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Robot Retriever
1 Review(s)This simple coding activity relies on a friend to play the role of "robot", and shows participants just how hard it is to make precise instructions! 1113
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Binary Numbers
1 Review(s)This pen and paper activity shows kids (and adults!) the language computers use to communicate, and provides a good first activity for libraries interested in getting into coding. 1167
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Binary Weaving
1 Review(s)Computers use binary numbers (Base 2), a series on "ons" and "offs" that encode information. 941
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A Light Snack: Cookie Box Spectrometers
Celebrate the contributions of women astronomers and make your own spectrometer using a cookie or cereal box and diffraction grating slides. 0
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Parachute Design
2 Review(s)Celebrate the accomplishment's of the Huygen's probe with this classic, STEM-based activity! 3496
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Human Suspension Bridge
Participants create a suspension bridge with their bodies and experience the forces that make a suspension bridge work. 0
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Build a Straw Bridge
2 Review(s)Using tape and no more than 20 straws, design a bridge that can span a gap of about 1 foot (at least 25 cm) and support as many pennies as possible. 16632
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How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Strong Paper Structure
2 Review(s)Build a newspaper structure that is strong enough to hold heavy books. 5062
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How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Strongest Shapes
1 Review(s)Using index cards and only one shape in your design, build a bridge that can support the weight of one die-cast toy car across an 8-inch span. 1961
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How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Daylight in a Bottle
1 Review(s)Patrons will experiment with radiant energy and the concept of refraction to develop a lighting system made out of recycled materials. Water bottle–based systems like the ones patrons create in this activity are in use in several impoverished areas. 1960
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How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
Puff Mobiles
3 Review(s)Renewable energy sources are in focus as participants build a wind-powered car using straws, Lifesavers candies, paper, and paperclips, and get their car to the finish line using as few puffs of air as possible. 8283
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How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home. -
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Investigating the Insides
Investigate the composition of unseen materials, using a variety of tools, as an analogy to how scientists discover clues about the interiors of planets using spacecraft. 0
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