12 Power Words Song for our iSTEM teachers!

I am so excited that iSTEM has started at CSI!  We have 11 great teachers in our "strand" and we had a good day yesterday with the black box and paper chromatography.  I talked about this song in my introduction, and I happen to think it is one of the best songs around!  Our kids in Declo have learned it and I am so glad the teachers spent the time to teach these important concepts throughout the year.

Cub Scout Day Camp

I had a great day at Camp Murtaugh yesterday with about 200 Cub Scouts.  I look forward to day camp every year, but it conflicted with Science Camp accidentally so I was only able to teach there on Friday.  We cover all the requirements for the Naturalist Pin, and I love to talk about the natural resources we have in Idaho.  The kids were good, and we even added a little hike this year so they could see what a marsh looks like.   I am just about Camp'ed out, but now I get to present at iSTEM next week in TF!  That is a fun week for teachers!!!

Learning about food chains and food webs



I love this picture...I need 3 hands!!!

Another article and Science Camp Pix...final set

This week has been all about people working hard for kids.  On Thursday we had 2 special activities for camp.  First, Robert Mayer, a CSI English professor, brought his telescope fitted with a solar filter so all the kids could see the sun and even catch a few sunspots.  Then my friend Lynn brought his candy cannon to finish camp with a sweet bang!!  Thanks to all the teachers and moms who taught the classes...I was so lucky to find you!  See you all next year!!

Here is a link to the article in The Voice:
http://minicassiavoice.com/featured/csi-science-camp-awes-students-and-teachers/

Times-News Article about Science Camp

Hands-on Projects Mark CSI’s Science Camp

Thanks Laurie for coming to see us yesterday!  The 2-3 Grade crew was busy doing a solar system walk outside, and the 4-5 grade crew spent the day learning about the solar system with cookies and crayons.  Today we have a solar telescope coming, a candy cannon, poppers, rockets, and more engineering!  It has been a great week!

Summer Solstice 2012

I am amazed at how all of the cosmos has lined up to support space camp this summer.  I loved the solar and lunar eclipses last month, and then the Venis transit, and now we have the Summer Solstice...the first day of summer and the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere!  How cool is that!  So tonight at 7:09 PM EDT, the sun will be at the farthest north position of the whole year.

One of the best Science Moms around!  Thanks Amber!

Here are a few more things we did today at camp.  Thanks to the Declo FRC Robotics Team for coming!

So they loved the robot shooting off the candy!

Oreo Moon Phases at Science Camp

We have such a great community here in Burley.  During my daily shopping trip to Smith's, I asked the manager if he can donate small quantities to community activities.  He said Yes!  So thank you Mark, for supporting CSI Science Camp!  The kids loved learning about the moon phases by shaping the creme from donated oreos.  We learned about waxing and waning gibbous and crescent moons, and full moons and new moons!  So fun!!

Science Camp Physics Show in Burley

Here are just a few images from today.  Just look at their faces!  Thanks so much to my favorite nephew, Jason, and his team from ISU Physics!  The kids had a great time, and the flaming balloons will not soon be forgotten.

Notice the ear protection and the fire extinguisher.  Both were totally necessary!