{"id":1978,"date":"2020-06-13T14:16:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T14:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/putneydesigns.com\/?page_id=1978"},"modified":"2020-11-12T17:26:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:26:07","slug":"2020-stem-camp-experiments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/putneydesigns.com\/2020-stem-camp-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 STEM Camp Experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Looking for some experiments your kids can do at home? Join me and other GE Volunteers as we host a virtual series, Summer of STEM\u00a0 Experiments, in collaboration with Girl Scouts of Western Ohio!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t We can’t be at Camp Butterworth with the Girl Scouts this summer<\/strong>, so we are bringing a virtual series of experiments<\/strong> into your home, with LIVE Facebook calls<\/strong> Fridays<\/strong> at 1 pm and 3 pm. The 1 pm slot is for younger girls, the 3 pm has more advanced content.<\/strong><\/p> Here’s the schedule at left<\/b>… download a copy below. Links provided where possible… the GSWO Summer Camp link may not work.<\/p> For the experiments I’m leading<\/strong>, the information below will give you a link to a dedicated webpage<\/strong> for that experiment, with videos, materials lists, and handouts<\/strong>. Or, navigate there directly-the pages appear beneath the STEM menu.<\/p> A link is provided to the Girl Scouts Summer Camp Website<\/strong>… you will need to join the group to be able to view the live experiment demos.<\/p> Not a Girl Scout? No worries!<\/strong> Sign up for my mailing list to join me in a free Zoom call for each of my experiments, or check back for the video replays which I’ll post below.<\/p> As a special reward to kids who are willing to share the results of their experiment,<\/strong> either with a photo and\/or short video, you can enter to win<\/strong> a free autographed copy of my book<\/strong>, Putney and the Magic eyePad.\u00a0<\/i>Entry form details provided at the bottom of each experiment page. I plan to post those results at the bottom of my webpage!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Want to learn more about how airplanes fly? Join Sharon Crall, and build a paper rocket and a paper airplane.\u00a0<\/p> Or join the 3 pm session, and get more details on how planes fly with some experiments to demonstrate Bernoulli’s principle.<\/p> Videos linked below, and a link to a NASA video on paper rockets linked at left.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Want to learn about how primary colors combine to form secondary colors, and walking water? Join Brittany Potter to learn how capillary action can be used to mix colors with a paper towel!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Want to see a cool chemical reaction that simulates a volcano? Join Brittany Potter Friday, June 26th at 1 pm or 3 pm for the volcano experiment!<\/p> ***Also something underneath your volcano<\/strong> to protect your work surface… food coloring can stain! ****<\/p> Experiments linked below. Enjoy!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Ever wonder what happens when two objects collide?<\/strong> Welcome to the Great Egg Drop Challenge! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to design a protection system to get a fresh egg safely to the ground from a free fall of 7 feet high onto a flat, hard surface, such as concrete, tile, or laminate.<\/p> Join me, Dr. Marsha Tufft, in this fun, but simple experiment to learn about packaging<\/strong>… and learn a bit about potential energy, kinetic energy, conservation of momentum, and energy… plus mass, springs, and dampers\u2013the main elements of a mechanical system.<\/p> lCheck out the dedicated experiment page<\/strong> with the link below! … includes the full lesson<\/strong>\u00a0handout<\/strong>, materials list<\/strong>, and more egg drop test videos, including slow motion<\/strong> video clips of several drops… and a few breaks!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t2020 STEM Experiments Schedule<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
week 1 - paper airplane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Week 2 - walking rainbow<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
week 3 - volcano <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
week 4 - Egg Drop<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t