Workshops
The upper elementary school through middle school years are the formative times for children. They may be developing interests and laying the foundation for the fields that they might pursue in the future. Our 1-hour workshops are designed to introduce concepts from STEM fields and guide students to perform hands-on experiments to reinforce their learning. After all, the basic concepts are the key to great inventions.
In Person Workshops
During the pandemic, HandsOnSTEM adapted an online format. Staying true to our promise to make our programs interactive, we started making experiment kits. With the help of Peninsula Bridge, these kits are distributed to the students in our program. We have recently switched over to in-person workshops again, where we are able to provide better mentorship to the students in a classroom setting.
Past Workshops
LEMON BATTERY
Electricity
Using two wires and lemons to power a small lightbulb
ROCK CANDY
Solutions
Melting sugar in hot water to show how solutes dissolve and recrystallize.
STRAWBERRY DNA
DNA
Introduce students to the concepts of genes that make us.
ICE CREAM
Chemistry
Creatively introducing chemistry concepts while making a fun sweet treat!
BALLISTIC BALL LAUNCHER
physics
Introduce. concepts of energy into an interactive project using ping pong balls and rubberbands.
MILK PLASTIC
Polymerization
Demonstrate to students how plastic is made through initiating polymerization in milk