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Dollar Store STEM – Dominoes
To go along with my previous post about dice from the dollar store, I also scored packs of dominoes on my most recent shopping spree. These are great, because they are mini-dominoes, and five packs of them will fit inside a plastic pencil box with room to spare. As...
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Dollar Store STEM – Rainbow Paper
Time to bring back the A in STEAM! Let’s make rainbow paper. I cannot believe how ridiculously easy this is. Supplies: clear nail polish bowl water black construction paper This fun little activity is a great intro to prisms and refraction. It also make...
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Dollar Store STEM – Popsicle Stick Harmonica
Yes, I’m on a music kick. After making a kazoo to annoy my brother with, Megan wanted to try making another instrument, so we sat down to make a harmonica using popsicle sticks. Supplies: popsicle sticks rubber bands paper toothpicks scissors glue Ready to make...
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Dollar Store STEM – Kazoo
It’s STEAM time again! This time, we’re adding music to STEM. You’ll need just three items to make this nifty kazoo. Once again, Miss Megan is my fabulous model and assistant. Supplies: cardboard tube (paper towel or toilet roll tubes are perfect)...
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Dollar Store STEM – Marshmallow Catapults
I admit it, I am a desktop warfare junkie. One of my best discoveries with my 3D printer was that there are tons of easily printable siege engines on Thingiverse just the right size for my desk. From penny catapults to Q-tip crossbows, I was in heaven. My students...
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Dollar Store STEM – Fossils In Amber
My niece Megan came to help out in the lab this week, so I put her to work testing new activities and being my model for photographs of the lessons. She had a ton of fun, and even suggested a few activities not on my list. She’ll be back next week to help with...
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Dollar Store STEM – Dice Games
It doesn’t get much simpler than dice. The Dollar Tree has packs of 10 dice for $1, and I found these cute Sesame Street tins to store them in (cost of tin….you guessed it….$1!). There are TONS of great activities that dice can be used for in a...
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Dollar Store STEM – Chromatography
Chromatography comes from the Greek ‘chroma’ and ‘graph’, literally ‘color writing’. It’s a method of separating mixtures out into their component parts. In this quick and easy experiment, we use chromatography to find out...
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Intro To Makerspaces Slides from Teachmeet NJ #TMNJ15
Last week, I presented a session on Intro to Makerspaces at Teachmeet NJ. Afterwards, Meri’s Mobile Makerspace was running for the rest of the day in the atrium. I had a wonderful time talking about STEM and MakerEd with fellow attendees. Here are the slides...
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Dollar Store STEM – Cup Stacking Engineering Challenge
I am addicted to the dollar store. I walk in planning to buy one or two items, and end up walking out with a cart full of supplies for various STEM projects and activities! It’s very dangerous for my wallet. Since many of my STEM lessons revolve around...
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