Sept 22
SS Middle School, Room 168
Simply Sublime: Have you ever seen dry ice sublimate? It is simply spectacular. In this activity we explore phases of matter of both water and dry ice. Is a lemon an acid or a base? What about other household items such as milk, bleach and toothpaste? Test your household items out during acid-base chemistry.
Art: Leaf Paintings
Build: Ferris Wheels, mini skateboards
October 6
Venue
SS Middle School, Room 168
Oh So Oobleck: Make qualitative and quantitative observations using oobleck.
The Toughest Paper Tower Experiment
Art: Painting with Primary Colors
Build: Bridges and Test the Load!
Science Skills & Content
Simply Sublime…A Dry Ice Lesson: Qualitative Observations
Learn how to use your senses to make observations. Compare samples of regular ice with dry ice to learn the phases of matter. Sublimate dry ice in air and water, and make dry ice bubbles.
Content: States of Matter
Oh So Oobleck: Qualitative vs Quantitative Observations
Make Oobleck and use to list qualitative observations. Discuss possible ways to measure oobleck. Record quantitative observations with your group.
Content: Is Oobleck a Solid or Liquid?
The Toughest Paper Towel Experiment: Experimental Setup
Work with a team of scientists to decide how to test the toughest paper towel. Set up your own controls and variables. Collect data.
Content: The Scientific Method
Acid Base Chemistry
What is PH and how do we test for it? Use cabbage juice as an acid base indicator. Observe beautiful color changes. Set up an experiment to test if a lemon is an acid or base. Use PH meters to test the PH of household substances.
Content: Acid Base Chemistry
A Day in the Life @STEM Adventure (fulll day)
A Day in the Life @STEM Adventure (fulll day)
9:00-3:30 pm
Location TBD
9:00-9:30 Roller Coaster/Rube Goldberg Builds
9:30-10:30 Testing ph. Investigating acid and bases.
10:30-11:30 sports in the gym: soccer, basketball, football
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:30 Make your own soap, slime or play doh.
1:30-2:30 Winter Olympics - games and obstacle courses in the gym
2:30-3:30 Art: Drawing, Painting and popsicle stick creations
February 10 STEM CAMP
No School, No Worries…STEM Camp @ Steamboat Springs Middle School: 8:30-3:30 pm
Roller Coaster Rally
Learn the basics of roller coaster design. Build your own 3-D roller coasters. Which group can make the fastest coaster, the one with the most loop-the-loops, or the longest ride?
Simply Sublime (dry ice experiments)
Ever make dry ice bubbles? How about dry ice pops that you can eat? What about using dry ice to make your own liquid nitrogen? Come to Science Club Saturday where you will explore and experiment with this simply sublime form of matter!
Earth5 AM
Adventure along the Yampa River as we collect our samples for investigation at Camp A-Pod.
Earth 4AM
Adventure along the Yampa River as we collect our samples for investigation at Camp A-Pod.
Earth3 AM
Adventure along the Yampa River as we collect our samples for investigation at Camp A-Pod.
Earth2 AM
Start from space and scale down to the surface of the earth in Steamboat Springs, CO, as we journey into our first element, earth.
Earth1 AM
Start from space and scale down to the surface of the earth in Steamboat Springs, CO, as we journey into our first element, earth.