Haak'u Community Academy

☀️ Summer STEM Weekly Activities
🌱 Week 3: Nature Engineers

Theme: Plants, ecosystems, and nature design

Activities:

Grow a bean plant in a cup and track growth 🌱
Create a bug hotel using natural materials 🐛
Observe insects and record behaviors

Challenge:
Design the perfect plant-growing environment!

☀️ Summer STEM Weekly Activities
🌊 Week 2: Water & Motion

Theme: Exploring movement and water science

Activities:

Build a foil boat and test how many pennies it can hold 🚤
Create a sink or float prediction chart
Make a homemade sprinkler using a water bottle

Challenge:
Design a boat that holds the most weight without sinking!

☀️ Summer STEM Weekly Activities
🧪 Week 1: Science of Summer Heat

Theme: How heat affects the world around us

Activities:

Measure how fast ice melts in sun vs shade ❄️☀️
Test which color of paper heats up fastest in sunlight
Make a DIY thermometer (water, straw, bottle)

Challenge:
Which material keeps water cold the longest?