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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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Sun Tracking
Learn how to track the Sun using only a stick! Then, print out Sun clocks and experiment placing them in the correct position. 0
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Eclipse Chalk Art
1 Review(s)Use a circular template and chalk to create your very own eclipse art! 1818
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Shadow Tracing
Participants create and trace their shadows indoors and on the playground. 0
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Shifting Shadows
Participants trace shadows of playground equipment, then visit their tracings a few minutes later to discover how they've changed. 0
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Solar System Bead Activity
1 Review(s)Â Participants calculate and construct a scale model of the solar system using beads and string. 1814
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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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Make a CD Saturn
Everyone loves Saturn! This craft uses unwanted CDs or DVDs and a styrofoam ball to make a model of the planet. 0
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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.