This post may contain affiliate links. My children love doing STEM activities (science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)! One moment you may find my daughter making magic potions in the bathtub, while another minute she is begging me to help her with her Snap Circuits or doing an experiment from her Magic School Bus Engineering Lab Kit. I …
Southern California’s 5th thru 12th graders are cordially invited to attend the FREE, hands-on Onizuka Space Science Day 2016 on Saturday, March 5 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm at El Camino College in Torrance. Coordinated by the El Camino College Astronaut Ellison Onizuka Memorial Committee, the event is dedicated to Ellison Onizuka, a Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut who …
Giveaway and Grand Opening of The New Discovery Cube Los Angeles! Field Trip Boy and I recently had the opportunity to attend Family Day at the new Discovery Cube Los Angeles located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Discovery Cube LA is just like a little scientist’s candyland, except that instead of candy, there …
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A FIELD TRIP GOES AWRY? Last Tuesday, I led a group of 75 students and their parents on an oceanography field trip out of San Pedro, CA. However, it didn’t turn out quite the way I wanted. Originally, I had scheduled a 2 hour floating science lab for the children. Instead, we spent 3 1/2 hours on the boat …
JPL TOUR IN PASADENA Last August, my children and I ventured out to Pasadena, CA for a tour of Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Julian Charter School. A few months later, I set up a second tour of JPL for our homeschool organization. JPL’s educational tours are designed for schools and educational groups of 20 people or more. The tour is specifically geared for children in 3rd grade …