Activities for the week of December 1st-7th 2014
We are very excited for our first week of DeSTEMber!
Each Friday we will post the materials list for the upcoming week:
12.01 – Balloon Bugs
12.02 – Fashion Chromatography
12.03 – Wind Bag Wonder
12.04 – Constellation Light Box
12.05 – Rainforest in a Bottle
12.06 – Glaciers Galore
12.07 – DeSTEMber Fest @ Bullock
12.01 – Balloon Bugs
Hole Punch
Balloon bugs presentation (download here)
Balloons of different shapes and sizes, in particular: round, sausage and squiggly shapes
Balloon pump(s)- (optional)
Balloon bugs instruction cards (download here)
Double-sided tape
Permanent markers (various colors)
Tags for labeling the bacteria (download here)
Pipe cleaners, string and/or yarn (to represent flagella)
Rubber bands
Scissors (to cut around the tags)
12.02 – Fashion Chromatography
Isopropyl alcohol (90% or higher)
Small medicine dropper or disposable pipettes
Shallow container made of rigid material (e.g. cup, beaker or dish)
Rubber bands
White fabric: cotton t-shirt, bandana or scarf, washed & dried (do not use fabric softener)
Permanent markers, various colors (dark and/or bright colors work best)
Safety glasses
12.03 – Wind Bag Wonder
A Diaper Genie bag OR
A 10-gallon or larger trash bag OR
Steve Spangler Windbag™
available through Steve Spangler Science at www.stevespanglerscience.com
12.04 – Constellation Light Box
10-bulb LED light strands (should be readily available at dollar store)
Empty cereal box
Picture of your chosen constellation
Reamer/hole punch
Acrylic paint: light blue, dark blue, and dark green (dark colors work best)
Brush
Palette (a bottle cap works well)
White felt tip pen
Painters tape
Glue
Wall sticker (optional)
12.05 – Rainforest In A Bottle
3-liter soda bottle (one per girl)
Gravel
Soil
Grass/other plant seeds
Rubber bands
Water
Scissors
Window screen – 2 sizes: one to cover the mouth of the bottle and one to cover the thickest part of the bottle
12.06 – Glaciers Galore
Scissors
Glue stick
2 sheets of heavy weight paper (such as white card stock)
1 cut-copy of the 3-D Icelandic Glacier Model (available at http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/iceAge/glacierModel.html
12.07 – DeSTEMber Fest @ Bullock
No materials today. Come join us for fun, winter-themed science activities at Bullock!
