Thank You

I would like to thank all of the girls for coming to Girls That Shine More Than Glitter science camp and I would also like to thank everyone who helped me along the way.

 

Other pictures

We took some pictures over lunch and during our discussions, so here are some of those!

Other Forms and Papers

Here are examples of what I used for forms at my camp and a certificate for the girls at the end.  Update the information to fit any camp.

Registration Form:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_iWRr4UgB8eX3M4RUtZbVNrcTdoeVhHU0tJWlY2QkNXUnFz/edit?usp=sharing

Van de Graph Generater and Photo Release Form:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VIgEhwkTSgT1Bb5A1bttb98R54Orh3sFcnTRRlp2y54/edit?usp=sharing

Survey:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bvPvx_CwxAz2CG9TF2Ls7JWRqhSvLDpN6H0BvXEQHFc/edit?usp=sharing

Update the picture and insert the camper's name.
End of Camp Certificate:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GntWuZ9RkTyMKEhh4VH6pZ6qVCVhsQQhTrVNWGZZ2Sg/edit?usp=sharing

Rube Goldberg Machines - Favorite Voted on by the Girls!

The girls were shown examples of Rube Goldberg machines from online and then put into pairs and given a task for their own machine.  The girls were told to ring 6 jingle bells and have at least 4 start/stops, where one ball triggers another.  Each pair was given a combination of bouncy balls, marbles, and ping-pong balls.  After working for a while, they all watched each others and said something they liked about it and one suggestion they had.

 

Obstacle Course

There was some extra time on the last day of camp, so the girls were put into two teams and given an science themed obstacle course to go through.  First they had to use forceps to move four gummy worms from one jar to another.  Second, they used sponges to move water from a bucket into a beaker.  There was food coloring in the beakers to make seeing the level of water easier and the girls needed 100 ml before they could move on.  The final task was to pop a balloon and draw the activity on the note inside.  The activities were all things we had done while at camp.

Forensic Witch's Potion

The girls got to make witch's potions, but to make it more of an experiment, we did forensics with it too.  I split the girls into three groups and each group got four powders.  Some vinegar was put into four separate beakers for each group and the girls were able to test the different powders and record how they react.  Then I had the girls guess what each of the powders were.  Once they figured out which powder was the baking powder, they were given jars filled half full of vinegar, they added food coloring and glitter, as well as a few squirts of dish soap.  Two spoon fulls of baking soda were added next, and they girls were able to watch the colorful reaction.

Lab Sheet:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/12BBo1QmgDDXdkl3JT5d4qtop_OgIw55q3VVTkC51Dac/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

↑ Their best witch's faces ↑

Floating Paperclips

Normally paperclips don't float, but there is a way to make them float using surface tension.  To create the surface tension, we lightly placed tissue paper on top of the water.  Then, without pushing on the tissue paper, we placed a dry paperclip on top.  Pushing on the tissue paper with the eraser end of an old pencil, we sunk the tissue paper, leaving the paperclip on top of the water.

Lab Sheet:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pVHF8jT_Syu2duja8oYK4jGxBU3fJI1C-cfm9HgiXIY/edit?usp=sharing

Helpful Website:  http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/paperclip.php

Van de Graph Generator and Static Roll

The use of the Van de Graph Generator allowed us to make hair stand up and trade shocks between people.  It also made salt showers when a bowl of salt was placed on top, the salt flew out.  We then tried to use static electricity to move empty cans with balloons without letting the balloon touch the can.

Lab Sheet:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/15hsUzCA3cO4FhYXa62GNZTILafUc-whb_xrQ8nXqVkc/edit?usp=sharing