Activities for December 22^nd – 31^st

We are so excited for our final week of DeSTEMber activities!

12.22 Tea Bag Rocket
12.23 Safety Shake Light
12.24 Poinsettia Spinner
12.25 Hang Gliders
12.26 Sound Sandwich
12.27 Augmented Reality
12.28 SciGirls – Code Quest
12.28 Up, Up, the Water Goes
12.29 Non-Round Rollers
12.30 Origami Firefly Circuit
12.31 Dream Big

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12.22 – Tea Bag Rocket

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Lighter
• Plate or pan (metal or ceramic; NOT paper or plastic)
• Scissors
• Tea bag

12.23 – Safety Shake Light

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• 2 8.5 x 11-inch A4 transparency sheets
• 5 ceramic “donut” disk magnets, 1-inch outer diameter
• Clear tape
• 200 feet (~60 meters) of #30 magnet wire (very thin copper wire with lacquer insulation)
• 5mm LED light
• Masking tape
• 2 mini alligator clips
• 2 plastic film canisters with lids
• 3 rubber bands (size #33)
• Scissors
• Sheet of fine sandpaper

12.24 – Poinsettia Spinner

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Bendable straw (biodegradable)
• Clear tape
• Hole puncher
• Modeling clay (small piece)
• Poinsettia Spinner Template, printed on red cardstock*
• Poinsettia Spinner Template, printed on green cardstock*
• Scissors
• Wooden skewer

*Template can alternatively be printed on white cardstock and colored green or red with markers, crayons, or colored pencils.

12.25 – Hang Gliders

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Clear tape
• Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• 12 x 12-inch piece of plastic disposable table cloth
• Scissors
• Sharpie
• Small figure
• 5 straws (biodegradable)
• 2-4 twist ties

12.26 – Sound Sandwich

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Scissors
• 2 small rubber bands (size #32)
• Straw (biodegradable)
• 2 tongue depressors
• Wide rubber band (size #64)

12.27 – Augmented Reality

• Printed Marker Page (attached)
• Smartphone with the Spacecraft 3D app

12.28 – SciGirls – Code Quest

• Computer or smartphone (with Internet access)
• Play Code Quest at the following website: https://pbskids.org/scigirls/games

12.28 – Up, Up, the Water Goes

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Bowl (shorter than a 16-ounce plastic cup)
• Clear packing tape
• Food coloring
• Large yogurt container, or similar (~32 ounces)
• Paper towels
• 16-ounce plastic cup
• Plastic tubing (3/8-inch inner diameter; 48 inches long)
• Water (enough to fill bowl ¾ full)

12.29 – Non-Round Rollers

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• 3 printed Non-Round Rollers Templates (attached)
• 3 file folders or 1 large piece of poster board
• Glue stick
• 6 x 12-inch piece of cardboard or foam board
• Scissors

12.30 – Origami Firefly Circuit

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Adhesive copper tape (¼-inch width; 7-inch length)
• Clear tape
• 3V coin cell battery (CR 2032)
• 5mm LED light
• Scissors
• 5 x 11-inch sheet of colorful paper

12.31 – Dream Big

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Hole puncher
• Magnifying Glass Template, printed on cardstock (attached)
• Scissors
• 6-inch ribbon piece in each of the following colors:
  • Blue, green, orange, pink, purple, yellow
• Sharpie in each of the following colors:
  • Blue, green, orange, pink, purple, yellow

Activities for the week of December 15^th – 21^st

We are so excited for our third week of DeSTEMber!

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

12.15 Spectroscope
12.16 Houston Zoo – Black Bears
12.16 Sturdy Shoes
12.17 Density Rainbow
12.18 Thread the Needle
12.19 LED Bracelets
12.20 Paper Rockets
12.21 Lunar Orbiter

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12.15 – Spectroscope

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Blank or old CD
• Paint (optional)
• Paper towel roll tube
• Pencil
• Precision knife and/or scissors
• Small piece of cardboard or cardstock
• Tape

12.16 – Houston Zoo – Black Bears

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Dry erase markers
• Envelopes
• Pictures of bears and bear sign
• Set of food cards
• Thumb tacks
• White board with stand

12.16 – Sturdy Shoes

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Computer or smartphone with internet
• 2 5 x 5-inch pieces of fabric
• 3-ounce paper cup
• Pencil
• Piece of paper
• 2 5 x 5-inch pieces of plastic wrap
• 2 pipe cleaners
• Rock with rough edges (a rock wall or something similar can be substituted)
• 2 5 x 5-inch pieces of rubber glove material
• Scissors
• Small stuffed dog (one paw should fit inside paper cup)
• Stickers/markers for decoration
• Tape (packing tape is best, but any kind works)

12.17 – Density Rainbow

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Baster
• 6 cups or glasses
• Food coloring (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple)
• 1-cup measuring cup
• Plastic test tube
• Spoon
• Sugar
• Teaspoon
• Water

12.18 – Thread the Needle

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Modeling clay
• Pencil (or dowel)
• Washer with a hole that is a little larger than the pencil’s diameter (so the pencil can fit through it)

12.19 – LED Bracelets

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• 3V coin cell battery (CR 2032)
• 5mm LED light
• Pipe cleaner
• ¾ x 1 ½-inch rectangle of craft foam
• Scissors
• Small binder clip
• 2 x 2-inch square of craft foam

12.20 – Paper Rockets

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Clear tape
• Pencil
• Plastic bendy straw
• Printed Rocket Template (see below)
• Scissors
• Stickers or washi tape for decoration

12.21 – Lunar Orbiter

Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart

• Foam shapes
• 2 googly eyes
• 2 index cards
• 6 x 6-inch piece of aluminum foil
• 2 pipe cleaners
• Plastic spoon
• Scissors
• Small box (~ 3 x 3 x 3 inches)
• Tape

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