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Shower Estimation
1 Review(s)Participants calculate and chart the amount of water they use during a shower and then compare it with members of their household. 873
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Simulation: Oil Spill Clean Up
Participants use "Nano Sand" to clean up a modeled oil spill. 0
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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. -
Wind Turbine Tech Challenge
1 Review(s)Participants consider what they know about how wind turbines work and how wind energy could be used to provide electricity to a community park. 2677
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How-to Video Implementation Guide Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more. Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources. 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. -
Home Energy Audit
Send patrons home with an energy audit so they can see just how much energy is being used in their house. 0
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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. -
Solar Heated Water
Patrons design and build a solar hot water heater and see how big a temperature change they can get; they then evaluate and redesign their heater to see if they can increase the temperature. 0
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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. -
Span-tastic Bridges Activity
1 Review(s)Participants use commercially available building sets to “go long” or “reach high” with their own designs for model bridges. 1506
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Go GREEN with Creative Circuits
Participants explore Green energy through this engineering design challenge to create structures for a model neighborhood using conductive and insulating dough, LEDs, and handcrank generators. 0
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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. -
Ice Cold Coolers
Build a cooler using different materials (coffee can/container, styrofoam, aluminum foil, etc) to keep ice cubes from melting on a hot day. Check the progress of the ice melting every five minutes to see how fast they melt 0
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Leaning Tower of Pasta
Using spaghetti and marshmallows, patrons experiment with different structures to determine which ones are able to handle the greatest amount of load. 0
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Investigate the Plastic Problem: Engineering for Good
Patrons learn about how we use plastics and their impacts on the environment and create an inforgraphic to demonstrate their learning 0
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