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