Activities for the week of December 15th-21st 2014
Here are the materials for the third week of deSTEMber:
12.15 – Mimic Manufacturing
12.16 – Shrinky Cells
12.17 – Air Mail Challenge
12.18 – Weather Flowers
12.19 – Magnetic Slime
12.20 – Prehistoric Puppets
12.21 – Tic Tac Flashlight
12.15 – Mimic Manufacturing
(2) 3 oz. dixie cups
(2) 6 oz. styrofoam cups
(2) 12 oz. styrofoam cups
(2) 24 oz. styrofoam cups
Plastic headbands (one per hearing device)
Heavy plastic tape or duct tape
Scissors
12.16 – Shrinky Cells
Permanent markers – variety of colors (bright, contrasting colors work best)
Shrink film (example here)
Regular kitchen oven or toaster oven (for shrinking designs)
Baking sheet
Needle nose pliers
Hole punch (handheld)
Keychain and/or other jewelry findings to make cells wearable (example here)
Plant/animal cell diagram of your choice (to serve as a guide). Here are a few free diagrams you can print:
Plant cell (simple): http://www.classroomjr.com/printable-cell-diagrams/plant-cell-diagram/
Animal cell (simple): http://www.classroomjr.com/printable-cell-diagrams/animal-cell-diagram/
Plant and animal cell (Clip art and lesson links): http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Plant-and-Animal-Cells-Cell-Clip-Art-Pictures-Science-JPG-and-PNG-FREE-1296088 OR http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Plant-and-Animal-Cells-Science-Poster-and-Vocabulary-Cards-271644
A shrink cell kit is also available for order here: http://www.teachersource.com/product/shrinky-dink-cells/biology-life-science
12.17 – Air Mail Challenge
Duct tape
Potato chips
Bubble wrap
Cotton balls
Packing peanuts
Plastic cups
Foam cups
Paper cups
Tub of water
12.18 – Weather Flowers
Gloves
Safety goggles
Shallow aluminum foil pan
Water in a spray bottle
Coffee filters (one per flower)
10% (m/v) cobalt (II) chloride solution. This can be found at: http://www.hometrainingtools.com/cobalt-ii-chloride-15-g/p/CH-COCL2/
Pipe cleaners (one per flower)
Hair dryer
12.19 – Magnetic Slime
1 teaspoon borax laundry booster – http://smile.amazon.com/Borax-Mule-Team-Detergent-Booster/dp/B000VCFAXO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418069036&sr=8-1&keywords=borax
8 oz. bottle of white school glue
2 tablespoons iron filings. This can be found at: http://smile.amazon.com/Dowling-Magnets-Do-731019-Iron-Filings/dp/B000BJRLTI/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2NL9UUKFTRQH OR http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/iron-filings.html
Large, disposable mixing bowl
Plastic cup
1 Neodymium (rare Earth) magnet (a regular magnet is not strong enough). This can be found at: http://smile.amazon.com/Craft-Hobby-Neodymium-Magnets-3×1-5mm/dp/B0065O63BK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417806678&sr=8-2&keywords=neodymium+rare+earth+magnets
Water
12.20 – Prehistoric Puppets
Dinosaur head templates. These can be printed out at: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/time/puppets/home.html
Cardstock or colored construction paper for body
Scissors
Glue
Brass fasteners
Markers or crayons (optional)
12.21 – Tic Tac Flashlight
(1) Empty Tic Tac container
(3) AA -OR- (3) AAA batteries (both types are 1.5v)
(1) 5mm LED light – example here: 25.000 mcd – 3.8 volt and 20 mA
(1) Switch – example here: tact switchor slide switch
(1) 27 ohm serial resistor – example here: resistor
Aluminum foil (about 6 sq. inches per flashlight)
Clear (scotch) tape or electrical tape (1 roll will cover at least 20 projects)
Scissors
Needle nose pliers and/or hemostats
Drill with 3/16″ diameter bit (ask for help from an adult when using this tool)
Hot glue gun and glue sticks (only a dab is needed per project)
Note: a multimeter is helpful to troubleshoot circuit problems, but it is not required
