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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!

9 bubble activities for kids with experiments

July 27, 2020 by Lisa Grable 14 Comments

9 bubble activities use a solution and moving air to teach chemistry principles. Bubble recipes and wand ideas included.

Bubble activities are fun and motivating for children. The way bubbles float in the air seems magical and they are so pretty. Popping them is fun too! It’s easy to make shapes for wands and make bubble solution with simple items. Safety note: Be sure to explain safety precautions to children. These experiments use soap. Eye protection…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: bubble activities, bubble experiments, chemistry, elasticity, fluid mechanics, reflection, refraction, science projects with bubbles, surface tension

Drinking bird – heat energy STEM activity

May 25, 2020 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Drinking bird STEM activity uses a glass bulb with a felt head and low boiling point liquid to work as a heat engine and party trick. Kids learn thermodynamics!

The drinking bird is a happy little party toy that has been around since the 1920s. The cute bird has a glass body, a felt head, and a top hat. The mysterious ability to drink water from a cup over and over again has an explanation using chemistry and physics! Safety note: Be sure to…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: dippy bird, drinking bird, heat engine, ideal gas law, STEM activity

Nitinol memory wire experiment for kids

April 25, 2020 by Lisa Grable 5 Comments

Nitinol memory wire is metal that remembers its original shape when heated. Kids will enjoy thermal energy experiments!

Nitinol memory wire is metal that remembers its original shape when heated (alloy of nickel & titanium). Experimenting with nitinol memory wire is fun like a magic trick, but it demonstrates physical principles of thermal energy and elasticity. Safety note: Be sure to explain safety precautions to children. This experiment uses hot water. Eye and skin…

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: elasticity, energy experiment, live wire, Memory wire, nitinol, thermal energy

Learn to solder – build a circuit kit – STEM skills

April 17, 2020 by Lisa Grable 3 Comments

Learn to solder activity for practicing engineering electronics skill for a blinking robot circuit board with LEDs, resistors, and capacitors.

Learn to solder to be able to build electric circuit projects. With adult supervision, this project can be successfully done by sixth graders and up. Modern electronics involve printed circuit boards and components such as LEDs, resistors, and capacitors. Solder is a soft metal alloy that is melted to make joints to connect metal pieces….

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Filed Under: Education, Science Tagged With: capacitor, circuit board, electric circuits, electricity, engineering, LED, physics, resistor, solder, transistor

College planning series

March 20, 2020 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

College planning posts for middle and high school students. Download free checklist, cost calculation, and career interest worksheets. Resource links!

I’ve counseled young folks in middle and high school through the maze of applying for college. I’m sharing my advice for them with this college planning series. These college planning posts are for middle and high school students and their families. Be sure to download the free college planning checklist, cost calculation, and career interest…

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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

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Lisa Grable, Casa BouquetI’m an educator, grandmother, classic movie fan, sewer and crafter, and I love Hawaii. Read more about me …

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