STEAM Club: Create Your Own Galaxy Slime
Have fun creating your own galaxy slime complete with glitter! Supplies: Clear school glue ½ cup of water Red and blue food coloring 2 bowls Measuring cups: ½ cup and 1 cup [...]
STEAM Club: Think Like an Engineer and Build a Foundation
An engineer is someone who creates something that solves a problem. They come up with solutions. How does an engineer “think”?Ask - they ask “What is the problem and what needs to be done to fix the problem?”Imagine - they imagine [...]
STEAM Club: Volcanoes!
In Hawaiian culture, there are several folktales as to how the islands themselves were created and about the volcano goddess, Pele (nps.gov). A volcano is a mountain that has a hole in the top and opens [...]
STEAM Lab: Using Invisible Ink to Send a Message
Picture this: You see two people meet up. Person 1 passes Person 2 a few sheets of paper. They both leave in opposite directions. Another person bumps into Person 2, who drops the sheets on the ground. One sheet lands at your feet [...]
STEAM Club: Physics Phun
Have you ever wondered why we don’t all fall off the earth? What is holding us down so we don’t all float away? How do rockets get into space? How do objects stop moving or start moving? Let’s dig into some laws of [...]
Advanced STEM Club: The Internet of Things
Join us on Wednesday, December 23 at 2 p.m. for a fun filled session of Advanced STEM Club where we will learn even more about The Internet of Things (IoT) and get to do a fun project together! Register here! [...]
STEAM Club: Cool Crystals
They sparkle, they shine, and chances are you can find quite a few even in your own home… What are these sparkly things you ask? Why crystals of course! A crystal is an organized grouping of atoms or molecules. (science kids) These [...]
STEAM Club: Fabulous Fall Foliage!
Fall is here and that means brightly colored leaves of red, yellow, or orange and piles of leaves to rake and jump in. Did you ever wonder how the bright green leaves of spring and summer give way to the fabulous [...]
STEAM Club: Spooktacular Spiders
Spiders, they are everywhere! And no wonder since there are over 40,000 different species of them worldwide, except for Antarctica. Spiders are not insects or bugs, they are called arachnids. Which means 2 body segments and 8 legs with 6 joints [...]
Mary, Mary, just how does your garden grow? Ever wonder?
Well a plant starts as a seed that you plant in the ground. Then that plant grows and produces a flower and then that flower gets fertilized and produces a seed and the plant dies back. Seeds can come from your fruits and [...]