Community partners are an important resource for our class, providing valuable support and enrichment for student learning. Let’s Talk Science is an award-winning organization that creates and delivers programs that engage children in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities. The programs, provided by trained post-secondary students and professionals, are hands-on, engaging, aligned with our curriculum, and offered free of charge to schools and students. Our class was very fortunate to have four student volunteers from the University of Guelph visit us last Wednesday. The volunteers presented a workshop called “Bounce and Roll” that guided the children through activities that taught concepts such as the force of friction by investigating the surfaces on which balls roll best. We made predictions, experimented with rolling balls over various carpeted and smooth surfaces, and arrived at conclusions. We rolled the balls across flat surfaces and down ramps to investigate gravity and velocity. We learned about elasticity by testing which balls bounce best. We really appreciated the expertise, skills, materials, and programming offered by our Let’s Talk Science volunteers!
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Community partners are an important resource for our class, providing valuable support and enrichment for student learning. Let’s Talk Science is an award-winning organization that creates and delivers programs that engage children in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) activities. The programs, provided by trained post-secondary students and professionals, are hands-on, engaging, aligned with our curriculum, and offered free of charge to schools and students. Our class was very fortunate to have four student volunteers from the University of Guelph visit us last Wednesday. The volunteers presented a workshop called “Bounce and Roll” that guided the children through activities that taught concepts such as the force of friction by investigating the surfaces on which balls roll best. We made predictions, experimented with rolling balls over various carpeted and smooth surfaces, and arrived at conclusions. We rolled the balls across flat surfaces and down ramps to investigate gravity and velocity. We learned about elasticity by testing which balls bounce best. We really appreciated the expertise, skills, materials, and programming offered by our Let’s Talk Science volunteers!
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