science – Kaleidoscope Enrichment

Using micro:bit to Monitor Hydroponics

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Use the mico:bit in combination with SparkFun sensors to monitor the health of your hydroponics planter.

Science & Swim

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Science & Swim is a program that brings Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) education to local pools.

Snow Days Mythbusters Style

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You may have heard that NJ and surrounding got a bit of snow recently. Since I’m a make lemonade kind of gal, I knew this meant we had an opportunity! Time to play with snow Mythbusters style.

Snow Day Science Experiments

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We’ve all been there: The third, fourth, or fifth (!) snow day of the winter, and you’re just out of ideas. If you bake one more cookie or pull out the watercolors again you might just lose your mind. Maybe you should just let them watch TV or play video games and call it done, right?

The Warren County Library

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Kaleidoscope Director, Sandy Roberts, is also the Makerspace Coordinator for the Warren County Library system. Through the library, she offers coding, 3D printing, electronics, robotics, and engineering activities to all four branches.

The Children’s Museum

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The Children Museum is volunteer-run and offers programs on select weekends at The PeopleCare Center in Bridgewater, NJ. Come and join us for interactive activities most typically suitable for children ages 3 to 9. Suggested donation: $3 per child.