STEM Night

Gavin's school had its annual STEM night last night, and it was lots of fun! STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math, and the gym was full of different activities and stations for the kids to explore:


We were both fascinated with the mirage table. Look at each container. It look like there is an object on each  - but there's really nothing on top of them. It's all  a trick with mirrors!

There really is no frog on this bowl. Honest. Crazy, right?!

Stacking magnets:

A cube puzzle:

Pendulums

With his pals Ava and Claire:

Extracting DNA from a strawberry:

Sending straw "rockets" up to the ceiling with a bicycle pump:

 This was one of Gavin's favorites of the night. He connected wires to a battery and light bulb to make the bulb turn on. 

Thanks to the volunteers who helped make this night so much fun!!