Below you can explore the events and activities available in STEAMfest.
Create a winter birdfeeder with a pinecone!
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Water is one of few substances to EXPAND when frozen. In Science Mom’s Guide to Water, Part 4 – Expanding when Frozen, we learn about this incredible effect in “Oil cube versus ice cube,” “Frost wedging,” “magic slushy,” “Lift ice with salt,” “Ice cream in a can”
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In Science Mom’s Guide to Water, Part 1 – Cohesion, Science Mom demonstrates cohesion with 3 activities: “The gravity-defying lid,” “The magic screen”, and “hot and cold water cups.”
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Learn about bearded dragons and watch Sunny eat grasshoppers!
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Visit a famous museum from your couch!
Google Arts & Culture
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The Chemistry of Fire and Gunpowder – with Andrew Szydlo
Royal Institution
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This episode of Science Mom discusses different ways to make slime and is borax safe? Is slime a fluid or a solid?
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Discover the science of germs with some fun experiments using items from home.
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Visit any of the hundreds of beautiful state parks.
NC State Parks
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Explore what natural wonders await you on a winter walk!
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In Science Mom’s Guide to Water, Part 6 – Universal Solvent, we learn why things dissolve and why with six hands-on activities: salt crystals, halocline eggs, eggshell geodes, borax snowflakes, rock candy, and bath bombs.
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In Science Mom’s Guide to Water, Part 5, join Science Mom to explore why oil and water don’t mix with four investigations: ocean in a bottle, lava lamp, oil lamp, and a grease fire explosion.
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In Science Mom’s Guide to Water, Part 2 – Surface Tension, we learn about surface tension with “Pepper scatter,” “soap boat,” “floating paperclip,” and “floating pin”.
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Discover the inner workings of our weather systems by trying some fun experiments with materials from home.
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