Empowering grrrls and their allies with hands-on Science and Tech!
Microbes! Microbes are everywhere! They're responsible for so much. Without microbes, we would not exist! Let's discover the unseen world of microbes and microscopic life. This week kids will be making a 3-d paper model of a virus, experimenting with microbes, discovering pond water life and learning about inspirational STEM trailblazers; Rachel Carson and Florence […]
This week kids will be experimenting with infrasonic sound, building an Eidophone, and learning about inspiring STEM trailblazers; Inge Lehman, Bettina Forget and Sandra Boitumelo Nana Phone.
Polymers are essential components of living things and a source of pollution on our planet. Not to mention a favourite thing to make at home, you may know this polymer by its more familiar name: slime. This week, kids will be experimenting with slime, organic & inorganic polymers, and making plastic. We will be learning […]
It is rocket science! Let's learn about rockets in flight and the four forces that act on them: weight, thrust, and the two aerodynamic forces, lift and drag. Kids will be making sled kites to learn about drag, experimenting with a Pop Can "Hero Engine", making, designing and launching a bottle rocket, and tracking the […]
Simple circuits, squishy circuits, robots, we’ve packed them all into one short week. This year the challenge is to make a walking stick robot! Kids will have a lot of time to imagine, design and adopt their very own friendly robot. We will be learning about inspirational STEM trailblazers; AnnMarie Thomas, Dr. Ayana Howard and […]
How can you tell the difference between a moth and a butterfly? Are earthworms insects? What is a pollinator, why are they so important? This week kids will start a bug collection by preparing a butterfly specimen, collecting bugs with a homemade bug aspirator and learning how to use a pocket microscope. We will […]