Thursday, October 27, 2011
Super Saturday - High Speed Learning for High Speed Learners
Super Saturday, the first ever at Hartsburg-Emden, saw 40 children and 10 adults busy with learning exciting science and math. Math is an area the district needs to improve – so the kids voluntarily spent 3.5 hours on a Saturday morning working with addition, measurement, subtraction, multiplication and weight. Pumpkin math used up over 45 pumpkins - not to mention the 4 pounds of candy corn used in graphing. Then it was on to an awesome science presentation by Dangerous Dan! The kids went home at noon with new t-shirts, math mysteries, math games, a bucket of slime and lots of fun science ideas swirling around in their heads. Oh, and their hair was standing on end. That’s what a Super Saturday can do – fun learning at the speed of light! We are in the planning stages for the next Super Saturday – Robotics!
Thanks to -
Dr. Manos, Ms. Brooks, Mrs. Willmert, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Wisniewski and Mrs. Doering- and all the parents who stayed to learn.
The kids said –
I liked the floating hovercraft and the spider.
I love seeing hair standing on end. The pumpkins were gross but I loved it. I learned how to make monster slime. Thank you for this. It was very, very fun. I would love to do this again. Thanks for a great day.
I liked it a lot because I want to be a chemist.
I leaned about flashpaper.
I loved Super Saturday. This is the best yet! My favorite was the frozen carbon dioxide experiments. Super Saturday was fun and I hope we have it again.
I learned about the rings on the pumpkins.
I like learning more about science.
How in the world did that electricity thing work?
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
NASA in November - Hartem is Spaced-Out this Month
Students in Hartem grades k-12 will be spaced-out next month! Helped with a grant from CornBelt Energy, the district will host a NASA educator and several displays from NASA, attend the National Challenger center to experience a space mission, not to mention an inflatable planetarium in the elementary school gym! Our high school science teacher, Mr. Sam Guthrie will host a NIGHT SIGHT to watch the stars thru power telescopes in the school parking lot. Parents are invited to all activities -please come. The schedule below is TENTATIVE and may be changed.
NASA in November
November 3, 2011 – “Night Sight”, telescopes in the high school parking lot, Mr. Guthrie, 6:30 – 8:30pm, middle and high school kids only
November 7, 2011 – Challenger Center, Heartland College “Lost Satellite Mission” for grade 4 students
November 8, 2011 – Challenger Center, Heartland College “Rendezvous with a Comet Mission” for grades 5 and 6 students
November 15, 2011 – Skylab Planetarium, Lakeview Museum, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, at Emden Elementary School, Emden, IL.
November 14, 2011 - NASA educator, Susan Kohler Penn State, directs Robot Challenge for teacher professional development at Hartsburg-Emden High School, Hartsburg, IL
November 15, 2011 – NASA educator, Susan Kohler Penn State, directs Robot Challenge for classroom instruction, grades 5-12 at Hartsburg-Emden High School, Hartsburg, IL
November 14 – 21, 2011- NASA Display Exhibits at Emden Elementary School and Hartsburg-Emden HS - Apollo Space Suit Display ; Space Shuttle Photo OP Suit; Manned Space Flight History Display; Space Food Display; Exploring the Universe Display
November 14th – Teacher Professional Development Schedule – Design Challenge
- Teachers, Grades k-1-2-3 8:00 am – 10:00 am
- Teacher, Grades 4-5-6-7 10:30 – 12:30 pm
- Teachers Grade 8 / High School 1:30 – 3:30 pm
November 15th – NASA Educator Classroom Visits - Robotics
- Grade 5 – 8:15 – 9:00 am
- Grade 6 – 9:10 – 10:00 am
- Grade 7 – 10:10 – 11:00 am
- 11:00 – 12:00 noon - lunch for educator
- Grade 8 - 12: 10 – 1:00 pm
- High School Group One – 1:10 – 2:00 pm
- High School Group Two – 2:10 – 3:00 pm
Bus Refresher
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