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Family Science Night Activities

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Slimy Solutions The slimy solutions station allows participants to delve into chemistry by making their own slime, exploring the properties of different materials and their reactions. This station uses UV light to reveal 'germs' on hands, teaching participants about germ spread and the effectiveness of hand washing.

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15 Best STEM Project Ideas for Middle School

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Explanation: The oil spill experiment teaches students why oil and water do not mix and what impact oil has on the environment. As an extension, students can work to clean up the oil spill, teaching them about real-world problems. This introduces them to chemical reactions. See the Effects of an Oil Spill.

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19 Best Halloween STEM Activities for Middle School

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This hands-on science activity uses Halloween to teach key concepts aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Using adult supervision, students light their tea bag ghosts on fire to learn more about the science of heat and the impact chemical reactions have on everyday substances.

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Black Friday STEM Toy Deals 2022

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LEGO Chain Reactions. Elenco Teach Tech Hydraulic Kit. Elenco TEACH TECH Mech-5 Robot Kit. All these experiments will teach you about chemical reactions and transformations in the most fun way. This is one of the most popular STEM kits we’ve featured on this blog. LEGO Chain Reactions.

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16 Best Christmas Stem Activities for Children

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The jingle bells, in this case raspberries, teach children about density and reactions as they move around the soda. The reaction causes the raspberries bounce off each other, creating the visually appealing activity kids will love. Learn more about this activity at The Soccer Mom Blog . Make a Snow Storm in a Jar.

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STEM as the Foundation of Construction: Interview with Daphene Koch

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For today’s blog, I got the opportunity to interview a family friend with just the kind of background to answer all of our questions about the worlds of construction and STEM: Daphene Koch. That’s a chemical reaction. Have you ever wondered what goes into the process of constructing a building, bridge, or road? So I got a Ph.D.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

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One of the most difficult skills to teach in school is problem solving. custom geology services–a collection of minerals and rocks to match educators’ teaching needs. Selected items may be or contain chemicals, live materials, or hazardous materials and may be restricted for purchasing by educational institutions only.

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