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Learn to solder – build a circuit kit – STEM skills

April 17, 2020 by Lisa Grable 3 Comments

Learn to solder activity for practicing engineering electronics skill for a blinking robot circuit board with LEDs, resistors, and capacitors.

Learn to solder to be able to build electric circuit projects. With adult supervision, this project can be successfully done by sixth graders and up. Modern electronics involve printed circuit boards and components such as LEDs, resistors, and capacitors. Solder is a soft metal alloy that is melted to make joints to connect metal pieces….

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: capacitor, circuit board, electric circuits, electricity, engineering, LED, physics, resistor, solder, transistor

Rubber band car – 6 STEM design ideas

July 21, 2017 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

6 rubber band car designs use a body, axle, and wheels to teach potential and kinetic energy. Legos, cardboard, and other household items are used.

Making a rubber band car is fun for experiments and learning about potential and kinetic energy. It’s fun and easy to build a rubber band car. It’s a great opportunity to try some engineering design. Safety note: Be sure to explain safety precautions to children. These experiments use rubber bands under tension and sharp skewers….

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: energy, how to make a rubber band car with household items, physics, rubber band car design, rubber band car instructions

7 electric motor activities for kids – STEM labs

October 10, 2016 by Lisa Grable 4 Comments

7 electric motor activities use current and magnets to teach energy and electromagnetism. Simple and homopolar motors included.

Electric motor activities are good for introducing electricity and magnetism to children. These topics are not always taught in depth because of their difficulty. These 7 fun and easy motor activities will make the concepts concrete and hands-on! Safety note: Be sure to explain safety precautions to children. These experiments use batteries and magnets. Eye…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: easy electric motor, electricity, energy, energy experiment, engineering, homopolar motor, magnetism, physics, simple electric motor, STEM

Shoe friction experiment

June 27, 2016 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

Learn about forces with the shoe friction experiment. How does friction affect basketball, skateboarding, salsa dancing? Compare friction of different shoes!

The shoe friction experiment helps children do an activity that has a practical application. You can measure the friction for various types and sizes of shoes with equipment or estimate it by using a board at an incline. Safety note: Be sure to explain safety precautions to children. Disclaimer: All information provided on this site…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: force, friction experiment, friction experiment for kids, friction of shoes, measure coefficient of friction, physics, shoes and friction

Episode 7 Podcast: The Tattooed Physicist

February 3, 2016 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

the tattooed physicist podcast

The Tattooed Physicist is a podcast hosted by Rosa Wallace, a physics student at University of Colorado Denver. This episode: Libby Talks Leadership Episode 7 features Libby Booton, who is a senior student leader, a runner and cheerleader, and an all around physics superwoman at the Colorado School of Mines. Libby’s graduating soon, so Rosa wanted to have her on…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: physics, podcast, science culture, thetattooedphysicist

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