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21December

DeSTEMber Materials List

Activities for the week of December 23rd-31st

DeSTEMber is coming to an end. Make sure to check out the last week of activities! 

Here is what's coming up this week:

12.23- Groovy Science

12.24- Science or Magic?

12.25- Cooking Conversions

12.26- Google Science Fair Hangout

12.27- Girlstart Flashlight

12.28- Hot Air Balloon from Pitsco

12.29- Liquid or Solid?

12.30- CO2 Balloon

12.31- Suds Galore

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21December

Water Bending

Use a nylon comb to "control" the water stream

Can you bend water? Try using a nylon comb to “control” a flowing stream of water. Brainstorm other places you may experience static electricity.

Click here for a deSTEMber activity!

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20December

Scientific American

DNA in a Banana Google+ Hangout

Kids, parents, teachers: Join Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina-Gerosa  in a Google Science Fair Hangout on Thursday at Noon Central to make some science together! We will extract strands of DNA from a banana.

Watch the Google+ Hangout HERE!

Get your materials ready:
•     Ripe banana
•     Half cup of water
•     Teaspoon of salt
•     Resealable zip-top bag
•     Dishwashing soap or detergent
•     Rubbing alcohol
•     Coffee filter
•     Narrow glass
•     Narrow wooden stirrer

Click Continue Reading below to watch the Hangout again!

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19December

Inside the Mind of Google[x] Engineer

Dan Piponi

What does an Academy Award, Theoretical Physics, & Kings College have in common? 
The sum of these is the brilliant mind of Google[x] Engineer Dan Piponi and the work that he's done. Not only does he get to work on cool projects in the Google[x] lab, he can also explain science in a way that’s accessible to all ages. 

Join Google Science Fair winner Shree Bose as she moderates a hangout with Google’s Dan Piponi. He'll shows us how to find subatomic particles from the comfort of your own home. Most of us are familiar with pictures of subatomic particles interacting but seeing it in real life seems like a lofty goal. What most people don't realize is that you can get similar results at home by spending about $40 on materials that are pretty easy to find.

For more information about this Google+ Hangout click HERE.

If you missed the hangout, click Continue Reading below to watch.

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