Activities for the week of December 18th-24th 2016

Here are the materials for the fourth week of DeSTEMber:

12.18 – Tightrope Walker
12.19 – Solar Eclipse
12.20 – Robot Body Language (courtesy of SciGirls)
12.21 – Thread the Needle
12.22 – Laser Show
12.23 – Gumdrop Dome 
12.24 – Marble Mazes

12.18 – Tightrope Walker
1 clothespin (one-piece wooden one, not the spring type)
5 feet of fishing wire
2 full water bottles of different heights
2 pieces of 9″ long beading wire (skinny enough to bend easily)
1 pipe cleaner
1 straw (not bendy)
2 washers
Optional: markers and googly eyes for decorating

12.19 – Solar Eclipse
Flashlight
Grape
Orange
2 packing peanuts
Ruler
Toothpick

12.20 – Robot Body Language (courtesy of SciGirls)
Paper and pencil
Large paper grocery bag
Optional: digital camera or video recorder

12.21 – Thread the Needle
A pencil (or dowel)
A washer with a hole that is a little larger than the pencil’s diameter (so the pencil can fit through it)
Lump of modeling clay

12.22 – Laser Show
Coffee can, or similar container, with approximately 4-6″ round opening
Laser pointer
Latex glove
Old CD (or other small reflective material)
Rubber band
Stand-alone speaker that fits inside the coffee can
Super glue
Metal straight edge
Permanent marker
Ruler
Scissors
X-Acto knife or box cutter

12.23 – Gumdrop Dome
11 gumdrops
Small plate
25 toothpicks

12.24 – Marble Mazes
1 marble
Pencil
9″ x 7″ piece of cardboard
Ruler
Scissors
Sharpie
Tacky glue
20 tongue depressors