Houston, TX: STEM at the Park @ Woodchase Park

Pendulum Painting

Guest Blog Courtesy of The Franklin Institute Ingredients of Weather The Franklin Institute, one of the oldest science museums in the United States, provides a unique and fun Ingredients of Weather presentation all the way from Philadelphia, PA. Meteorologists use special tools and their knowledge of the atmosphere to study the weather and climate of different parts of …

Paper Rockets

Three… Two… One… BLAST OFF! Explore the aerodynamics behind rockets and see how far you can get yours to soar. Grab a bendy straw, paper and tape and you are ready to go. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity! Materials List

Smartphone Hologram

Holograms are no longer a science fiction fantasy or a technology from the future! Observe the properties of diffracting light to create an optical illusion that resembles a 3D hologram. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity! Materials List

Density Rainbow

ROY G. BIV! Which mnemonic device do you use to remember the colors of a rainbow? Discover how different liquid densities can create your own sugar water rainbow. How many teaspoons of sugar will be the densest? Click here for a DeSTEMber activity! Materials List