The theme of the August S.T.E.M. Activity Kit was: Mystery Birthday Kit! August was our birthday month! To help us celebrate, we had a Mystery Activity Kit of Dr. Bri’s favorite activities. This kit encompassed a wide variety of topics and concepts from the activity kits throughout the year. The […]
July 2021: Surviving the Great Outdoors
The theme of the July S.T.E.M. Activity Kit was: Surviving the Great Outdoors! For this month, our goal was to engineer some tools to help us survive in the Great Outdoors! What if you found yourself lost in the wilderness?! Would you be able to build or […]
June 2021: Making Waves: Exploring waves and their properties
The theme of the June S.T.E.M. Activity Kit was: Making Waves: Exploring Waves and Their Properties With this kit, we learned about Waves and their properties! A wave is a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another. Waves have a variety of […]
February 2021- Introduction to Geometry
February Activity Kit: Introduction to Geometry This month, we learned about Geometry! Geometry is the branch of mathematics that focuses on the properties and relations between points, lines, surfaces, and solids. This is one of the oldest branches of this field and can be considered a fundamental area […]
January 2021- Geology & Paleontology
The January S.T.E.M. Activity Kit was on Geology & Paleontology This month, we learned about Geology & Paleontology. Geology is an Earth science that focuses on the Earth’s physical structure, components, history, and the processes that occur on it. Paleontology is a branch of science concerned with […]
November 2020- Properties of Light & Color Theory
November’s S.T.E.M. Activity Kit focused on Color Theory! This month, explored color! We learned about how light in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum allows us to see the vivid colors of the world around us. In this activity kit, we discussed the following topics: Light […]
October 2020- Forensic Science
October’s S.T.E.M. Activity Kit was focused on Spooky Science! This activity kit explored the concepts in forensic science. We learned about how we can collect critical information from a crime scene, analyze it in a lab, and then draw conclusions from the data collected. For this virtual […]
September 2020- Properties of Water & Surface Tension
September 2020 This S.T.E.M. Activity Kit explored the unique properties of water and had a special focus on surface tension. This kit contained a model of a water molecule so that junior scholars can understand the atomic structure of water that leads to the properties that […]
August 2020- Wild World of Polymers
August 2020 This month’s S.T.E.M. Activity Kit took us on a journey through the wild world of polymers! With this kit, junior scholars took a hands-on approach to learn about polymers in the world around them. This kit allowed junior scholars to make a polymer bracelet and even […]