Can you build a heart out of just cups and cardboard? Channel your inner structural engineer and get a hands-on introduction to balanced forces.
Sweets, Hearts, and STEM: Heart Cup Stacking
Sweets, Hearts, and STEM: Candy Osmosis
Learn how water travels through membranes as you watch gummy bears grow. Observe osmosis in action using delicious candy!
Sweets, Hearts, and STEM: Cupid’s Arrow Math Game
Ready, aim, fire! Who can score the most points with Cupid’s mini bow and arrow? Watch potential energy turn into kinetic energy as your arrow launches across the room!
Materials List – Sweets, Hearts, and STEM
We are so excited for you to participate in Girlstart’s Sweets, Hearts, and STEM Extravaganza! Gather your materials and join us on Valentine’s Day, February 14, for hands-on STEM fun.
Candy Osmosis
- Gummy candy (gummy bears work best)
- Salt
- 4 small bowls
- Teaspoon measure
- Water
Cupid’s Arrow Math Game
- Cotton swab
- Craft stick or tongue depressor
- Cup
- Dental floss
- Markers
- Pencil
- Poster board or cardstock
- Scissors
- Water
Heart Cup Stacking
- 21 disposable cups (red cups work best)
- Cardboard
- Scissors
Heartbeat Challenge
- Measuring cup
- ¼ cup measure
- 2 large bowls or tubs
- Water