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Celebration of World Space and National Chemistry Week

By Curious Minds Explores | Ages 4-10| STEM + Literacy

Get ready for a month filled with thrilling science adventures! In celebration of World Space Week and National Chemistry Week, you'll dive into real science with a magical twist. Each activity in this October packet is designed to build STEM understanding, support critical thinking, and engage students through hands-on exploration. Let's embark on this exciting journey together!

What’s Inside:

A poster for October featuring a cartoon marshmallow with a sad face inside a syringe labeled "Marshmallows Under Pressure" surrounded by scattered marshmallows and swirly decorations.

Skills Developed:

  • Observation

  • Cause and Effect Reasoning

  • Scientific Modeling

  • Asking Scientific Questions

  • Data Reflection

Concepts Covered:

  • Air Pressure

  • Vacuum/Low-Pressure Environments

  • Expansion of Gases

  • Space Science Connection

Marshmallows Under Pressure

A poster with the text 'October ICE CREAM IN A BAG ACTIVITY' and an illustration of a bag containing a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Concepts Covered:

  • Freezing Point Depression

  • Heat Transfer

  • Phase Change (liquid to solid)

 Ice Cream in a Bag Science 

Skills Developed:

  • Observing and explaining physical changes

  • Following a scientific process

  • Drawing conclusions from temperature data

  • Applying science in cooking and real-life

A cartoon illustration of a skeleton holding a small bone, standing next to an open paper bag with bones spilled on the ground. The word 'October' is at the top, with the message 'CRUSH IT! BAG OF BONES' below.

Crush Test – Simulating Bone Density

Concepts Covered:

  • Freezing Point Depression

  • Heat Transfer

  • Phase Change (liquid to solid)

Skills Developed:

  • Observing and explaining physical changes

  • Following a scientific process

  • Drawing conclusions from temperature data

  • Applying science in cooking and real-life

A poster titled 'October' with a drawing of a glass of water containing a rubber duck, a red ball, and a gray rock, with the caption 'Float, Sink, or Flinker?'

Flinker Challenge: Sink, Float… or Flink?

Concepts Covered:

  • Buoyancy & Density

  • Neutral Buoyancy

  • Engineering Design

Skills Developed:

  • Creative engineering

  • Trial-and-error testing

  • Precision and measurement

  • Understanding fluid forces

An elderly woman and four children performing a scientific experiment with a salt, bowl, ice cube, and stopwatch on a table.

Ice Cube Challenge

Concepts Covered: 

  • Heat Transfer

  • Phase Change (melting)

  • Conductivity & Surface Area

Skills Developed:

  • Problem-solving with constraints

  • ·Testing variables and materials

  • Data collection and reflection

  • Creative thinking and critical reasoning

Price: for each Activity: $2.50 

All 5 Activities Price: $11.25

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You can also check out the Curious Minds Explorers books below:

The Ice Cream That Wouldn’t Stay Frozen: Zora and Lily discover why their ice cream wouldn’t stay frozen. Learn More

Zora and Lily’s Moon Adventure: Twin sisters with vivid imaginations, build an incredible rocket ship and blast off into space to explore the Moon’s surface, Learn More

Little Lab Explorers: Simple Science for Curious Kids: Zora and Lily turn their kitchen into a fun science lab. They mix, pour, and make bubbles. Learn More