STEM Clubs

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Activity title:
Wind Power Challenge

Students design a simple wind turbine capable of lifting a cup off the floor up to bench height. The winning team will be the one producing a machine that lifts the most weight.

Wind Power Challenge pdf file (12 KB)
Wind Power Challenge Word file (36 KB)

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Activity title:
Loony Luminescence

Prepare some luminol, measure its light output and then compare this to commercially available luminescent sources (e.g. glow sticks, glow-in-the-dark toys etc).

Loony Luminescence pdf file (14 KB)
Loony Luminescence Word file (40 KB)

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Activity title:
Popping Tubs

Challenge participants to get a mixture of citric acid and bicarbonate of soda to blow the lid off a film canister after exactly one minute.

Popping Tubs pdf file (12 KB)
Popping Tubs Word document (31 KB)

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