May 30, 2015
FIELD TRIP! Club members and their families received an invitation from NC Museum of Natural Sciences to visit their research facility, Prairie Ridge Ecostation. Pictures will follow!
FIELD TRIP! Club members and their families received an invitation from NC Museum of Natural Sciences to visit their research facility, Prairie Ridge Ecostation. Pictures will follow!
May 26, 2015
We used our solar ovens to make a snack of pizza bagels and s'mores. Quite a celebration, science-style!
May 19, 2015
We made our own solar ovens.
We used our solar ovens to make a snack of pizza bagels and s'mores. Quite a celebration, science-style!
May 19, 2015
We made our own solar ovens.
May 12, 2015
Liani led us on a bird-watch walk. We learned to use binoculars, identify and report birds. May 5, 2015 Kimberly, Liani and Brian came back! They helped us learn to identify and report trees. April 28, 2015 NC Museum of Natural Sciences' staff Kimberly, Brian and Liani introduced us to Citizen Science. We made cloud observations with Brian. We learned to identify cloud formations and how to report. |
April 21, 2015
Tree Cookies
What do the rings of a tree tell us?
Tree Cookies
What do the rings of a tree tell us?
April 7, 2015
Chip Party
We made predictions and then tested three different types of chips. Which would leave the biggest grease mark? After discovering the healthiest chip, we watched a short video on making healthy food choices.
Chip Party
We made predictions and then tested three different types of chips. Which would leave the biggest grease mark? After discovering the healthiest chip, we watched a short video on making healthy food choices.
March 31, 2015
We looked outside for biotic and abiotic factors.
March 24, 2015
We played an outdoor game about predator and prey. Then moved indoors to engineer marshmallow structures.
We looked outside for biotic and abiotic factors.
March 24, 2015
We played an outdoor game about predator and prey. Then moved indoors to engineer marshmallow structures.
March 10, 2015
CAMO!
Scientists honed their observation skills in an outdoor game of camouflage. Those little green pasta were the most difficult to find!
In the photo on the left, one scientist checks and adjusts the pH of the Tower Garden water.
March 17, 2015
St. Patrick's Day and GREEN OOBLECK!
Club scientists explored the properties of solids and liquids while investigating the non-Newtonian fluid, Oobleck. Check out Suess' book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck. If you want to make it at home, here's an internet resource with recipe, instructions and video. http://www.instructables.com/id/Oobleck/
St. Patrick's Day and GREEN OOBLECK!
Club scientists explored the properties of solids and liquids while investigating the non-Newtonian fluid, Oobleck. Check out Suess' book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck. If you want to make it at home, here's an internet resource with recipe, instructions and video. http://www.instructables.com/id/Oobleck/
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY!!!
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Morehead’s Stemville Science Symposium is a one day science conference for 4th-7th graders that will be held on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. The conference will feature a light breakfast reception in the Rotunda, keynote address in the GSK Fulldome Theatre featuring Dr. Chris Emdin, (#HipHopEd; Science Genius; http://chrisemdin.com), and breakout science enrichment and learning sessions facilitated by undergraduate and graduate students from UNC. The morning will be filled with local high school volunteers assisting the conference participants. The conference participants are expected to be a reflection of the underserved and underrepresented groups in STEM education with a target focus on rural and urban communities of lower socioeconomic status, Latinos, women, and African-Americans; however, ALL are welcome to attend. This is a joint effort and collaboration with the UNC Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Latino/a Collaborative.
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Cost: $25 per student participant (non-refundable)*
*Registered participants will each receive a conference tote bag, name badge, notepad, pencil and t-shirt as well as have access to a light breakfast reception and session snack stations. Limited scholarship assistance will be available on a first come, first served basis for registered students receiving free or reduced lunch.
Registration: March 2 – April 3, 2015 (online only online credit card payments or mail-in check/money order payments accepted. Deadline for mail-in payments is Friday, March 20). Registration information can be found at www.moreheadplanetarium.org.
Information: Contact Crystal Adams at [email protected] or 919.843.8496. You may also visit www.moreheadplanetarium.org.
Volunteers: High school students interested in volunteering should contact Leigh Fairley at [email protected] or 919.962.8435.
Crystal Harden Adams
Director of Diversity, Engagement, and Outreach
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 3480, 250 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3480
P: 919-843-8496 / M: 919-800-7999 / F: 919-962-1284
Email: [email protected]
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Morehead’s Stemville Science Symposium is a one day science conference for 4th-7th graders that will be held on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. The conference will feature a light breakfast reception in the Rotunda, keynote address in the GSK Fulldome Theatre featuring Dr. Chris Emdin, (#HipHopEd; Science Genius; http://chrisemdin.com), and breakout science enrichment and learning sessions facilitated by undergraduate and graduate students from UNC. The morning will be filled with local high school volunteers assisting the conference participants. The conference participants are expected to be a reflection of the underserved and underrepresented groups in STEM education with a target focus on rural and urban communities of lower socioeconomic status, Latinos, women, and African-Americans; however, ALL are welcome to attend. This is a joint effort and collaboration with the UNC Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Latino/a Collaborative.
