Building and testing a tabletop hovercraft has been a big hit at our STEM events. You can easily build and test one at home to see and learn about how cushions of air enable things to float and hover. You…
Don’t Save the White Tiger!
By Erika, age 14 Have you ever seen those campaigns that say you should help save the white tiger? Don't listen to them. You should not “save” the white tiger! Here's why: the white tiger is not a species, but…
Russian Tortoises
By Alexa, age 11 We have been taking care of 2 Russian tortoises for the past 5 weeks that we named Viktor and Yuri because they are Russian-sounding names who are also characters from an anime show. Viktor and Yuri are…
Home Activity: Binary Bracelets
Binary Bracelets is a terrific STEM event activity from Code.org that combines an introduction to binary and a fun craft. Binary is a method to represent information with only 2 options - on and off. A regular light switch is an…
Glass Blowing
By Erika, age 14 When I was in Saint Petersburg, I went to a glass shop to make my own glass statue at the Morean Arts Center Glass Studio & Hot Shop. I decided to make a statue in the…
The Hyperloop
By Owen (KNE Intern) While the successful Elon Musk is probably best known in popular culture for his involvement in the creation of PayPal and for being the CEO and co-founder of Tesla Inc., he is also the founder, CEO,…
Home Activity: Slime
One of our most popular STEM Night activities was slime making where kids learned how to make slime and got to take some home. Most of the supplies for this chemistry activity are common items that you might already have…
