Activities for the week of December 8th-14th

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Here is what’s coming up this week:
12.08 – National Brownie Day
12.09 – Bungee Jumping Physics
12.10 – Partner Hangout with the Women in Engineering Program at UT Austin
12.11 – Water Cycle
12.12 – Partner Hangout with San Diego Zoo
12.13 – Forces and Friction
12.14 – Last Tower Standing

12.08 – National Brownie Day
Materials
– 9in x 13in pan
– Measuring spoons
– Mixing bowl
Ingredients
– ½ teaspoon baking powder
– ½ teaspoon of salt
– 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
– 4 eggs
– 8 tablespoons of cocoa powder
– 16 tablespoons of butter or margarine
– 24 tablespoons of all- purpose flour
– 32 tablespoons of white sugar

12.09 – Bungee Jumping Physics
6 eggs (just in case), hopefully you only need 1
30 pennies
Duct tape
Loose sheets of newspaper (in case you do the activity inside this will protect the floor)
Pair of pantyhose
Ruler

12.10 – Partner Hangout with the Women in Engineering Program at UT Austin

12.11 – Water Cycle
Food coloring
Gallon size Ziploc bag
Permanent marker
Small clear, plastic cup
Tape
Water

12.12 – Partner Hangout with San Diego Zoo

12.13 – Forces and Friction
1 clipboard for each material
A toy car
Bubble wrap (enough to cover the surface of clipboard)
Colored duct tape
Meter stick or measuring tape
Sand paper (enough to cover the surface of clipboard)
Wax paper (enough to cover the surface of clipboard)

12.14 – Last Tower Standing
4” x 6” index card
Blow dryer
Copy paper
Scissors
Scotch tape
Straws
Weights for testing – (work out weights, fishing weights, books, etc.)