INVENTION DAY May 2, 2019 *************************************************************** MINI-SEMINARS WILL INCLUDE: Middle and High school (orange and red groups): Build a mousetrap car, Make Space presentation (the downtown space), word inventions, Invention History game, Rube Goldberg group activity, Invent a Toy, Bricks 4 Kids high school challenge Upper Elementary (yellow group): Build and fly a ...
SOUTH AMERICA unit study ideas Books I recommend (Amazon links given for those of you who like to shop Amazon.) "One Small Square, Tropical Rain Forest" by Donald Silver. A very scientific picture book for grades 2-6 https://amzn.to/2Y0OZBH "Rain Forest" a New View book by Fiona MacDonald. Catalogues what creatures live...
DESERT unit study ideas Books I recommend (Amazon links given for those of you who like to shop Amazon.) "One Small Square, Desert" A very scientific picture book for grades 2-6 https://amzn.to/2IeKCPN Games Desert ecology card games Biology drawing lessons Crafts Pop-up Sonoran Desert scene
ANTARCTICA unit study resources and ideas BOOKS: Here are some books I ordered for my class as mid-week reading material. Links to the books on Amazon are provided in case you find that helpful for quick shopping. "Antarctica" a popular picture book for young readers. https://amzn.to/2BBP6Ko "Here is Antarctica: Web of Life"...
PI DAY : March, 14 (11:00-3:30) First, what is Pi? "Pi" is the Greek letter used by mathematicians to represent the ratio of a circle's diameter to its circumference. Why is a Greek letter needed? Because this ratio isn't a rational number like 2, or 1/2, or 1.335. This ratio is...
The Poison Dart Frog Game Purpose of activity: To have fun learning about the life cycle of the poison dart frog of Central and South America rainforests Target age group: 6-12, with adaptations for younger and older ages How many can play: up to 4 players per tree (possibly more, in a...
GEOGRAPHY DAY (Dec. 13, 2018) Links to the the videos we used in the seminars are posted below, under the title of the seminar, in case participants want to view them again, or for visitors to this site who might like to use them in their own STEAM classes. PHOTOS of...
FORENSIC SCIENCE DAY WAS AWESOME! Here are some photos from the event. The schedule is still listed below for anyone who is interested in knowing more details about what we did. HS: "Introduction to Forensic science," "Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation," (both of these with our special guest from the...
Planaria Anatomy Craft Purpose of activity: To learn about the anatomy and physiology of the freshwater planaria Target audience: ages 10 to 16 Time needed: about an hour, depending on how much time is spent coloring the inside Materials needed: copies of the pattern printed onto card stock, scissors, sharp object for poking...
A BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES CLERK MAXWELL Scottish physicist 1831-1879 James Clerk Maxwell was not only one of the most brilliant intellects ever to walk the earth, he was also one of the most humble and gracious men who ever lived. He made contributions to many branches of science including astronomy, pure math,...
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