#stem activities

[elinalives]

This weekend was disastrous. I wrote a 25 page report in a day and a half, followed by data analysis😭

at the end procrastination will be my downfall✨

[camp-counselor-life]

So I’m doing a Halloween activity in a couple of weeks and needed one more 20-25 minute session of activities. Because I work for the Girl Scouts, I decided to fish something out of the badges that could be warped into something spooky and still science-y.

Armed with this vague desire, I opened my first choice of badge, Entertainment Technology, and found one. Then I did Space Science and got a two-for-one badge activity.

This is how “Werewolves and Vampires” the STEM activity was born: a moon sky book for werewolves (will be adding a werewolf to the phase where they change) and fake blood for vampires (yes, this is actually a badge activity in a way).

[a-fandom-life-for-me]

Your Guide to Origami Success

Your Guide to Origami Success

Not sure if any of my followers are into origami at all but I figured I’d plop this down on my dash.

Basically my husband has spent 2 years making this website himself. He even created a few models himself and hand drew all the diagrams digitally. It makes it super easy to learn origami and has increasingly advanced models for those who already do it.

For any teachers on here looking for STEAM or STEM activities for lesson plans, did you know that origami counts as both an engineering and art activity? All models are currently science and/or nature based. He’s working on some geeky models for the future!

[elinalives]

Exam season is here and I have started cramming (and I have to finish another report)✨

why are exams in the middle of summer😭

[elinalives]

I read quite a few of the papers I needed and this experimental protocol might even get itself done

also, has it ever happened to you, that you forgot which DNA ladder you used and then you try match your result to a ladder to figure it out😭

[camp-counselor-life]

Making potato and leek soup. With my potatoes from my program. Sure hope they taste ok after being made into a clock battery.

[camp-counselor-life]

17 Insect and Animal Activities

A creature-feature is an always popular camp activity, so here are some ideas to get you started with the creepy-crawlies and fuzzy friends.

Paper plate bugs

Beaded lizards

Coffee filter butterflies

Bug on a leaf SWAPS - spin up a caterpillar out of pipe cleaner and then glue to a felt leaf, adding a safety pin

Painted lady bug stones

Animal hike - look for animals and animal signs as you hike around camp or nearby

Insect observing

Animal track spotting

Animal scat spotting

Animal track prints

Pet drawings - real or imagined

Blubber simulation - coat a finger in lard and dip into ice water

Build a bug habitat

Make a bee hotel (actually pretty easy)

Watching fireflies, should you be so lucky to have those

Guest speaker from a humane society, zoo, or other animal place

Field trip to the human society, zoo, or other animal place

[camp-counselor-life]

So I titled an event Science and [cookies] and now I’m trying to come up with cookie-themed experiments (I really just need one). The top two contenders are strengths testing/a mechanical activity and a digestion activity.

Since everyone is thrilled with the idea of me letting Brownies stick various cookies in acid to “digest” it, sounds like that’s the winner.

Or maybe they’re just shocked at the idea I’d let small children experiment with strong acid.