4th & 5th grade students took apart old keyboards and identified how they work. Many were surprised at the simplicity of the components! Parts will be taken to UConn for recycling, and many of the plastic treasures from inside will be used in a 1st grade "make it and take it" lab.
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Science/Enrichment, Ashford School, Ashford, CT
Science/Enrichment, Ashford School, Ashford, CT
About Science Enrichment
Welcome to the Science Enrichment Program at Ashford School! This blog a resource for parents and students.
Science Fair Sites
- science games
- Science Night Forms
- PBS
- discoveryeducation
- Electricity experiments
- Magnet experiments
- Science museum/MN
- Ologies
- Bill Nye demos
- Science Bob experiments
- Nano stuff
- The "atoms" family
- kids sites
- NASA for students
- Internet Public Library Science
- Discovery School
- science clips
- neuroscience for kids
- Energy Education
- sciencenewsforkids.org
- sciencebuddies.org/
- exploratorium
Invention Sites
- Invention Convention Forms
- Connecticut Invention Convention
- 6th grade car turbine
- Nova on ooblec and other inventions
- Ellen D show
- CIC video
- "best" of 2010
- kids with disabilities inventions
- "rear gear" invention
- invention fair ideas
- crazy inventions
- The peanut sheller
- Hatch an Idea- a quick activity
- Craftsman Awards- Ideas for kids
- Inventive Kids
- Playful inventing
- Games & trivia
- US patent/kids
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Inventing stories
- Inventor of the Week
- More fun sites
- Competitions
- Real World Inventing FAQs
Science education sites
- CT State Dept of Education
- soil education
- science clip art
- Lynn Reedy
- exploratorium activities
- Khan academy
- exploratorium
- freetechnology
- Soils.org
- Dig It! lessons
- soil lessons
- Foss web K-2
- Fossweb 3-6
- Science Olympiad
- teachersdomain
- Annenberg videos and lessons
- Discovery Education
- CMT review
- NSTA outstanding science trade books
- Solar System
Volunteers
There are several opportunities for parents and community members to volunteer in enrichment activities, such as Career Day, Enrichment Clusters or Science Night. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me!