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STEM Club

Geysers!

2020-10-07 14:00:00 2020-10-07 15:00:00 America/New_York STEM Club Virtual -

Wednesday, October 07
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-10-07 14:00:00 2020-10-07 15:00:00 America/New_York STEM Club Join us as we move STEM Club online! In October we will learn about Geysers. Participants will have the opportunity to follow along and complete the experiments themselves! Virtual -

Join us as we move STEM Club online! In October we will learn about Geysers. Participants will have the opportunity to follow along and complete the experiments themselves!

Join us as we move STEM Club online! In October we will learn about Geysers. Participants will have the opportunity to follow along and complete the experiments themselves!

This event will be presented through Crowdcast. Registration is required. 

To Register: 

1. Click the "Register" button on this page, which will direct you to the Crowdcast page.
2. Click the 'Save my spot!' button.
3. Enter your email address or social media login.
4. Check your email for a confirmation and a link to join the event, along with the option to add the event to your calendar.

In our STEM Club session on October 7th we will be doing several experiments to learn more about Geysers! If you would like to follow along you will need the following materials. Don't worry if you don’t have all of, or any of, the materials you will still be able to participate and see the experiments. 


Experiment #1

A shoe-box size or larger plastic container or any similar large container that can hold water
An empty clear plastic soda or water bottle with the label removed
A thumb tack or needle
A funnel 
A pitcher of water

Experiment #2 

2 empty plastic water bottles
2 balloons,
Scissors (younger children may need help cutting a 1x 2 inch hold in the side of one of the bottles)
Experiment # 3

A paper lunch bag
1 tablespoon of baking soda, flour, or cornstarch (you just need a fine white powder)

Experiment # 4

1 Bottle of Diet Coke (works best, other brands may not work at all or very little)
5 Mentos 

Experiment # 5

A small bottle of water 
Antacid seltzer tablets, cut into halves (Alka Seltzer)

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Workforce Development |

TAGS: | Virtual | stem |

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