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Why can’t school be more like summer camp?By approaching lessons and units with the perspective of camp counselors, you can inject the wonder and motivation that so often disappears in our testing-crazy times. Tutu is a name for a grandparent in Hawaii. When our grandsons come to spend time with us, we say they are at Camp Tutu! Welcome to Camp Tutu, my way of energizing science lessons!

6 tips for college preparation – applying, FAFSA

June 27, 2022 by Lisa Grable 15 Comments

College preparation at the end of high school includes planning, tips, and checklists. Entrance tests, applications, financial aid, and more!

Fall is the time for college preparation! Have you got a child in 11th or 12th grade?(updated June 2022) I’ve counseled young folks in high school through the maze of applying for college. I’m sharing my advice for them. (Do you have a child in middle school (ages 11-13)? Part 3 is for middle school preparing…

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Filed Under: Education Tagged With: college checklist, college planning, college preparation, college tips, high school graduation requirements, prepare for college, preparing for college

4 Egg experiments – Egg-cellent adventures!

January 26, 2022 by Lisa Grable 10 Comments

Egg experiments for learning science are fun and easy. Cells (life science), solutions (chemistry), air pressure, and forces (physics) can all be taught with eggs!

Egg experiments for learning science can be fun and easy. Chicken eggs from the grocery store come in standardized sizes and are fairly inexpensive. Safety note: Be sure to explain safety precautions to children. These experiments use chemicals and heat. Eye and skin protection should be used. Before and after this experiment, be sure to…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: egg experiments, egg experiments for kids, egg lab

Glue batik and semiconductors

May 12, 2021 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

Activity for children uses glue batik on fabric to show how silicon chips are made. Includes electric circuit diagrams for grades 4-12.

This glue batik activity uses a fun art project to give children a hands-on experience to help them learn some concepts of modern engineering. These include semiconductors in electronics, microprocessors, LEDs, solar panels, and more. How they work and how they are made can be difficult to teach to children.  When people are working with…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: batik crafts kids, electric circuits middle school, glue batik, glue batik on fabric, how are silicon chips made

Pirate science activities: map making

December 16, 2020 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Map making introduces scale and scaling, latitude and longitude, and time and is a natural topic in teaching science with a pirate theme.

Pirates sail the seven seas, and they use maps! Pirate science experiments give a learning anchor to so much content! Map making skills are an authentic way to work on scale, symbols, and perspective. This is Part 5 of our pirate science activities: here’s a harbor for ye to try invisible ink, make your own…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: classroom learning stations, map making, map skills, mapping the classroom, pirate activities for kids, pirate science experiments, pirate science lessons, science ideas for pirate theme, wayfinding

Snap circuits green alternative energy kit

August 3, 2020 by Lisa Grable 7 Comments

Snap Circuits Green has over 100 activities for learning about renewable energy. Includes solar, wind, water, motor, radio, LED lights, and radio.

Snap Circuits Green Alternative Energy kit from Elenco has over 100 activities for exploring electric circuits and how to produce power from renewable sources. The Snap Circuits concept is such a great one for introducing circuits to children. Instead of wires, alligator clips, and battery holders, or breadboards, the Snap Circuit kits come with a…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: alternative energy, electric circuits, electric motor, energy, energy experiment, hydro power, photovoltaics, renewable energy, solar cell, solar energy activity, solar panel, solar panel activity for kids, solar power, wind power

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