Activities for the week of December 1st-6th 2015

We are very excited for our first week of DeSTEMber!

Each Saturday we will post the materials list for the upcoming week:

12.01 – On Target
12.02 – Heavy Lifting
12.03 – Amazing Birds
12.04 – Cooking Conversions
12.05 – Bristlebots
12.06 – Miner Rescue
12.06 – DeSTEMber Fest @ the Bullock Museum from 12:00-3:00pm (visit our website for more information here)

12.01 – On Target
1 yard smooth twine (fishing line or kite string)
Target zone handout (provided with activity)
3 paper cups
6 index notecards
15 paperclips
1 marble
Masking tape
Scissors

12.02 – Heavy Lifting
Cardboard box (shoebox size or bigger)
3 strips of corrugated cardboard (2″x11″ or 5cm x 28cm per strip)
Paperclips
Large plastic cup
3 sharpened pencils
Spool
Scissors
Smooth string (e.g. fishing line or kite string)
Ruler
Scotch tape
Weights (e.g. batteries, pennies, marbles, or gravel)

12.03 – Amazing Birds
Scissors
3 small binder clips
Stopwatch
Measuring tape
Wing model for each bird (provided with activity):
Turkey Vulture
Wandering Albatross
Peregrine Falcon
For airplane design:
Cardstock or construction paper
Straw
Scotch tape

12.04 – Cooking Conversions
2 mixing bowls 
Baking sheet
Measuring cups and spoons
Spoons (for stirring)
Ingredients:
32 Tbls of flour
1 tsp of baking soda   
16 Tbls of butter (softened)
16 Tbls of brown sugar
1 package (3.9 oz.) JELL-O chocolate instant pudding
2 eggs
6 oz. of BAKER’S white chocolate, chopped

12.05 – Bristlebots
Copy paper 
Cardstock
Construction paper
Markers and/or crayons
Scotch tape
1 bristlebot kit (can be purchased here) OR purchase the following materials separately:
1 micro vibration motor (can be purchased here)
1 lithium battery (1-3 volts)
1 toothbrush with bristles set at an angle
Wire strippers
Electrical tape
Googly eyes
Pipe cleaners

12.06 – Miner Rescue
1 ping-pong/table tennis ball
1 paper tube that is 6-inches long with at least a 2-inch diameter (e.g. toilet paper tube or yardstick rolled and taped)
6 pipe cleaners
6 straws
6 craft sticks
6 rubber bands
1 3.5 oz. paper cup
String
Masking tape
Scissors

12.06 – DeSTEMber Fest @ Bullock from 12:00pm-3:00pm
Come join us for free, fun, winter-themed science activities at the Bullock Museum! Find out more information on our website here.