Discovery Days @ Schlow! Floating and Sinking

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  • March 5, 2013 - 11:00am - 3:00pm

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Fri, 12/21/2012 - 5:25pm

DISCOVERY DAYS @ SCHLOW!

Drop by the Children's Department for activities on your days off school!

 

Children learn best when they are able to build knowledge through meaningful play, active exploration of the environment and thoughtfully planned activities... and that's what Discovery Days @ Schlow are about! Each activity is designed to correspond to the Pennsylvania Common Core curriculum and/or the Pennsylvania STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Initiative.

 

These activities are designed to be fun, interactive learning experiences.

 


Tuesday, March 5: 11am-3pm

Floating and Sinking: Experiment with early science concepts of floating and sinking.

 

Location: Children's Department

 


 

Enjoy these discovery activities from 11 AM - 3PM on the days listed below:

 

Friday, January 18:
Friendship Bracelets

Spread Martin Luther King Jr.'s message of friendship and love by making a friendship bracelet.


Monday, March 4:
Kite Creations

Discover how wind works by experimenting with kite making.


Tuesday, March 5:
Floating and Sinking

Experiment with early science concepts of floating and sinking.


Wednesday, March 6:
Grow Your Own Flower

Learn how plants grow while planting a seed, and create your own flower.


Wednesday, March 27:
Create Your Own Book

Play with shapes while designing a book.


Thursday, March 28:

Sun Catchers

Explore how colors work together while making a sun catcher for your window.

 

Friday, March 29:
Wind Catchers

Celebrate the weather with your own wind catcher.


Monday, April 1:
April Showers

Learn how April showers bring May flowers.

 

Location: Children's Department