Science Camp: The Sequel

As much as I am lamenting the end of VISTA (and I am!), I had to get my focus on and start the Virginia Science Institute For STEM Education. Last night was our first night here and we did the typical team-building, get-to-know you activities and then we started right in!

We were tasked with building a theme park centered around an "Earth" theme. Our ride had to withstand the power of a small fan from 2 feet away for 20 seconds. We had paper plates, pie plates, Play-Doh, rubber bands, tape, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, etc. Our group decided to make a ride called "The Revolution: Ride, Revolve, and Regurgitate". Our ride represents the revolution of the Earth around the sun and the Earth's rotation. We used a play-doh container, dowels, tape, cupcake papers, and rubber bands to make a swing-type structure.

Other rides represented the Bernoulli effect, a rock slide, and solar energy. It was a great activity to illustrate how people work together and how people use Scientific process to solve problems. Not to mention, it was a really fun and innovative project!