Lunar Orbiter

Engineer your own Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) prototype to explore the moon’s surface! Design an orbiter that is compact to travel in space, can capture images of the moon, and can record temperature, radiation, and more! Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity! Weekly Materials List

Tea Bag Rocket

Send a tea bag flying in this fiery activity! Heat makes the air inside a tea bag less dense than the air outside of it. A convection current is created causing the ash to soar upwards like a rocket. Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity! Weekly Materials List

Safety Shake Light

Did you know you can create a light without batteries or power? A shake light relies on mechanical power to turn on the light bulb. Use your muscles to make your shake light glow! Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity! Weekly Materials List

Poinsettia Spinner

Use a straw, scissors, and paper to engineer a small poinsettia-shaped propeller. Then, design a device that will allow you to power your poinsettia spinner using only air from your lungs! Learn about the importance of blade angles and thrust as you explore the work of propulsion engineers. Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart. …