Activities for the week of December 22nd-28th 2014
Here are the materials for the fourth week of deSTEMber:
12.22 – Paper Plants
12.23 – Bouncing Balloons (courtesy of SciGirls)
12.24 – Plastic Rescue
12.25 – DNA Sequence Bracelet
12.26 – Balancing Act
12.27 – Paper Sundials
12.28 – Pixel Picture
12.22 – Paper Plants
5-10 sheets of used printer paper, crosscut into tiny pieces manually or with a paper shredder (Note: these should be soaked in warm water the night before beginning the project)
Large bowl of warm water
Window screen material (enough to cover a small embroidery hoop)
Small embroidery hoop (Alternative: make a wooden frame out of popsicle sticks)
Food coloring (optional)
Blender
9 x 13-inch baking pan
Packet of wildflower seeds or other seeds
Old bath towels or several layers of felt squares (to soak up water)
Waxed paper
Colored markers
Cookie cutters (optional)
Flower pot
Soil
12.23 – Bouncing Balloons (courtesy of SciGirls)
Computer (with internet access)
(1) balloon (not inflated)
(1) rubber band or binder clip
Items to add weight (e.g. paper clips, coins, or dry rice)
1 foot of tape
Ruler or measuring tape
Paper and pencil
Optional: scale, sports balls, funnel
12.24 – Plastic Rescue
Scissors
Markers
Various types of plastic containers (one of each plastic type, by number):
#1 plastic: clear bottle (soda, water, mouthwash, or salad dressing)
#2 plastic: opaque bottle (milk, orange juice, shampoo, or lotion)
#3 plastic: PVC pipe
#4 plastic: lightweight bag (bread bag, sandwich bag, or grocery bag)
#5 plastic: tub (yogurt, ketchup bottle, or butter containers)
#6 plastic: Styrofoam products (disposable plates/cups, or plastic utensils)
Shoe box and cardboard
String/yarn
Pool noodles
Nets/mesh
Rubber bands
PVC pipes
Toilet paper rolls
Popsicle sticks
Aluminum foil
Duct tape
Plastic tub (for density testing)
12.25 – DNA Sequence Bracelet
An organism sequence of your choice – look at different organisms’ DNA sequences here: http://www.yourgenome.org/downloads/pdf/teachers/seq/FT_sequence_bracelets.pdf
44 colored round beads (four different colors: ideally red, yellow, green and blue)
Can purchase plastic pony beads online here: LINK
Two pieces of elastic string (approximately 1’ long each)
Can purchase elastic string online here: LINK
12.26 – Balancing Act
Hammer
12 identical nails (3 inch long or larger work best)
Block of wood (e.g. 3″ square, 1/2″ thick or larger) –OR– Steve Spangler Balancing Nail Puzzle – available through Steve Spangler Science at www.stevespanglerscience.com
12.27 – Paper Sundials
Scissors
Glue
Sundial templates (can be found here: http://cp.cij.com/en/contents/3151/sundial/index.html)
Top of face template
Bottom of face template
Gnomon template
Top of base template
Bottom of base template
Angular adjustment sheets
Directional compass
12.28 – Pixel Picture
Printed copy of ‘Kid Fax’ sheet (found at http://csunplugged.org/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/unplugged-02-image_representation.pdf – page 4)
Printed copy of ‘Bonus: Make Your Own’ sheet (found at http://csunplugged.org/sites/default/files/activity_pdfs_full/unplugged-02-image_representation.pdf – page 5)
Pencils
