Can you make a very reliable restaurant in your backyard? Migrating humming birds were stopping for food along their migratory path this year and people noticed. Their progress is recorded on this map As you can see it is over for now, the hummingbirds are north for the summer. Use the recipe here to get ready …
Monthly Archive: July 2009
Jul
29
Watch for wildlife in your backyard
I took this picture from my patio in my garden and is one of my favorite photos, it was so nice of the butterfly to stay so still while eating, as if it knew it was on camera. Did you know how important it is to keep an eye out for wildlife this summer? The …
Jul
27
What can you see in the dark? -Firefly watch
Staying out in the dark and watching for fireflies is not only fun, but you can now do it in the name of science. Involve your kids in a collaborative science project that is hosted by the museum of science in Boston. No special training is needed and this is appropriate for all ages. The …
Jul
24
Warped Math
It must be the summer heat! “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” –- Albert Einstein Beware, this is a fun video, very silly, but seriously use it to show how important it is to learn anything really, you need to know when someone’s argument …
Jul
23
Math looks different in the summer
Have you ever multiplied like this? Have you ever multiplied like this? More new ways of looking at things. Math can look different in different countries too! In Egypt In Russia It’s all how you look at it.
Jul
22
Math Magic + Fun Tricks = Math Doesn’t Suck
Genius’s have fun? Did you know that? Want to be one? Play the magic math gopher game How does it work? Can you work it out? Use this symbol set to help, here Can you find a simple explanation online anywhere? Post it in the comments A few rainy days during summer are guaranteed. For …
Jul
20
Get lost in the Labyrinth
You are not supposed to get lost in a labyrinth. In a maze you can get physically lost, that is the point, but in a labyrinth there is a specific path to walk to the center and back again. The idea in walking a labyrinth is for personal meditation, to lose those things that are …
Jul
16
Visit your local art museum
The art museums I have visited this year have wonderful online features. These Sol Lewitt Wall Drawings were fabulous up close. You have until 2033 to see them at Mass Moca, but you can take a sneak peak online and see interactive timelapses of how they were created. Online art activities and ideas can be …
Jul
15
I-Spy a Color Walk
Take a digital camera and record a color walk around your neighborhood and see what you can find along the way. Check out this color walk by the artist Leah Pilken Kolidas (link). Another example of a spring color walk. Use animoto to create a short movie of your color pictures. Animoto provides a quick …
Jul
14
Leonardo Online Art Edventure with Outdoor Projects.
Leonardo Da Vinci was more than an artist, he was an inventor, an architect and still has a lot to teach us. For our summer brain fit challenge today we are going to spend sometime in his workshop for an online edventure and then go out and about and do some art projects outside. First …
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