DeSTEMber 2019 – Week 2 Materials List

DeSTEMber

Activities for the week of December 8th – 14th

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

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)