Explore It!
Science Investigations in Out-of-School Programs
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The goals of the Explore It! program are to adapt
and develop science
activities for out-of-school child care programs serving
children ages 8–12 and collaborate with science centers,
out-of-school programs, and community resource personnel
to develop support systems to sustain science investigations
in out-of-school programs.
The curriculum was field tested with the help of science center and children museums, science centers across the United States:(Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ; The Children's Museum, Boston, MA; The Children's Museum of Houston, TX; New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY; Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC; and the Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, CA), and up to 36 local community agencies.
Explore It! Science Investigations in Out-of-School Programs, involves
children exploring familiar phenomena (such as air and water
movement, reflection, and balancing) in an extended manner using simple materials
to foster science learning.
These investigations provide an experiential foundation for the development of concepts aligned with the national standards that are addressed in formal school curricula. Internet resources and visits by science museum educators will supplement and extend the implementation of the new curriculum.
Curriculum Guides
- Balancing Toys
- Balloons
- Bubbles
- Cake Chemistry
- Colliding Balls
- Exploring Food
- Heating a House and an Oven
- Measuring Ourselves
- Permanent Magnets and Electromagnets
- Sinking and Floating
- Siphon Systems
- Soda Science
- Wiring a House
For more information concerning this program, contact Bernie
Zubrowski at bzubrowski@edc.org.
Ordering Information for Explore It! Project Guides
280 Adams Blvd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
T: 800-535-8469
F: 800-756-1025
Email: kelvin@kelvin.com
http://www.kelvin.com
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0205883. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
