Date: Mon Oct 13, 3:30 PM EDT - Mon Oct 13, 3:35 PM EDT
Category:
- STEM
Level:
- Volunteers
The STEM Van is coming back to Vermont! Choose from one of three
90-minute programs: Chef Science (all), Survival STEM (recommended
J+), or Space Science (recommended D-J), and have the van come to you!
Participants will work towards badges in the cooking series, outdoor
series, or space science series.
Chef Science
Girl Scouts, explore the science of cooking! Learn about how gluten development affects texture, how temperature affects gelatin, and how yeast reacts to sugar by kneading up some pasta dough, mixing up a chocolate mousse, and experimenting with yeast! Girl Scouts will take home ready-to-cook pasta and enjoy their chocolate mousse during the program. Pasta is eggless but requires flour with gluten. Chocolate mousse contains dairy. This program fulfills steps from the Brownie Home Scientist, Brownie Snacks, and Junior Simple Meals badge. This program also works on skills helpful to troops working towards the Cadette-Ambassador cooking series badges.
Survival STEM
Girl Scouts, explore STEM concepts in camping! Learn how the world of camping relates to STEM by exploring the science of fire, technology of water filtration, engineering of tents and tarp shelters, and math in navigation. This program is designed for Juniors and up. This program requires an outdoor space. Participants will learn about the science of fire through building a fire (if permitted by location) or by making an edible fire. Troops may request to use a GSGWM property at no additional cost (if available). This program teaches outdoor skills and fulfills steps or partial steps from the outdoor series of badges.
Space Science
Girl Scouts, explore outer space! Learn about the planets, the moon, and the stars through a series of activities. Make moon sand to learn about craters, assemble a flipbook of the moon to learn about the phases, assemble a constellation projector to learn about the stars, test straw rockets to learn about the need for revision in the scientific process, and make air dry clay planet beads to learn about the planets. This program is designed for Daisies through Juniors. This program fulfills steps in the Space Science badge series.
Registration Information:
Troops must have an open outdoor space for the STEM Van to park. Program may be held indoors or outdoors at the discretion of the troop leader and GSGWM team member(s). The van will travel anywhere in VT. For NH troops, please see New Hampshire STEM Month in November. Small troops may register together and share a location. The maximum number of participants per program is 24. We may be able to run two programs for an additional $200 program fee in one day for multi-level troops or troops in the same area. When a date has been booked, the title will be updated with (BOOKED - Town). If you would like to request an additional program, please reach out to Customer Care to confirm feasibility. Dates cannot be modified.
Facilitated by GSGWM team member(s). Designed for troops with adult chaperones. All adults attending must comply with all GSGWM's policies and procedures and must meet Safety Activity Checkpoints youth to adult ratios. Badges not provided. GSGWM STEM Van On-The-Go patches may be ordered separately from the Mountain Top Shop. Patches ordered by September 28, 11:59pm can arrive with the van.
After registration, a JotForm will be sent out via email to collect program choice, time slot, and troop location. JotForms are due September 28, 11:59pm. You will receive a detailed confirmation including arrival details by e-mail within one week before the program date. The STEM Van will arrive up to 30 minutes early for set up with the 90-minute program beginning at the troop's choice of time.
Questions? Contact Customer Care at 1-888-474-9686 or customercare@girlscoutsgwm.org
