Activity: Playing Rock Paper Scissors with a Computer

Materials needed: Computer with Python

Activity 2: Floating Art!

Materials Needed: Dry erase marker, Glass or ceramic plate, Water

Welcome to the 2021-2022 STEM Year! Activity 1: Gears

Happy New School Year! Materials needed: Lego gears if you have them, otherwise your great thinking brain!

Activity 12 and 13: Water Fun!

Materials Needed: A plastic bottle and water
Materials needed: Aluminum foil, pennies, and water

Activity 11: Vortices

Materials needed: Two same- sized bottles, water, and tape

Activity 10: Fabric Dyeing and pH

Materials needed: Fabric or something to dye, purple cabbage, and a pot of water!
This activity requires adult supervision

Activity 9: Drawing Circuits

Materials needed: Paper and Pencil

Extra St. Patrick’s Day Activity!

Materials needed: Anything to model a house with (cardboard box or carton is a good place to start)

Activity 8: Holding up objects with paper! (3/1-3/14)

Materials needed: Paper, some heavy object, scissors, tape

Activity 8: Supplemental Video- The Strength of Cardboard


Activity 7 Creations!!

Activity 7: Strawberry DNA! (2/14-2/28)

Materials needed: Water, salt, liquid dish soap, sealable plastic bag, strawberries, and rubbing alcohol!

Activity 6 Creations!!

Activity 6: Rockets! (2/1-2/14)

Needed Materials: Any desired crafting materials!

Activity 5 Creations!!

Activity 5: Salt Dough Fossils (1/18 – 1/31)

Needed materials: flour, salt, water, food coloring (optional), & dinosaur toys or plants to make fossils of

Activity 4 Creations!!

Activity 4: Rock Candy (11/16 – 11/29)

Needed materials: sugar, water, string, a pencil, a jar/cup, parchment paper, a pot, & food coloring (optional)

Alternative Activity 4: Rock Classification (11/16 – 11/29)


Activity 3 Creations!

Activity 3: Favorite Planet (11/2 – 11/15)


Activity 2 Creations!!

Activity 2 Video : Making a Volcano(10/19 – 11/1)


Optional Halloween Oobleck Lab

Materials needed: corn starch, water, & food coloring/sparkles (optional)

Activity 1 Creations!!

Activity 1: Draw a robot!

Materials Needed: Your favorite art supplies!

Break out some coloring supplies and paper and draw a robot! Make it as fun and original as you can! Submit a photo of your drawing with your name and grade level to robotics@up.edu


Extra Activity 1: Model your robot!

Materials needed: Anything you want to prototype your robot!

Now that you have designed/drawn your robot, try to prototype/build it! Submit a photo of your robot with your name and grade level to robotics@up.edu

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