Tag: Physics
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Wearables, Robots and Rockets – FALL 2019 STEAM Program at MERCY
General Topics: Sewing, Electricity, Wearable Electronics, Mechanical Motion, Motors, Mini Robots, Newton’s Third Law, Physics, Engineering, Chemical Reaction, Art & Design Grade Level: 4-7 Illuminating Wallet and Bracelet With Halloween right around the corner who doesn’t love some fun fabrics? In this session, our students used their design skills to create a wearable electronic device!…
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Lights, Color, Coding: Art & Science – Spring 2019 STEAM Program at MERCY
General Topics: Geometry, Color Theory, Biology, Drawing & Painting, Light, Electricity, Robots and Block-Programming Grade Level: 2-4 In this session, we focused on the physics of light and color, natural sciences, and concepts related to simple circuits and basic programing. Color Theory We started by teaching color theory, which explores how humans perceive color and…
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Balloon Cars!
General Topics: Kinetic Energy, Mechanics, Physics, Simple Machines Grade Level: 2-3 In this activity we explored the process of how forces work and how a force in one direction can cause motion in the opposite direction (Newton’s third law). The exercise had the students learning how to make a car powered by a balloon to be blown…
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Making Motors!
General Topics: Electromagnetic Energy, Electronics, Physics, Simple Machines Grade Level: 2-3 In this activity we explored the process of how electromagnetism works and how electromagnetism is used to create motors! The exercise had the students learning how to make a very basic motor using a copper wire, magnets, and a battery passing current through the device. The…
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Making a Lens Camera!
General Topics: Optics, Physics, Visual Perception Grade Level: 2-3 In this activity we explored the process of building a lens camera. This exercise was used to teach how lenses work, from a camera to our own eyes. The students were given the materials to assemble and asked to explain various observations they made with their lens cameras.…
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Making a Wooden Box!
General Topics: Building, Energy Transfer, Physics Grade Level: 2-3 In this activity we explored the process of building a wooden box with a lid, held together with a fabric hinge. This exercise was used to teach the fundamentals and begin an easy introduction to building and creating. Students were then allowed to get creative and decorate…