We are excited for you to participate in Girlstart’s STEM Extravaganza @ Home! Gather materials and join us the week of August 10-15 for hands-on STEM fun.
8.10 Paper Kites
8.11 Cartesian Divers
8.12 Solar Ovens
8.13 Flying Dragonfly
8.14 Slurpee Science
8.15 Astronomy Day
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8.10 – Paper Kites
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- Cotton string (5-10 feet)
- Hole punch
- Pen or pencil
- 5 x 11-inch piece of paper
- Plastic ribbon (6 feet) or plain ribbon (2 feet)
- Ruler
- Straw
- Tape
8.11 – Cartesian Divers
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- Bowl (any size)
- Empty plastic water bottle (any size is fine, although a 1L bottle works best)
- Hot glue
- Ketchup packets (or any type of condiment packet that is this shape)
- Permanent markers
- Water
8.12 – Solar Ovens
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- Aluminum foil
- Black construction paper (optional)
- Glue stick (optional)
- Marshmallow
- Plastic wrap
- Small cardboard box with lid flaps (big enough to hold a marshmallow)
- Small plate/bowl (optional)
- Stick or dowel (used to prop up lid of carboard box)
- Tape
8.13 – Flying Dragonfly
Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart
- Empty cereal box or piece of cardstock
- Hole punch
- Pen or pencil
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Straw or wooden dowel
- Tape
8.14 – Slurpee Science
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- 1 cup of your favorite beverage – juice, soda, water, etc.
- ¼ cup salt (coarse salt works best)
- 4 cups of ice
- 2 gallon-sized baggies
- 2 sandwich-sized baggies
- Warm gloves or towel
8.15 – Astronomy Day
Add materials to your Amazon shopping cart
- Black construction paper
- Cardboard, foam board, or cork board (at least 4.5” x 4.5”)
- Clear tape
- Constellation Pattern Template (attached to lesson)
- Giant push pin
- Glue stick
- Markers
- Paper towel or toilet paper tube
- Scissors
