STEM CLASS – circa 1955
Making boomerangs from popsicle sticks
Ingredients - five (5) popsicle sticks (triangle)
Six(6) popsicle sticks (square)
May require some parental involvement**
**May be used as ninja throwing stars
Creating Baseball card bicycle motor sounds
Attach baseball card(s) to bike sticking into spokes
Viola – the original Hardly-Davidson rumble
Making your own scooter
Ingredients – two(2) wooden milk crates
One(1) 2x4- 3 or 4 feet long
One(1) old roller skate
Stack and attach milk crates to 2x4
Secure roller skate (separated) to 2x4
(nails usually pulled from elsewhere, straightened and reused
Hammer usually a sidewalk brick
No helmets, gloves, knee pads, elbow pads or common sense required
NEXT MONTH WE’LL DISCUSS HOW TO CROSS A BUSY STREET
NO ADULT, NO PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS, NO KIDDING
SPECIAL BONUS ITEM: HOW TO CHOOSE UP SIDES AND REFEREE YOUR OWN GAMES