Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Science Festival @ MIT Museum

Ice Lanterns

Take advantage of the cold weather by making beautiful ice lanterns that will be sure to light up any room or sidewalk this holiday season! Observe water’s unique properties as you create your lanterns. Enjoy the icy glow before the temperatures start to rise. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity!Materials List

Pinecone Hygrometer

No need to check the morning news for the weather, use a pinecone as a hygrometer to measure the amount of humidity in the air! Explore how pinecones can sense levels of water moisture and use it to their adaptive advantage. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity!Materials List

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