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With the April 15th Total Solar Eclipse, a few schools wanted us to do some eclipse work. We went to Lakeview Elementary and Shakamak Elementary to work with a variety of grades to explore the eclipse. They all knew what was coming and had good explanations of what it was. One thing they (and most… Read more »

many people have done the Eclipse Chalk Art activity, but how about doing it with fabric paint on black t-shirts… Use your vinyl cutter to cut a circle, we did 6″. We used sticker vinyl because it wasnt going to be permanent. Stretch your shirt out and pin it to cardboard Put circle on the… Read more »

We purchased an Epson SureColor F170 Sublimation printer. I finally have a little time to work with it, so I got it going. There are many things to understand about creating with this printer. In addition to the special inks, you need sublimation paper. You also need “sublimation blanks” or material that is prepared to… Read more »

We participated in McCormicks Creek Elementary STEM night along with a dozen other exhibitors. We had batteries and bulbs, an assortment of PVC pipes and connectors, earth-moon necklaces, and corona chalk art. Some kids worked at all 4 stations, some only did one. When someone was doing an “eclipse” activity, we talked about the eclipse,… Read more »

POP fest is a day for Brown County High School students to get a glimpse of post K-12 ideas, careers, jobs, pursuits. They attend 6 sessions lead by business community experts. We did a cardboard construction sessions where they designed and prototyped food trucks. As they built, we talked about all the types of brains… Read more »

We headed north to Plainfield to work with 3 – 1st grade classes at Brentfield Elementary. We did a Q&A about the eclipse so we could all share things we knew about the eclipse. A basketball and tennis ball are good (proportional) models for the Earth & moon. For this size, they would be about… Read more »

We participated in the Lotus Blossoms World Bazaar Community Day. We had a variety of homemade instruments.             We started with a regular straw to make a “straw oboe”. Flatten one end a and cut the edges off to make a point. You are making a “reed” type element. Then… Read more »

We had another after school STEM club get together. First we had some eclipse Q & A. One statement by a student I wasnt 100% sure about. They said that eclipses happen every 100 years. I knew that was wrong, but didnt know the exact timeframe. I thought they happened every year. And they do,… Read more »

Linton–Stockton Elementary School held a SCIENCE night and many, many kids and parents came (at least 100 /50). There was a variety of activities for students to do : magnetic painting, work with Root robot, explore conductivity, launch stomp rockets, make bubbles, make invisible ink, corona chalk art, and make an eclipse paper circuit (station… Read more »

Recently, Paoli had a family STEM Night with various activities. They were demonstrating their 3D printer and laser cutter, as well as some robots. They had a couple of tables with science experiments, someone had a VR experience. I had stomp rockets. We quickly hit the ceiling in the cafeteria, so we started launching at… Read more »