Science Kits

Since spring of 2020, spectrUM has delivered over 20,000 hands-on science kits to students across Montana.

Download instructions for a science kit to do at home or in your classroom!

Chocolate Welding (grades 4-8): Weld pieces of chocolate together to test then taste!

Chocolate Welding

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Fun with Flight (grades K-2): Explore how airplanes work and build your own straw flyer!

Fun with Flight

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Glider Airplane Instructables Link  |  Bouncy Rockets Instructables Link

Paper Chemistry (grades 3-8): Use simple chemistry and special paper to make a work of art and explore acids and bases.

Paper Chemistry

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Rubber Band Car (grades 4-8): Create a car using a rubber band and cardboard tube that travels fast and far.

Rubber Band Car

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Sensing for Science Night Light (Grades 9-12): Make a night light circuit that senses when it's dark or light!

Sensing for Science

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Strawbees (grades K-12): Build a crazy contraption using straws and connectors.

Strawbees

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Tensegrity Table (grades 3-8): Build a structure using rubber bands and popsicle sticks that seems to defy gravity!

Tensegrity Table

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    Since spring of 2020, spectrUM has delivered over 20,000 hands-on science kits to students across Montana.

    Download instructions for a science kit to do at home or in your classroom!

    Chocolate Welding (grades 4-8): Weld pieces of chocolate together to test then taste!

    Chocolate Welding

    View instructions  |  Download printable instructions

    Instructables Link

    Fun with Flight (grades K-2): Explore how airplanes work and build your own straw flyer!

    Fun with Flight

    View instructions  |  Download printable instructions

    Glider Airplane Instructables Link  |  Bouncy Rockets Instructables Link

    Paper Chemistry (grades 3-8): Use simple chemistry and special paper to make a work of art and explore acids and bases.

    Paper Chemistry

    View instructions  |  Download printable instructions

    Instructables Link

    Rubber Band Car (grades 4-8): Create a car using a rubber band and cardboard tube that travels fast and far.

    Rubber Band Car

    View instructions  |  Download printable instructions

    Instructables Link

    Sensing for Science Night Light (Grades 9-12): Make a night light circuit that senses when it's dark or light!

    Sensing for Science

    View instructions  |  Download printable instructions

    Instructables Link

    Strawbees (grades K-12): Build a crazy contraption using straws and connectors.

    Strawbees

    View instructions  |  Download printable instructions

    Instructables Link

    Tensegrity Table (grades 3-8): Build a structure using rubber bands and popsicle sticks that seems to defy gravity!

    Tensegrity Table

    View instructions  |  Download printable instructions

    Instructables Link

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