STEM in a Box - Take & Make Projects
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Looking for some fun STEM projects you can do at home this summer? Try our STEM in a Box kits!!
Each kit - suitable for K-6th graders - includes 5 fun, hands-on, quality home curriculum STEM projects designed and created by a leading science educator. Each project is complete with teacher overview, step by step instructions and materials. The kit also includes online videos for students to follow along.
All students will be exposed to science process skills, critical thinking skills and scientific reasoning skills along with the scientific method. A bonus scientist trading card is included in each kit!
All K-6th grade STEM programs align with the Next Generation Science Standards and the new Curriculum Frameworks.
A new themed kit will be available each week. Registration for each week closes the Monday of the week before the dates listed below. Kits will be available for pickup at Chelmsford Community Education, 170 Dalton Road, Chelmsford beginning Monday of the kit weeks listed.
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JULY 11-15: ELECTRONICS, GADGETS, & GIZMOS
This kit focuses on the basic concepts of electricity. Students learn about forces, energy transfer, and electric fields like static and current. Students will also examine the very common Piezo arcs and memory wire which is used in many industrial applications. Electrical energy will change into light, heat, and sound; and transfer enough kinetic energy to move wires into different shapes!
JULY 18-22: LIGHT: FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET
Like water and air, without light, life would be impossible. We need light to see by, plants grow by absorbing light and changing it to food. Light from the sun is the source of nearly all our energy and warmth. yet light is just one kind of electromagnetic radiation. There are other kinds like radio waves and cosmic rays. But light is the only kind of wave we see. Students will learn about sun & star light and their many properties and benefits. Many concepts will be taught including the speed of light, rainbows, diffraction, 3D, optical illusions and color.
JULY 25-29: STATES OF MATTER
Students will observe how solids, liquids, and gases change phases and properties when subjected to changes in energy and temperature, and learn how to define the states of matter. Hands-on experiments involve making cool projects like snow, chalk, and even Nickelodeon Floam! They'll find out that uniqueness of rubbert and how a common starch is helping our environment.
AUGUST 1-5: FORCES & MOTION PHYSICS
Forces & motion physics is the study of motion and the forces behind motion. In the late 1600s, Sir Isaac Newton put forward three laws of motion that we still use today. There are several simple types of motion including gravity, electricity, magnetism, and nuclear power. Several energy forms ar explored with a focus on potential & kinetic energy. They build a balancing toy, learn the energy in moving toys and see the effects of flight and coordination.
AUGUST 8-12: Engineering/Technology
An engineer is a professional who applies scientific knowledge, mathematics, and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety and cost. Through hands-on activities, they develop their own bridge and tower models and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of different testable designs. The program also looks at building a roller coaster design, understanding why things fly from an engineering viewpoint, and creating a robotic arm.