Written by Have you ever wished your sweets were bigger? One easy way to grow a gummy bear or any other jelly type sweet is to put it in water. The candy will grow but might not taste as good! Water moves into the gummy bear through a process called osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water … Continue reading “Grow a Gummy Bear STEM Challenge”
Did you know it’s almost impossible to fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times? Every time you fold the paper in half, the surface area halves, and the number of layers of paper doubles. By fold 6, there are 64 layers of paper to fold. Mythbusters managed 11 folds, but … Continue reading “Can you fold a piece of paper more than seven times?”
Did you know it’s almost impossible to fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times? Every time you fold the paper in half, the surface area halves, and the number of layers of paper doubles. By fold 6, there are 64 layers of paper to fold. Mythbusters managed 11 folds, but … Continue reading “Can you fold a piece of paper more than seven times?”
Did you know it’s almost impossible to fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times? Every time you fold the paper in half, the surface area halves, and the number of layers of paper doubles. By fold 6, there are 64 layers of paper to fold. Mythbusters managed 11 folds, but … Continue reading “Can you fold a piece of paper more than seven times?”
Did you know it’s almost impossible to fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times? Every time you fold the paper in half, the surface area halves, and the number of layers of paper doubles. By fold 6, there are 64 layers of paper to fold. Mythbusters managed 11 folds, but … Continue reading “Can you fold a piece of paper more than seven times?”
Did you know it’s almost impossible to fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times? Every time you fold the paper in half, the surface area halves, and the number of layers of paper doubles. By fold 6, there are 64 layers of paper to fold. Mythbusters managed 11 folds, but … Continue reading “Can you fold a piece of paper more than seven times?”
Did you know it’s almost impossible to fold a single sheet of paper in half more than seven times? Every time you fold the paper in half, the surface area halves, and the number of layers of paper doubles. By fold 6, there are 64 layers of paper to fold. Mythbusters managed 11 folds, but … Continue reading “Can you fold a piece of paper more than seven times?”
Numbers are everywhere. Your age, house number, date of birth, phone number, the time. We use numbers daily without thinking about it. If you do stop to think, numbers and maths are pretty incredible! 2 is the only even prime number! This is because all other even numbers are divisible by 2. Numbers on the … Continue reading “Facts about numbers everyone should know”
These simple push and pull puppets are a great science craft and work well as a STEM challenge for a push and pull or forces topic. The idea is that the arms of the puppet move up and down as the central straws are pushed up and pulled down. Pushes and pulls are examples of … Continue reading “Easy Push and Pull Puppets”
I’m a bit last minute with Valentine’s Day this year. My 10-year-old is currently making a card next to me while I plan some easy activities for us tomorrow. These Valentine STEM challenges are designed to be very easy and use only basic materials. If you’re looking for something a bit more involved, check out … Continue reading “Last Minute Valentine STEM Challenges”