MEDERIOS BABB WENT TO THE
MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES IN
BOZEMAN...WHERE THE KIDS HAD A
LOT
OF FUN AND ACTUALLY LEARNED A
FEW THINGS.
"I just like doing science
experiments and interacting with
other kids."
KIDS WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE MESSY
SPRING BREAK CAMP ARE SITTING
AROUND THELEARNING CIRCLE.
THEIR INSTRUCTOR CORIE RICE IS
TEACHING THEM HOW TO CONDUCT AN
EXPERIMENT.
"The kids used what they learned
from the scientific method to
make their own slime."
FIRST, THEY POUR CONTACT
SOLUTION INTO A CONTAINER FILLED
WITH GLUE. NEXT THEY ADD GLITTER
AND FOOD COLORING.THE
LAST INGREDIENTISSTARCH WHICH
TURNS THE LIQUID INTO SLIME.
RICE
SAYS THE KIDS WORKED HARD ALL
DAY LONG.
" They are getting to really
have hands on experience with
the scientific method,
making predictions and making
really good observations. So a
lot of learning but
still a lot of fun."
THE MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SAYS
THIS PROGRAM HELPS KIDS KEEP UP
THEIR EDUCATION OUT OF
THE CLASSROOM.
"This opportunity to have
science base programming in out
of school time is really
one of the greatest ways to
create a spark for kids to find
a new passion or a new area
of interest that they want to
focus on. "
SAM GREEN LOVED LEARNING,
MEETING FRIENDS. WHEN ASKED WHAT
HIS SLIME FELT LIKE HE ANSWERED.
"I can t really explain it. It
was kinda slimy and it like
popped when you squeezed
it."
KIDS WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN AND
DO EXPERIMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. MEDERIOS
BABB MTN NEWS BOZEMAN.
THE MUSEUM SAYS IT PLANS TO WORK
WITH MOSSIN THE FUTURE...TO
GET
KIDS EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING.
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