WV KIDS GROUP: 05/18/22
Our final installment of the Star Wars Classes for the Month of "May the 4th Be With You in 2022!" WHAT A GROUP!!! EVERYONE DRESSED UP!!!!

We started with “Let there be Light ...” What is LIGHT, Color, Refraction, Darkness, Black Holes, Dark Energy & Dark Matter & 'SPAGHETTIFICATION'

We did a KAHOOT REVIEW to test our knowledge of the subject and various Star Wars Characters.
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For our experiment, we made GLOWING Lightsabers!!!
❤️Thanks to all the students and parents for your support!❤️

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE = MA - PAPER AIRPLANE EDITION
VA KIDS GROUP 05.10.22

We first, made whatever paper airplane we could come up with. We saved this for later.

What is THE FORCE??? 'Force' is energy or the exertion you use. And FORCE is F=MA (Force equals Mass times Acceleration) which is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. In simple terms, the more heavy an object is, it will require more Force to move it, and the smaller the object the less Force required to move it.

Then, we learned about Isaac Newton and his 3 Laws of Motion: 
#1 Inertia (a body at rest wants to stay at rest, and a moving body wants to stay moving unless another force stops it)
#2 F=MA (see above)
#3 Action/Reaction (forces come in pairs if you push an object and it doesn't move the forces are balanced or equal, if you push and the object moves, then the forces are unbalanced therefore MOVEMENT!)

And then we learned how these Laws & the 4 forces of LIFT, GRAVITY, THRUST & DRAG affect our Paper Airplanes. 

We did a KAHOOT REVIEW to test our knowledge of the subject and various Star Wars Characters.

Then we made our LONG DISTANCE FLIERS!!! And launched both aiplanes from the same spot, to see if the long distance plane was really better!

PS- IT WAS WAY BETTER!!! It really went the distance despite looking like it wouldn't!

❤️Thanks to all the students and parents for your support!❤️

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TEEN STEAM - STAR WARS: LIGHT VS THE DARK SIDE - 05.10.22
We started with “Let there be Light ...” Light & Luminaries, What is LIGHT, Color, Speed of Light, Refraction, Reflection, Darkness, Black Holes, Dark Energy & Dark Matter, E=MC(squared), and how the extreme gravitational force of a black hole can cause 'SPAGHETTIFICATION' (yeah, that's a scientific word!)

We did a KAHOOT REVIEW to test our knowledge of the subject and various Star Wars Characters.
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For our experiment, we made GLOWING Lightsabers!!!

❤️Thanks to all the students and parents for your support!❤️

Also, BIG thanks to @neildegrassetyson for his book "Astrophysics for Kids in a Hurry" it's a great book that summarizes so much in such a easy way to comprehend. There is just so much out there we don't know!!!

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POPSICLE CATAPULTS & QUADRATICS - TEEN STEAM - 04.12.22

Awesome group from VA, WV, MD, & WA

This class went deeper into Quadratics than the kids group! And did quite well I might add!

We learned/reviewed some Math Vocab & what is a quadratic equation, how to read its graph & the shape it makes is like a SMILE or a FROWN. 

We used Angry Bird’s slingshots to predict parabolic paths to hit targets by playing around with the quadratic equation’s A, B & C parts. Many (EXCITEDLY) presented their screens to share their parabolas!!!

We learned where we can find parabolas in real life, the history of Catapults since the Greeks and until WW1 for use as military defense (Catapults & Crossbows, Trebuchet’s and Grenade Launchers). If you wanna go way back and include SLINGSHOTS, we can go Biblical with King David! 😜

We reviewed all this lush info with a game of Kahoot, and finally we made a basic catapult that took 4 steps. With the aim to launch a ping pong ball into a bucket, bowl or trash can by applying the mathematics we learned! AND OF COURSE HAVE FUN!!!

Thanks to all Teens & Parents for your support!!! With special thanks to Paris & Piper for all your help!!!

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