Key to STEM: People in Science and Building Up

How many girls do you have in your units?  We have 20 – other years we had 15.  We’re finding that 20 is a lot of girls (and most of them are in year two).  I think we’ll go back to 15 next year.  But I wonder how other groups do it? Tonight’s meeting should be pretty [...]

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Key to STEM: CD Hovercraft Craft

Have you ever made your own hovercraft!?  The folks at http://www.thechocolatemuffintree.com/2011/06/cd-hovercraft.html have posted a neat tutorial for one that looks like loads of fun.  It probably would fit into STEM Caboosh, or Building up.   As well as Key to the Living World: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The big thing will be to give the girls balloons that they can [...]

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STEM – Building UP

STEM really is one of my favourite parts of the Brownie program.  The Building Up meeting usually falls in November – it is a good meeting for a Bring a Friend Event.  We do spaghetti and marshmallow towers… so much fun. Here’s what we did Nov 2010.

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