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
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- 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)