Did you know you can make a paper clip float on water? Even though the density of a paper clip would normally make it sink in water, by creating extra surface tension you can make this neat trick work. Don’t forget to share with your friends!
Austin, TX – Umlauf Sculpture Garden Family Day
Join Girlstart for Family Day at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. Girlstart will be providing hands-on STEM fun at this free event open to the public.
For more information, please visit: http://www.umlaufsculpture.org/familyday.
Austin, TX – Alamo Drafthouse STEM Fair
Join Girlstart at the Alamo Drafthouse Mueller STEM Fair. Find Girlstart’s booth at the STEM Fair from 10:00am-11:00am, then enjoy a showing of A Wrinkle in Time at 11:00am. For more information about tickets, visit the Alamo Drafthouse STEM Fair website here.
Houston, TX – STEM Saturdays at Discovery Green
Space is limited to the first 40 kids
Chaperone Required: Adults must stay with their children; no drop offs.
Girlstart’s Discovery Green STEM Saturday initiative includes fun hands-on STEM activities that foster general awareness about STEM and encourage children and families to recognize that ‘STEM is everywhere.’
More information about STEM Saturdays at Discovery Green can be found here!
June 30: Bee Hummers
Get ready to put your acoustical engineering skills to the test! Explore sound waves to create the sound effect of a swarm of bees using a stick, rubber band, index card, string, and erasers.