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Tag Archives: Science
Educator Tech & Literature Camp on September 27th
Educators, especially elementary school teachers, are invited for an evening of fun and learning. Discover digital activities to support the STEM science curriculum. All of the newest science literature, both fiction and non-fiction, will be available to explore. Shirley Mullin, … Continue reading
Official Science Notebook
Throughout the summer, we collected some finished projects and science activities to showcase in our Official Science Notebook. Check out the slideshow below to see pages displaying Field Guide to Monsters, Insect-inspired art, Science Cinquains, and Diary of a Bug Observations and … Continue reading
Let’s Go Legos!
Make a car at the Learning Curve’s Lego table! First, assemble 4 wheels, 2 axles, lego blocks, motor, and gears. Next, connect a crank to make your car go. Click the “Play Now” link below to see examples. Let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Elementary School, Family Activity, Middle School, Science, summer reading program
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Stop Action ANTimation!
Our summer University Heights group created some awesome stop action animations using webcams, Frames software, and some building blocks and plastic bugs n’ critters as props. Check ‘em out!
More Summer Monsters
This Monday, June 20th, kids from the Center for Inquiry visited the Learning Curve, where we read a few poems from Barry Polisar’s Curious Creatures. After talking about habitats, diets, distinguishing features, and life cycles; they then created their own … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, art, KidPix, Science, summer reading program
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Diary of a Bug Continued
Check out the slideshow below for more insect-inspired art!
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Diary of a Bug!
Hear kids observations using the podcast player below! In this activity there were 3 microscope stations and 3 insect habitats: ladybugs, ants and lightning bugs.
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Tagged High School, Middle School, Mixcraft, Podcast, Science, summer reading program
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Buggin’ Out
Check out the insect diagrams kids created using KidPix!
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Diary of a Bug
This summer, kids are observing ladybug lifecycles and ant habitats using a digital microscope and insect terrariums. After observing the ladybugs and ants, kids diagram insects and habitats using KidPix.
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Field Guide to Monsters
This week, kids from United Methodist University Heights summer camp made their own field guide to monsters. Remember, field guides help us identify creatures and plants by describing their distinguishing features, habitats, diet, and life cycles.