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Floating Candy
A lot of candy bars look the same but are very different! Can we explore these differences using water? Materials Needed Something to...
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Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Oct 22, 20200 min read
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Crystal Painting
Using some chemistry and household materials, we can create paintings that dry into crystals! Materials needed: Water Clear, heatproof...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read
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Mysterious Floating Orb
Explore Gravity and air pressure with some household tools! Materials needed: Hair dryer Ping pong ball Adult supervision Preparation:...
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Oct 21, 20201 min read
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Elephant Toothpaste
Let's use some household materials to create a chemical reaction that we can see and feel! Materials needed: 12% Hydrogen peroxide (also...
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
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Tessellations
A tessellation is a repeating pattern of shapes that covers a space completely with no gaps between the shapes. We can think of making a...
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Oct 15, 20202 min read
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Penny Boats
Can we use recycled materials to support the weight of 10 pennies? What about 100 pennies? Materials needed: Something to hold water-...
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Oct 15, 20201 min read
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Egg Drop
Can you build a protective container to help your egg land safely? Materials needed: Raw eggs Paper Pencil or pen Any kind of recycled...
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Oct 15, 20201 min read
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Static Electricity Ghost
Let's use some household items to make a spooky dancing ghost! Materials needed: Balloons Tape Scissors Tissue paper (you can also try...
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Oct 15, 20201 min read
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Strawkets
Build your very own mini rocket! Materials needed: Straws Paper (try construction paper, newspaper, printer paper, etc.) Tape Scissors...
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Oct 15, 20201 min read
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Middle School Resources
While the epidemic of SARS-CoV2 has turned us all into homeschoolers, we've put together a list of resources to help you find some fun...
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Mar 25, 20201 min read
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60 Second STEM: pH Indicator
Explore pH with Shoestring Science in our latest 60 Second STEM
Hannah
Feb 11, 20202 min read
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60 Second STEM: Conductivity Tester
Explore conductivity with Shoestring Science in our latest 60 Second STEM
Hannah
Jan 28, 20202 min read
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60 Second STEM: Tie Dye Milk
Explore surface tension with Shoestring Science in our latest 60 Second STEM
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Jan 14, 20202 min read
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60 Second STEM: Catapults
Explore levers with Shoestring Science!
Hannah
Dec 31, 20192 min read
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60 Second STEM: Density
Explore density with Shoestring Science in our latest 60 Second STEM
Hannah
Dec 17, 20192 min read
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Balancing Act: A 60 Second STEM Investigation
A fast write up of a 60 Second STEM session where we attempt to complete a STEM investigation in 60 seconds.
Hannah
Dec 3, 20191 min read
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Engineering a Canned Cranberry Sauce
With fall ending and winter beginning, the holidays are approaching, along with all of the delicious food to be had. Here at Shoestring...
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Nov 27, 20194 min read
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Pokecology: A lesson using Simpson’s Diversity Index
Combine Pokemon and ecology in this lesson using data collected from a pokemon game to calculate Simpson's Diversity Index
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Nov 21, 20194 min read
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Spaghetti Engineering: Challenges for Pennies
We here at Shoestring Science love being able to challenge learners’ minds using nothing but, well, a shoestring budget and a lot of...
Jordan
Nov 15, 20192 min read
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