Age Range: 5-12 yearsTime: One hour for three challenges with in-person groups; One hour per challenge at homeProgram Type: Registration; Series; Online When COVID-19 shattered our plans of in-person summer reading programming, we scrambled to retrofit many of our pre-planned programs to be viable online options. This saved us a lot of valuable time several … Continue reading Fairy Tale STEAM: A Digital Program Series That Encourages Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
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Astronaut Training: Educational Fun Based on Real NASA Training Exercises!
Age Range: 5-12 years oldTime: 1-1.5 hoursProgram Type: Registration; in-house outreach When planning for A Universe of Stories this summer, I came across this link on NASA's website that lists dozens of lesson plans that are based on real training exercises completed by astronauts. I knew I wanted to do an astronaut training program and … Continue reading Astronaut Training: Educational Fun Based on Real NASA Training Exercises!
Weekly Nibble: June 7, 2019
What a whirlwind! Summer reading kicked off this week, and so far, everyone is still in one piece! We had two coworkers out on vacation (which normally doesn't happen the first week, but there were special circumstances), so naturally, everyone is feeling a bit frazzled and exhausted by today. But so far, we've registered a … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: June 7, 2019