STEM Winter Challenge In this self-paced, girl-led exploratory challenge, all are invited to try their hand at experiments, origami, engineering, kitchen chemistry, moon journaling, coding and more! As you explore the world of STEM, show us what you have done! Whether you are working alone or have your whole troop involved, tag GSTOP on social media and use the hashtag #stemwinterchallenge. All completed forms are due by the end of the day on February 1st, 2023. Buy your STEM Winter Challenge patch and rocker at the end of February 2023 in your local shop. If you have questions, please contact Megan McBurnett, STEM Specialist, at mmcburnett@gs-top.org.
Number of Activities Required to Earn the STEM Winter Challenge Fun Patch:
5. Use Experiments with Google to SEE music in action: experiments. withgoogle.com/seeing-music. 6. Construct your own 3-D snowflake. 7. Kitchen Chemistry - bake something with your trusted adult; discuss how the ingredients changed. 8. Engineer a homemade water wheel.
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9. Build 3 different types of paper airplanes and test them! Predict which will fly the farthest. Measure the distance each one flies.
1. Use your math skills to create a NASA Origami Starshade.
10. Dancing Gummy Worm Experiment: https://www. playdoughtoplato.com/kidsscience-dancing-frankenworms/
2. Design and build an igloo with cubes of ice.
11. Create a watercolor salt snowflake painting.
3. Download the Sky View app and explore the night sky. Look for constellations and planets!
12. Scientists want to understand the world around us. Write 5 WHY or WHAT questions to learn more about something in nature & go find the answers.
4. Build and decorate a gingerbread house (you can substitute cardboard for gingerbread.)
13. Make an asteroid you can eat. 14. Build a home for a toy figurine. Add rooms for all their needs! 15. Create a zipline 4 feet off the ground for a small toy to travel down. Time the toy! How long does it take to go down? What about a different toy? Does size affect speed? 16. Practice and play while you try out coding! hourofcode.com/us/learn. 17. Explore photography points of view – take a photo from high up, at eye-level and from ground level. Compare the angles - what is the difference? What do you see? 18. Go outside and build an upsidedown snowman! 19. Send a postcard to space: https://www.clubforfuture.org/ missions/. 20. Create your own marble maze and test it! Use materials from around the house. See next page for more STEM activities!