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Monday, March 1, 2010

Super Science Saturday

was a blast!

We mixed colors,


explored which objects were attracted by magnetic force,


ate a wormy snack,


investigated water absorbing polymers,


and learned about change by making polymer worms.


We're going to investigate different things in a week or two when we do it again! Just because I know some of you are curious, I bought everything here. I owe the Mackinac Island Community Foundation a big thank you for granting the funds to support this activity.

Do you have a community foundation?
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11 comments:

  1. mirandaMarch 1, 2010 at 7:10 PM

    I officially wish I was a five year old on Mackinac Island. This looks two tons of fun!

    p.s. a snack is never complete without some "wormy dirt"!

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  2. kateMarch 1, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    Oh Liz, you are my kindred spirit!! I'm working on an article right now about bringing science and math into the home, so we don't have yet another generation of adults afraid of those subjects and thinking that they have nothing to do with daily life.

    Love love love that you are doing this.

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  3. Mama Said SewMarch 1, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    Looks like SO much fun!

    There's a "science" photo posted on my blog. DS making batteries from household objects for his Science Fair Project. Hubby and I get to be judges for the Science Fair in a few weeks too. :)

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  4. MarciaMarch 2, 2010 at 1:22 AM

    Looks like it was a great success!
    Well done.

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  5. antique quilterMarch 2, 2010 at 2:36 AM

    Thanks to you for hosting this on a Saturday to promote science...sure wish there were more teachers like you that would do something like this for students on Saturdays or during the summer a one day workshop.
    for years when my girls were little I always searched out for things like this to take them too. Always it was run by a company and we had to pay for it but felt it was worth while to promote science , curiosity and expose them to much more than what was being offered in the class room
    Lots of museums have one day workshops that we took advantage of for a small fee plus the admission to the museum which was always fun to walk around and explore afterwards.
    Kudos to you for taking the time out of your busy life and doing this .
    Kathie

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  6. DianeMarch 2, 2010 at 6:50 AM

    That looks like such an awesome time of fun and learning! Glad you and the kids had a great time!!

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  7. ManouteMarch 2, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    It looks like so much fun! You're a star!

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  8. AllieMarch 2, 2010 at 8:29 AM

    Looks like a day in my kitchen when the boys were small, lol - too fun!

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  9. stitching under oaksMarch 2, 2010 at 12:04 PM

    sign me up! that looks like such a great and educational time.

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  10. Karen BoschMarch 2, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    Liz, such an inspiring post and certainly appeals to my teacher spirit. Your students are so lucky!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 3, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    What fun! Is this something you did at home or out with a whole group of kids? Good for you, bringing science home and making it fun.

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