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Gregory R. Norfleet/West Branch Times
After dropping dry ice into soapy water, Jonathan Tucker, 10, of West Branch and, at right, Max Johnson, 9, of Iowa City, ran their hands through the bubbles produced by sublimation — the dry ice going from a solid straight to a gas form. West Branch High School Science Technology Engineering Math instructor Matt Cain led the Cyber Bear STEM Summer Camps with help from some of his older students. From kindergarten through eighth-grade, children learned about computer-based design and 3D printing, saw science demonstrations, and built Lego robots. In another experiment, the children saw how mixing vinegar and baking soda turned a plastic film canister into a rocket that shot about 20 feet into the air in the WBHS main hallway. “It’s fun with a little bit of an explosion,” Cain said. |
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