Have you ever considered skydiving? Skydivers rely on parachutes to slow
them down as the fall from scary heights. Engineer a parachute to help your
skydiver, paperclip, and land safely on the ground. 

Click here for instructions on building a parachute. 

Girlstart’s soil scientists were busy analyzing different types of soil this week. They used their knowledge of soil composition to record their observations about the texture, color, and structure of five different soil types. The girls were then give five mysterious footprints and used their records to uncover which type of soil each footprint was made with. Lastly, our soil scientists matched the soil types to five characters they read about based on their job and work environment.

A chemical engineer designs, constructs, and operates machines and plants that perform chemical reactions to solve practical problems or make useful products. Chemical engineers use math, physics, and economics to solve problems. Click continue reading below to see a hydrophobic coating that repels water and refined oils made by chemical engineers. 

Have you ever wanted to catch a cloud? Be sure to use parent supervision and try out this experiment out!