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Science Fridays 2020-2021: So Simple!

Science Fridays 2020-2021: So Simple!

January 8, 2021 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: So Simple! (pdf) Topics: Simple machines, 1st

Anya Bosina January 8, 2021January 17, 2021 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Star Track

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Star Track

December 18, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Star Track (pdf) Topics: Astronomy, Stars, Constellations

Anya Bosina December 16, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: More Sun, Please

Science Fridays 2020-2021: More Sun, Please

December 4, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: More Sun, Please (pdf) Topics: Botany, Photosynthesis,

Anya Bosina December 5, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Habits in the Habitats

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Habits in the Habitats

November 20, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Habits in the Habitats (pdf) Topics: Habitat,

Anya Bosina November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Rain or Shine

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Rain or Shine

November 13, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Rain or Shine (pdf) Topics: Weather systems,

Anya Bosina November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Eureka!

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Eureka!

November 6, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Eureka! (pdf) Topics: Density, Volume, Mass, Archimedes,

Anya Bosina November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Crystal Clear

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Crystal Clear

October 30, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Crystal Clear (pdf) Topics: Chemistry, Supersaturated solution,

Anya Bosina October 30, 2020November 1, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Geodesic Dome

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Geodesic Dome

October 23, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Geodesic Dome (pdf) Topics: Geometry, 3D Shapes,

Anya Bosina October 23, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: BYO Gyroscope

Science Fridays 2020-2021: BYO Gyroscope

October 16, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: BYO Gyroscope (pdf) Topics: Momentum force, Angular

Anya Bosina October 16, 2020October 15, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Autumn Leaves

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Autumn Leaves

October 9, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Autumn Leaves (pdf) Topics: Botany, Botanical illustration,

Anya Bosina October 9, 2020October 8, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: One Potato, Two Potato

Science Fridays 2020-2021: One Potato, Two Potato

October 2, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: One Potato, Two Potato (pdf) Topics: Osmosis,

Anya Bosina October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Music to My Ears

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Music to My Ears

September 25, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Music to My Ears (pdf) Topics: Sound

Anya Bosina September 25, 2020September 24, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Energy Transfer

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Energy Transfer

September 18, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Energy Transfer (pdf) Topics: Physics, Gravitational Potential

Anya Bosina September 18, 2020September 15, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Skin in the Game

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Skin in the Game

September 11, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Skin in the Game (pdf) Topics: Biology,

Anya Bosina September 11, 2020October 15, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Floating Egg

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Floating Egg

September 4, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Floating Egg (pdf) Topics: Density, Volume, Solutions

Anya Bosina September 11, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Fool the Eyes

Science Fridays 2020-2021: Fool the Eyes

August 28, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: Fool the Eyes (pdf) Topics: Optics, Angle

Anya Bosina September 11, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2020-2021: A Lump of Sugar

Science Fridays 2020-2021: A Lump of Sugar

August 21, 2020 Looking for educational science activity ideas to do at home? We will publish a new activity every Friday. Download each week’s activity pdf with instructions. Have fun and stay curious! Activity: A Lump of Sugar (pdf) Topics: Nutrition,

Anya Bosina August 21, 2020October 15, 2020 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Maker Lab

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Maker Lab

May 31, 2019 This Friday concluded the year of 2018-2019 lunchtime science at Wade Thomas Elementary School. We invited Brian Kaplan, science teacher and founder of Mobile Maker Club, to share his incredible collection of maker projects. The truck was

Anya Bosina June 3, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: So Much Energy!

Science Fridays 2018-2019: So Much Energy!

May 24, 2019 We’ve noticed the fascination in the students’ eyes when looking at the Newton’s cradle in motion. So we brought back the toy and let everyone have a chance to play. We also encouraged building a long line

Anya Bosina June 3, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Lights! Camera! Action!

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Lights! Camera! Action!

May 17, 2019 What’s a better way to wrap up a week than to make a stop-motion animation using with Stop Motion Studio app? But before we worked creatively in teams on the script and play dough characters, we talked

Anya Bosina June 3, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Water Play

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Water Play

May 3, 2019 With so much unusual rain, we focused on the properties of water this week. Aside from free play using spray bottles, pipettes, beakers, and a small pool filled with water, we did some specific experiments such as:

Anya Bosina June 2, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Tectonics Lab

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Tectonics Lab

April 26, 2019 This Monday was Earth Day, so we celebrated the belated holiday by learning about the structure of our planet. Using colored play dough, students constructed the Earth: inner and outer core, inner (mesosphere, asthenosphere) and outer (lithosphere)

Anya Bosina April 26, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Maps and Compass Challenge

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Maps and Compass Challenge

April 19, 2019 This Friday we looked at various maps, reviewed cardinal directions, talked about the Earth’s magnetic field, learned how to use a compass, and played with magnets. We marked four directions around a center of a circle on

Anya Bosina April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Thursday 2018-2019: Legos

Science Thursday 2018-2019: Legos

April 18, 2019 Who can resist colorful plastic blocks and the endless building possibilities they present? Today we had a visitor from the original Play-Well Marin activity center (founded in 1997) right her in San Anselmo, the first of what became

Anya Bosina April 26, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Gardening Day

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Gardening Day

April 5, 2019 It’s springtime, and time to think of what to grow in the garden. On this Friday, kids came by the Science Fridays area to play in the dirt and plant some seeds. We are looking forward to

Anya Bosina April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Periodic Table

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Periodic Table

March 29, 2019 We gave an introduction to the periodic table of elements by showing the everyday stuff (water, hydrogen peroxide, citric acid, sugar, vinegar, baking soda), and its molecular composition and talked about how the same building blocks (Hydrogen,

Anya Bosina March 29, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Motion Lab

Motion Lab

March 22, 2019 Students had fun playing with the classic Newton’s Cradle, making paper spinners (cardboard paper circle + toothpick), creating paper rollercoasters (paper + tape), hula hooping, and reading science books. Many shared their knowledge of forces of acceleration

Anya Bosina March 22, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Maker Lab

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Maker Lab

March 15, 2019 Students were given open-ended play materials—paper and scissors, cardboard and tape—and were tasked to create houses, furniture, roads, or anything they liked. The design process “ideate/build/test/revise/share” came naturally through the exercise. Older students collaborated to build a

Anya Bosina March 16, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Light and Color

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Light and Color

March 8, 2019 Students could choose three different activities to study light absorption, reflection and refraction. We lowered the lights and turned on a lamp directed at a cardboard box with tracing paper. Kids could either play with pre-cut shapes

Anya Bosina March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 Science Fridays Read more

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Our Senses

Science Fridays 2018-2019: Our Senses

March 1, 2019 Touch, sight, smell and hearing were the four human senses we focused on today, before heading out to use the fifth—taste—during lunch. Touch experiment: guessing a round object in a box (orange, apple, tennis ball, etc.) while

Anya Bosina March 13, 2019 Science Fridays Read more
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