61. Crazy Chemistry and Your Questions Answered

4/29/2022

Show Summary:

What are your must-haves for a STEM lab? What is a quick STEM challenge for a school showcase? How can I turn a theatrical puppet into an engineering design challenge? In this episode, Natasha and Claire answer your questions submitted in The STEM Space Facebook group! Plus, we share a wild story of a school being evacuated due to a science experiment gone awry.

Links from the Show:

• Planet Distance Activity (FREE in STEM Space Explorer Library)

• Fun with Peeps

  • Peeps in a Microwave: A Peep Jousting Experiment

  • Fun With Physics: Finding The Speed Of Light With Peeps

  • The Peeps Experiments: A Seasonal Celebration of Science (from Emory University)

• The STEM Space Facebook Group

• Pitsco Straw Rockets – Getting Started Package

• Pitsco Water Bottle Rockets

• How to Host a STEM Family Night

  • 10 Amazing STEM Family Night Activities <Vivify blog>

  • How to Host a Virtual STEM Family Event <Vivify blog>

  • 52. How to Host a STEM Family Night <previous podcast episode>

  • Pitsco Education Family STEM Night Bundle (takes out all the guesswork!)

• Claire’s Classroom Must-Haves

  • Canary cardboard cutters

  • Snap Circuits

  • Domino Racing Building Blocks Set (Rube Goldberg)

  • ZOOB Builderz (Vivify Amazon Affiliate link)

  • NASA Spacecraft AR app

  • Nasa Live Stream - Earth From Space: Live Views from the ISS YouTube

  • ISS Above

  • Must Haves for a STEM Lab <Vivify Blog>

• Related Podcast Episodes

  • 5. STEM Tools for your Classroom

  • 56. What Do Kids Need To Prepare For Engineering?

  • 60. Why Should You Have More Than One Solution?

• Vivify STEM Lessons

  • STEM Catapult Math & Engineering Activity (Angles and Ratios)

  • STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)

  • Hologram Structure STEM Challenge: Design the future!

• How to Launch Model Rockets & Amaze Your Students! <Vivify blog>

• Bring Space Club to Your School!

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