.26 – Citizen Science Sunday: Globe at Night

 

12.27 – Light Pollution

  • Aluminum foil (6-inch square)
  • Felt or fabric (6-inch square)
  • Flashlight
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Tissue paper (6-inch square)

12.28 – SciGirls

  • Opaque items (construction paper, cardboard, aluminum foil, cotton balls) 
  • Translucent items (wax paper, frosted contact paper, tracing paper, parchment paper, tissue paper)
  • Transparent items (cellophane, drinking glass or glass jar, bottle full of water)

12.29 – Rubber Band Helicopter

  • Craft stick
  • Craft stick propeller (fits onto end of craft stick and has a rubber band hook)
  • Notecard
  • Paperclip
  • Pencil
  • Rubber band (size #64 works best)
  • Scissors
  • Tape

12.30 – Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center – Thermal Energy Design Challenge

  • Aluminum Foil
  • Black Paper
  • Cardboard*
  • 1/2 Cup of Frozen Water in a Ziploc Bag*
  • Fleece
  • Napkin*
  • Newspaper
  • Packing Tape*
  • Plastic Baggie*
  • Styrofoam
  • White Paper*

*OR: use the underlined materials plus 3-5 items from your recycling bin

12.31 – Dream Big!

  • Cardstock or poster board
  • Colored pencils or markers