Teens connect scripture, climate, teens, and problem-solving strategies? YES they are! Connect-the-Dots: Faith, Science & Youth Leadership™ from Growing Green Hearts is a more than a curriculum- it’s an experience for kids growing up in the reality of climate change. This program creatively blends solid theology with climate science, community, leadership and environmental stewardship. How does it […]
Trees. Trees. Trees. How will you celebrate Arbor Month this May…Eat an apple? Climb a tree? Plant a tree? Enjoy the shade? Here are ways for classrooms and families to show appreciation and care for trees. Get to know a tree that you often pass by. Investigate the bark by getting a crayon rubbing , […]
7 Stories of Role Models That Happen To Be Scientists Too! Just like heroes and heroines in our daily lives- some of the names on this list you’ll recognize, while some of the characters we’ll never fully know. Whether you’re leading a classroom story time or bedtime, staff meeting or devotional- these books are fit […]
What makes that boat go? Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream Let’s take that row boat idea a bit further for kids. Here’s a way to learn about forces, paddle power, and engineering as a process. When the paddle and rubber band are […]
A project from recyclables that’s for the birds, really. January 2014 will be remembered for the frigid temperatures, and also a day off of school for Minnesota kids and teachers! This bird feeder project uses recyclables that many have on hand. It can be built in 15 minutes or drawn out to take longer […]
To get people laughing, playing and celebrating in a new way my family made our Christmas Card into an engineering design challenge. A basic description of an EDC is- identify the problem, name some parameters, and work as a team to fill the need or want. The requirements of our Christmas card: connect with family and […]
Rocks hold stories. I am pretty sure that I fell in love with geology while climbing the rock on the shores of Lake Superior at the age of, well, whenever I could leap! What I did not know then is that the slabs of dark gray rock along the shoreline from Duluth northeast bound are […]
