Fizz, Boom, Read!
Suzanne WalkerChildren’s Consultant
Director – Indiana Center for the BookSammy’s Suffering Mama
Indiana State Library
(317) 234-5649
The Plan
• Thoughts on Science• 5 General Ideas for Each Age Group• Pinterest Pages• Karen and how to get Community Support
Thoughts on Science
• Know the difference between a demonstration and an experiment.
• You can do experiments and demonstrations with any age.
• Demonstrations = Show and Tell• Experiments answer questions.• Make a Splash, Dream Big, Catch the Reading
Bug…
General Ideas for Ages 0-5 - Blocks
• Discover / Explore / Connect to the world
• Block Parties – 7 developmental stages• Playing with Ooey Gooey Stuff – Play doh,
shaving cream, clay• Explore outside – leaf rubbings / nature walk• Water Lab – Sink and Float• Five Senses – Mystery bags / watching
bouncing gook / smell spice / sensory table
General Ideas for Ages 6-12Balloon Rocket
• Involve / Observe / Connections to myself
• Pick a concept – flight, gravity, physics• Water Science – drops on a penny, viscosity• Animals and Bugs – worms, ants, butterflies• Art and Science – tie dye, physics of materials, • Measuring everything• Simple Machines
General Ideas for Ages 13-18 - Engineering
• Empower / Pop Culture / Connect to Each Other
• Star Wars, Dr. Who, Star Trek, Myth Busters, Back to the Future
• Computer Science – Videos, video games, apps• Robots – making, fighting, not so simple machines,
cars• Zombies – post apocalyptic programs• Science as a career
General Ideas for Adults
• Life Long Learning
• Science and Cooking – wine? Beer?• Science Fiction Book clubs• Science and art – paper making, color wheel• Bodies – yoga, health• Science of the garden
Resources to Help You
• CSLP Website• Pinterest• Science Websites Everywhere• Manual• Me, Each Other (2014 trainings Jan-Feb)• Past CSLP themes and manuals• Add “Science of” in front of anything and you
have a program or at least an idea…
Take it away Karen!
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