Arctic Migration
Duck... Duck... Goose! Explore Arctic geese migration as you design a far-flying goose glider.
DeSTEMber was created by Girlstart as a month-long virtual program to build awareness for STEM, showing children and families that ‘STEM is everywhere.’
DeSTEMber’s online activity blogs and write-ups are provided as a resource to explore STEM at home, or for educators to use in their classrooms. Each year of the DeSTEMber curriculum is archived and available for educators and families.
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Cat Genetics
Meow! Investigate how genetics influence a cat’s fur and eye color and create your own unique kitten using Punnett Squares.
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Guest Blog Courtesy of SciGirls
Imagination Station: Design Your Dream Discoveries! From the Earth to the stars, there are still many discoveries to be made. Exploration of Earth and space has provided many benefits to people and nature. We learn everything from what makes our gardens grow to technological advancements that take us to the moon and help us understand …
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Penguin Watch
Count penguin adults, chicks, and eggs in faraway lands to help us understand their lives and environment. Penguins - globally loved, but under threat. Research shows that in some regions, penguin populations are in decline; but why? Select a 'workflow' project under "Get started" to begin monitoring penguins, and help scientists answer this question. Count penguins, chicks, and …
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Human Computer
Snap, clap, snap, snap, stomp! Jump into the world of computers and play a game where you can only communicate using lines of code.
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Change With Data
Sometimes it's hard to make a decision. But decision-making gets a little bit easier when there is data to back it up. In this activity, we'll set a goal then track some data. We'll study how that data helps or hurts our goal, then take action based upon the results. Are you ready? The IF/THEN® Collection …
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Hour of Code
Participate in the Hour of Code™ 2022 with Girlstart as part of Computer Science Education Week! The Hour of Code™ is a global movement introducing tens of millions of students worldwide to computer science, inspiring kids to learn more, breaking stereotypes, and leaving them feeling empowered. The largest learning event in history! Computers are everywhere, …
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Return to the Moon
Space-themed coding adventures by Tynker in collaboration with NASA! Explore NASA’s exciting new efforts to reach the Moon and then Mars. Students can design their own animated mission patch, imagine their life as an Artemis astronaut on the Lunar Gateway, take control of robotic rovers, and even create their own lunar habitat. Beginner to advanced …
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Guest Blog Courtesy of Science Action Club
Bugs are here, there and everywhere – even inside your home! Science Action Club encourages you to become a community and citizen scientist this DeSTEMber. Community and citizen science brings non–scientists and scientists together to contribute to valuable research and find solutions to some of the planet’s most pressing issues. Use this guide to venture …
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Iguanas From Above
Marine Iguanas need your help! Help count Galapagos Marine Iguanas from aerial photographs so we can save these awesome animals from extinction! Marine iguanas are threatened by invasive species, pollution, and climate change. Scientists are collecting the first good comprehensive population size estimates for this endangered species. To do this, they use drones to collect images …
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Paper Airplane Tournament
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s a paper airplane! Construct a sturdy, highflying paper airplane and have your very own paper airplane tournament with your family and friends. Attach it to a launcher and compete to see whose airplane glides the highest, furthest, and longest!
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Microscopy Marbling
Cells are so small that they can only be seen with help from a microscope. In this activity, you'll use a marbling technique with oil, water, and food coloring to recreate what you might see when you peek at cells under a microscope. The IF/THEN® Collection is the largest free resource of its kind dedicated to …
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Guest Blog Courtesy of Scientific Adventures for Girls
Homemade Fossils Have you ever found a fossil on a walk? Have you ever wondered how fossils are created? In this video, you will learn a little bit about the types of fossils. You can also follow along and create your own fossils using items at home or in nature. Scientific Adventures for Girls (SAfG) …
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Heavy Lifting
Design and build a balloon rocket to carry as many paper clips as possible. Heavy Lifting is part of the NASA STEM: Forward to the Moon Activity Guide. These hands-on science activities may be done at home with family, at summer camp or in a classroom. The activities supplement the STEM Education segment of the Apollo Anniversary …
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Guest Blog Courtesy of Dallas Arboretum
Window Greenhouse You have everything you need at home in order to make your own greenhouse! Look around your pantry, spice rack or garage ... do you see dried beans or seeds?
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Big Bee Bonanza!
Help the Big-Bee project transcribe, measure, and document important bee data. It all helps to save the bees! One precious specimen at a time! Besides being beautiful and amazing creatures, bees are essential to global food production and pollination of both wild and cultivated plants. Unfortunately, bees are decreasing in both numbers and diversity. Our …
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Paper Helicopter
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s a paper helicopter! Construct a simple and sturdy paper helicopter using the template provided. How many different modifications can you make to the rotor to improve your helicopter’s flight?
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Salt Crystal Tree
In this activity, you'll perform an experiment on a cardboard tree with water, salt, and liquid bluing. Once you see the salt crystals blooming on the tree--which once started in the liquid as the tree's "roots," you'll witness capillary action in, well, action! The IF/THEN® Collection is the largest free resource of its kind dedicated to …
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Guest Blogs Courtesy of HealthStart and SiE
From Cartilage to Bone We use our bones to run, jump, and play every day! - But do you know what makes our bones hard and strong? HealthStart uses science to show how the things we do and eat daily impact our health. Bones are made of flexible cartilage, like what is in your nose …
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Cleaning Water
Astronauts orbiting the Moon in the Gateway spaceship will need to recycle water. You can make a water filtration system with a 2-liter bottle and other easy-to-find materials. Use your filter, then test your water to see how clean it is! Heavy Lifting is part of the NASA STEM: Forward to the Moon Activity Guide. These …
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8-Bit Character Design
A return to 8-bit graphics! Learn how “retro” games get their look and design a unique pixelated character.
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Floating Forests
Discover floating forests! Welcome to Floating Forests, where you can help us uncover the history of Giant Kelp forests around the globe. Most life on the seafloor can only be sampled by SCUBA divers or dredging up samples from the deep. This kind of data requires a ton of (really fun) effort to collect, but …
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Paper Chain Challenge
What is the longest chain you can make from one sheet of paper? Challenge your math skills with this paper chain challenge!
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Brain-Bending T-Puzzle
This Brain-Bending T-Puzzle is a geometry puzzle that's been dissected, or cut apart. All you have to do is take four pieces and arrange them to form the letter "T." It might sound easy, but it's not! See how fast you can solve this puzzle and challenge others in your family to do the same. …
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Guest Blog Courtesy of Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
Polar Puzzles Anthropological-Archaeologists like Dr. Bree Doering study the things people left behind. But what DO people leave behind? In this activity you will explore things that YOU leave behind and use that to understand the kinds of items left at a dig site!
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Habitat Planning
Imagine what it would be like to live and work on the Moon. What kind of work might astronauts do? How might they live? Read an article about Moonquakes, then design and draw astronaut housing. Heavy Lifting is part of the NASA STEM: Forward to the Moon Activity Guide. These hands-on science activities may be done …
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Air Cannons
A blast of air! Examine the different states of matter as you design and test a device that launches air particles.
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Guest Blog Courtesy of The Franklin Institute
Sand Structures If you’ve driven over a bridge lately, you’ve seen science and engineering at work. Not just in how the bridge is built, but also what it’s made of! The concrete used to make bridges is an example of a composite material—a mixture of two or more materials that, when combined, have properties that are unique …
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