STEM Camp Blog

This activity adds a fun outdoor twist on the classic baking soda and vinegar volcano experiment! All you need is a sandbox or sandy beach and a few household materials. Volcano Experiment Materials We sure love a good, messy experiment!

You may not have thought of it this way, but every recipe is really it’s own science experiment! Combining things in different ways, adding heat or cold, predicting and then seeing what happens – all with the added bonus of

Thunderstorms can be loud and rather dramatic, but they are also fascinating and even beautiful weather events! In this activity, we’ll simulate the conditions that create thunderstorms, to learn a bit about how they happen in nature.   How Do Thunderstorms

If you look up, clouds are above of us much of the time, floating in the sky. Have you ever wondered about how these fluffy looking masses are formed? In this activity we’ll make our own cloud in a jar

Our solar system is a vast and seemingly endless expanse that would take centuries to explore on your own. In this activity, you can explore the entirety of our solar system in just a few hours. Check it out! Fun

The solar system contains lots of mysteries, and this activity will help campers understand how and why the moon appears to change shape in the night sky. About the Moon Although it looks like  to be changing each day, the moon

The question of ‘how to clean up oil spills?’ is an important one. Oil spills are a devastating human-caused form of pollution that has lasting effects on the environment and marine wildlife. However, oil spills can be very tricky to

In this activity we’ll do a simple experiment to see what little objects are floating through the air, to learn a bit about air pollution.  What is Air Pollution? Air pollution occurs when gases, dust, smoke, or odour get into

Here we’ll explore the power of static electricity with TWO activities: we’ll separate pepper from salt, and bend water! What is Static Electricity? A static charge occurs when there is an imbalance between positive and negative charges on the surface