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Cost: $25 per student participant (non-refundable)*
*Registered participants will each receive a conference tote bag, name badge, notepad, pencil and t-shirt as well as have access to a light breakfast reception and session snack stations. Limited scholarship assistance will be available on a first come, first served basis for registered students receiving free or reduced lunch.
Registration: March 2 – April 3, 2015 (online only online credit card payments or mail-in check/money order payments accepted. Deadline for mail-in payments is Friday, March 20). Registration information can be found at www.moreheadplanetarium.org.
Information: Contact Crystal Adams at [email protected] or 919.843.8496. You may also visit www.moreheadplanetarium.org.
Volunteers: High school students interested in volunteering should contact Leigh Fairley at [email protected] or 919.962.8435.
Crystal Harden Adams
Director of Diversity, Engagement, and Outreach
Morehead_primaryEXT_2Csmall
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB# 3480, 250 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3480
P: 919-843-8496 / M: 919-800-7999 / F: 919-962-1284
Email: [email protected]
March 3, 2015
The Super Science Foxes!!!!
Today we chose a name and went right to work. We moved our seedlings into the Tower Garden, added nutrients and more water, then learned how to check the pH of the water. We took a look at how the water circulated through the Tower and started the timer. We hope to harvest peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, basil and lettuce. Yum! When is dinner?
STEAM night was canceled due to inclement weather. NCSU Engineering students were unable to reschedule their volunteer efforts before the end of their 2nd semester. However, if you would like to participate in a science event, visit https://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/familysciencefair The event is April 11 with registration closing April 8.
We learned about our partnership with NC Museum of Natural Sciences to be trained as Citizen Scientists. What's a citizen scientist? Here's how the National Wildlife Federation describes it: http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Conservation/Citizen-Science.aspx A museum educator will join us for three science club meetings at Fox Road. We are also invited to visit the museum's Prairie Ridge facility. More information to come on that opportunity as details emerge.
Under the Local Science Opportunities tab, check out the Summer Opportunities. Some deadlines are approaching. That page will be updated as opportunities arise.
Feb 24, 2015
Another weather event and no science club. Our seedlings in the rockwool desperately need to be transplanted to the Tower Garden. Maybe next Tuesday....That's OK! Snow is great for science! These video clips may give you some good ideas. If you want to experiment, ALWAYS get permission from adults at home. Let them know what you want to do. You could even watch the videos and experiment together!
Feb 17, 2015
Alas, water AND weather can be weird. Today's club meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather...ice, snow, sleet.
The Super Science Foxes!!!!
Today we chose a name and went right to work. We moved our seedlings into the Tower Garden, added nutrients and more water, then learned how to check the pH of the water. We took a look at how the water circulated through the Tower and started the timer. We hope to harvest peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, basil and lettuce. Yum! When is dinner?
STEAM night was canceled due to inclement weather. NCSU Engineering students were unable to reschedule their volunteer efforts before the end of their 2nd semester. However, if you would like to participate in a science event, visit https://www.marbleskidsmuseum.org/familysciencefair The event is April 11 with registration closing April 8.
We learned about our partnership with NC Museum of Natural Sciences to be trained as Citizen Scientists. What's a citizen scientist? Here's how the National Wildlife Federation describes it: http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Conservation/Citizen-Science.aspx A museum educator will join us for three science club meetings at Fox Road. We are also invited to visit the museum's Prairie Ridge facility. More information to come on that opportunity as details emerge.
Under the Local Science Opportunities tab, check out the Summer Opportunities. Some deadlines are approaching. That page will be updated as opportunities arise.
Feb 24, 2015
Another weather event and no science club. Our seedlings in the rockwool desperately need to be transplanted to the Tower Garden. Maybe next Tuesday....That's OK! Snow is great for science! These video clips may give you some good ideas. If you want to experiment, ALWAYS get permission from adults at home. Let them know what you want to do. You could even watch the videos and experiment together!
- http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/10-science-experiments-to-do-in-snow.htm
- http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/science-of-snow Check out this page, then explore other pages on Steve Spangler's site. Go to the "Lab" tab and select "Video Library." His science videos are amazing! (Note: Steve would like to sell you stuff, but do not sign up for anything or give them any information about yourself without first getting permission from your grown-ups.)
Feb 17, 2015
Alas, water AND weather can be weird. Today's club meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather...ice, snow, sleet.
Feb 10, 2015
Water is Weird!
The Tower Garden we will be maintaining is a fully hydroponic (no soil) system. Liquid nutrients will be added to the water to replace nutrients normally found in soil. Because we will be using a lot of water, we took a few minutes to explore how water is weird. Water is available as a solid (ice, snow), a liquid and a gas (water vapor). Water also has "sticky" properties, not like tape, but more like the attraction between magnets and metal objects. We saw this strange property when we used pipettes to make water drops on pennies. How many drops will sit on a penny before spilling over? Our winners were between 30 and 35 drops!
Feb 3, 2015
The first meeting of the Science Club!
Club scientists prepared seed in rockwool for transplant to our Tower Garden. Students filled the base of the Tower Garden with a fireman-like water line set up from the Lab sink to the Tower.