By Alexa, age 12 If you watched the Olympics, you probably saw a bit of curling. If you’ve ever played shuffleboard, curling is kinda like that. There are two teams each with four players. They take turns sliding or “throwing” eight…
Home Activity: Alka Seltzer Rockets
A new activity at this year's STEM events is Alka Seltzer Rockets. This is a fun way to learn about about chemistry and see Newton's 3rd Law of Motion in action! The supplies are simple: Alka Seltzer tablets Film canisters…
Summer Activity – BridgeUp: STEM
By Erika, age 14 BridgeUp: STEM is a 3-year science and coding program for high school girls funded by the Helen Gurley Brown Revocable Trust and hosted by the American Museum of Natural History. Each year of the program provides…
Summer Activity – What Happened to the Neanderthals
By Alexa, age 11 In the “Virtual World’s Institute: What Happened to the Neanderthals” 2-week summer program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), you will answer many questions like: “Why did the Neanderthals go extinct?”, “What is an…
Editor’s Note: We’ve Been Busy
Although we took a bit of a break from sending out the KNE Newsletter, we were busy putting together lots of STEM-tastic things for our community including a new Science Olympiad team, more STEM Nights, and STEM workshops. When Erika…
The Total Solar Eclipse
By Alexa, age 11 This past August, I saw a total eclipse with my family on Snow King Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We were given special eclipse glasses that blocked out almost all light, so we could only see…
Home Activity: Ice Cream Making
Ice cream making was a fun way to combine science and a tasty treat at some of this year's STEM events. You can see and learn about chemistry and celebrate what you've learned at the end by eating ice cream!…
