Re: [4th] STEM Night - Save the date and call for volunteers!
Dave Barker
--Hello Parents,
This year's Sagamore Hills Elementary School Family STEM Night will be held on Thursday, February 9th from 6pm to 7:30pm. This free school-wide extravaganza of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fun is one of the highlights of the kids' year! If you are a past presenter and would like to participate again, please let me know ASAP. If you have a great idea for a new experiment you would like to lead, let me know that too.
For anyone who has not attended before, this event takes an army to pull off - most families have one parent participate while the other takes their kids around to the different stations. Last year there were almost twenty different activities for our Kindergarten through 5th grade scientists to explore!
We already have ideas for a few stations - descriptions are below. We need at least several leaders for each. Please email me directly if you are interested and specify your preference for a station (if you have one).
Thanks for volunteering to make this another great event for the kids!
David Klein
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Station 1 - Owl Pellets!
Help lead the students through a hands-on owl pellet dissection. Learn about the eating habits of birds of prey. This 30 minute activity will be limited to three groups of 25 kids each. Similar to this link - www.carolina.com/owl-pellets/owl-pellet-dissection-mini-kit/227800.pr?question=
Station 2 - Solar Energy Beads!
Help lead the students through a hands-on experiment creating a solar energy bead bracelet. Learn about the effects of UV light, sunscreen, etc. This activity is continuous. Similar to this link - http://www.carolina.com/solar-energy/solar-energy-beads-pack1000/956209.pr?question=solar+energy+bead
Station 3 - 3D Glasses!
Help lead the students through a hands-on experiment creating red and blue cardoard glasses and studying anaglyph images on a screen. Learn about binocular vision. Also 20/20 eye charts, blind spot experiments, etc. This 15 minute activity will be limited to five groups of 20 kids each. Similar to these links - http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/3d-glasses-science-project , http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/blind-spot-science-project , http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/eye-chart-science-project
Station 4 - Glove-a-phone!
Help lead the students through a hands-on experiment creating a musical instrument with a glove, straw and cardboard tube. Learn about sound waves, vibration, etc. This 15 minute activity will be limited to five groups of 20 kids each. Similar to this link - http://www.thunderbirddistrict.org/files/Roundtable/gloveaphone.pdf
Station 5 - Pinwheel Turbines!
Help lead the students through a hands-on experiment creating a pinwheel and generating electricity with cardboard, thumb tacks and pencils. Learn about wind and electricity. This activity is continuous. Similar to this link - http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/pinwheel-wind-turbine-project
Station 6 - Crime Scene Forensics!
Help lead the students through a hands-on experiment studying invisible ink and chromatography. This 15 minute activity will be limited to five groups of 20 kids each. Similar to these links - http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/chromatography-science-project , http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/invisible-ink-science-project
Station 7 - Flying Machines!
Help lead the students through a hands-on experiment creating a flying machine with carboard and straws. Learn about thrust and aerodynamics. This activity is continuous. Similar to this link - http://www.hometrainingtools.com/a/make-a-paper-flying-machine
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