Today in Sprout, the Campers made their own smoothies. They were able to mix ingredients, taste test their own and each others, bottle the best recipe of their choosing. Then they made a label and named their smoothie and calculated the nutritional value of the smoothie. It was a really fun day with lots ofContinue reading “Make and Market your Own Smoothie!”
We kicked off our camp week with a classic recyclable project! We talked about landfills, biodegradable materials, harmful plastics and wasteful materials. We looked at houses made from recyclable materials and then got inspired! The Sprout kids were given ample recycled materials to sort through and they were asked to design something that is “useful!”Continue reading “Sprout @ St. Matthias School in Lincoln Square”
Wow! What a week it’s been! The Sprout kids were really excited and so organized for their student request to have a lemonade stand. We discussed being an entrepreneur. Giving to a charity: which they all agreed they would be collecting for The Tree House Humane Society. And we talked about net profit. TheContinue reading “The Sprout Stand- a student request and student led activity”
This is always a great day when we get creative and make things out of recyclable materials! We talked about the Design thinking process. First, we looked at what materials were available to us. Then we thought about something that could be made that is “useful.” This parameter is very open ended because what isContinue reading “Student Request: Recycle Project Day”
After learning about household products and their chemical reactions, the Sprout kids set off to make a non-newtonian fluid and then experimented with their own concoctions including slime, balloon “explosions”, an oozing fluffy potion nicknamed “elephant toothpaste” and much more.
What a great way to learn about Newton’s third law of motion, momentum, and pressure then through a explosive project on bottle rockets! By placing the right ratio of baking soda and vinegar inside a plastic bottle and then corking it and watching the chemical reaction take place was amazing fun!
Accelerated Placement Act — Read on http://www.iagcgifted.org/IL-Acceleration-Act What does this mean for your child? How will we ensure that gifted children’s needs are met under this new Act? Please leave your comments!
Who doesn’t love this delicious way to see in action the changes in matter from a liquid to a solid in under ten minutes?!? Topped with sprinkles and hot fudge, YUMMY!
Our Star Wars theme was a great chance for the kiddos to work as a team – collaborate and communicate!
We began our week with a scavenger hunt outside. Then the kids made their own scavenger hunts, leading into day two! First they picked a theme, next they brainstormed possible answers to go with the theme, and finally they made puzzles, riddles, codes, mazes, word scrambles and so much more! Each kiddo had 4-7 itemsContinue reading “Summer Sprout at Roycemore School!”
