Activities for the week of December 7th-13th 2015

Here are the materials for the second week of DeSTEMber:

12.07 – Gold Diggers
12.08 – Human Battleship
12.09 – Balloon Boats
12.10 – Candy Quality Control
12.11 – Pipeline Design Challenge
12.12 – Gingerbread Architecture
12.13 – Time Zones

12.07 – Gold Diggers
Chewy chocolate chip cookies
Toothpicks
Clear straws
Ruler with centimeters
Paper plates
Watch or clock
Gold Diggers Activity Sheet (provided with activity)

12.08 – Human Battleship
Interactive dice (can be found here)
Yarn
Masking tape
Sheet, blanket, or something you can’t see through
Index cards
Markers

12.09 – Balloon Boats
Kiddie pool or large plastic bin to hold water (a larger surface area is more important than depth)
Straw
Rubber band
Hole puncher
Styrofoam plate
Hot glue gun and glue
Measuring tape
Stopwatch
Pencil
Balloon

12.10 – Candy Quality Control
Bag of M&Ms™
Quality Control Activity Sheet (provided with activity)
Calculator
Pencil

12.11 – Pipeline Design Challenge
Flexible straws
Duct tape
Craft sticks
Modeling clay
3 oz. Dixie cups
10 oz. Styrofoam cup
Water
Ecosystems Map (provided with activity)

12.12 – Gingerbread Architecture
1 can of frosting (not whipped)
1 package of graham crackers
1 small box or carton to serve as the house foundation
Plate
Ruler
Items to decorate your house:
Gum drops
Mini candy canes
Mini marshmallows
Peppermints
Pretzel sticks
Twizzlers
M&Ms
Red hots
Sprinkles
Powdered sugar
Shredded coconut

12.13 – Time Zones
24 circular flat surfaces for clock faces (e.g. plastic lids off yogurt containers, paper plates, or construction paper)
Construction paper or cardstock
24 metal brads or brass fasteners
24 small nails or thumbtacks
Scissors
Sharpies