Live, Love & Laughter

We had a special guest workshop leader this month! Allie from Burns and McDonnell Engineering brought the girls a really fun STEM learning experience. She set the stage by discussing how each type of medication is produced specifically for how the body needs to digest it. She asked the girls engaging questions and it was super interesting to see how much they already knew and understood about the digestive process. They then began an experiment to develop a couple of different variations of coating for medication (Skittles) using different ingredients. As they put their coated Skittle into a cup of digestive tract liquid (Sprite), they watched to see how their coating protected their Skittle from dissolving and then discussed how some ingredients caused it to dissolve quicker than others. It was impressive how attentive the girls were to Allie as she shared her knowledge and led them through the process! We may have some future engineers in our midst!

The girls then dissolved Skittles in hot water to create ‘paint’ and had fun creating artistic masterpieces. For the finale, they had Skittles for a snack.

Our time with these girls is nothing short of amazing!

Please reach out if you’d like to join us next month! #chicktimekc