W E B DuBois Child Enrichment Center

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Everyone loves ice cream, chocolate cookies, and sprinkles! Students discover the different layers of the earth as they make their own edible aquifer models. In this activity students explores how rain and snow flow through the layers of soil, called strata, and than collect below ground as groundwater. Lastly, the area where groundwater collects is called an aquifer!

Oreo Moon Phase students used delicious cookies to explore Moon phases and the interaction between our Earth, Moon, and Sun!

The student is expected to observe, describe, and record patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the Moon.

The Student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among the Sun, Earth, and Moon Systems.

The student is expected to collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in shadows, seasons, and the observable appearance of the Moon over time.

Career Connection: Astronomers study planets, moons, stars, galaxies, meteors, comets and their interactions with each other.

Ready, aim, fire! Who can score the most points with Cupid’s mini bow and arrow? Watch potential energy turn into kinetic energy as your arrow launches across the room!

Students are expected to design a descriptive investigation to explore the effect of force on an
object such as a push or a pull, gravity, friction, or magnetism.

Students are expected to compare and contrast potential and kinetic energy.

Students are expected to identify and describe the changes in position, direction, and speed of an object when acted upon by unbalanced forces.

Career Connection:

Mathematicians study numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. They analyze all kinds of measurements and types of data and use mathematical techniques to help solve problems in the world. They often work with teams of scientists and engineers.

Physicists study the natural world, from the tiniest subatomic particles to the largest galaxies. They do experiments to discover the laws of nature. They study what things are made of (matter) and how things behave. They also learn about energy, studying how it changes from one form to another.

We would like to thank Parish of Caddo for their continuous support of our STEM program.

Squares, circles, or triangles ― which shape do you think makes the strongest structure? Use gumdrops and toothpicks to construct a dome structure that is strong and won’t collapse.

The student is expected to combine materials that when put together can do things that they cannot do by themselves, such as building a tower or a bridge, and justify the selection of those materials based on their physical properties.

Architectural engineers often use triangles when they design buildings. Did you notice that your dome is made up of lots of triangles? That’s because triangles are stable shapes. That means they don’t bend, twist, or collapse easily when you push on them. A square is not as stable as a triangle. Test it! Make a gumdrop square and triangle out of toothpicks and gumdrops; then stand each one up. Press down on one corner of each shape. How do the two shapes compare? Does one bend, twist, or collapse more easily than the other? Think about the materials that real buildings are made out of. Do you think architects use the same structures that we used in our activity when designing buildings?

Career Connection:
Architects plan and design buildings for various uses. They use their scientific and mathematical knowledge of physics to understand building construction as well as their artistic abilities to design visually appealing structures. Architects are scientists, mathematicians, and artists. To become an architect you need a four-year degree and a professional degree from an architectural program.

Opposites attract! Discover how electron transfer causes positive and negative charges while creating an electroscope from straws and tape.

Students are expected to design a descriptive investigation to explore the effect of force on an object such as a push or a pull, gravity, friction, or magnetism.

Students are expected to describe the structure of atoms, including the masses, electrical charges, and locations, of protons and particles neutrons in the nucleus and electrons in the electron cloud.

Career Connections: Chemists study the properties of matter at the level of atoms and molecular. The research includes understanding the structure and composition of many different chemical and even creating new substances that help our lives!

Thanks so much to Beaird Family Foundation for sponsoring our Child Residential Home with a grant.

Students made their own batch of slime! The Slime Goo (polyvinyl alcohol) is a liquid polymer. When you combine it with the Cross-Linker Solution (sodium tetraborate), the molecules from both substances link together like chains.

Career:
Chemical engineers apply the principles of chemistry to solve problems involving the production or use of chemicals and bio-chemicals.

Happy National STEM Day.

Marshmallow Igloo

Students are expected to combine material that when put together can do things that they cannot do by themselves such as building a tower or a bridge and justify the selection of those materials based on physical properties.

Students are expected to differentiate between conductor and insulator of thermal and electrical energy.

Career connection: Architects plan and design building for various uses.

SPECIAL EVENT Fall Festival; Join us for Blood Components and Fake Blood Experiment.🩸

Today was our first STEM workshop of the school year.

OBJECTIVE: To increase student confidence in their ability to count and measure, they analyzed, compared, and graphed the lengths of different objectives.

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS PRACTICED 1) Confidence 2) Accountability

ACADEMIA EXPLORED (Science, Math) 1) Inches 2) Bar Graph & Data

COGNITIVE SKILLS EMPLOYED 1) Analyzing 2) Following Sequential Instruction 3) Critical Thinking

“THIS IS THE BEST STEM ACTIVITY EVER!” ~ Chloe’

We are grateful to partner with Kids Fit Camp and offer a STEM program.

We are pleased to partner with Greenwood Acres Full Gospel Baptist Church Eagle’s Camp summer camp to provide a STEM program.

We are so grateful to partner with Principal Harrison & Oak Park Microsociety Elementary, by sponsoring the entire student body with quality math and science curriculum for the 2021-2022 school year. We seek to make a difference in STEM education for students in Caddo Parish

We are so grateful to partner with Principal Kenya Claiborne-Roberts and J. S. Clark Elementary School, by sponsoring the entire student body with quality math and science curriculum for the 2021-2022 school year. We seek to make a difference in STEM education for students in Caddo Parish

We are so pleased to partner with Louisiana Principal of the Year Marco French & Queensborough Elementary School. We had the opportunity to sponsor the entire school with quality STEM curriculum for the 2021-2022 school year, in partnership with National Science Teaching Association meeting standard in all 50 states. We seek to make a difference in STEM education for students in Caddo Parish

STEM in the Park. Girl Scout Troop had so much fun making Shaving Cream Sidewalk Paint! Thanks so much to our community partner Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts earned the Unicorn Badge

Thank you Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier for sponsoring organizational training & development through Junior League New Orleans “Get on Board”. Thank you for ensuring quality training and workshops for nonprofit leaders that will make our organization run better. Topics will include financial policies & fiduciary duties, legal constitution, meeting & committee management, strategic planning, effective leadership development, and fundraising! 

Be sure to join us for our upcoming coding workshop January 30th

STEM Workshop January 30, 2021 10am-12pm Multi-level Stem Workshop- Daisy, Brownie, Juniors, and Cadettes will be earning a Basic Coding Badge. Seniors will be earning a Science of Style Badge. _**January 30, 2021 10am-Noon**_ _**Trinity Baptist Church (Roc/gym)**_ _**3820 Old Mooringsport Road, Shreveport, LA 71107 **_ _**Daisy**_ Find ou...

Great news! We just found out we received a grant from Caddo Parish Commission for our girls in STEM program.

Sign your troop up for our upcoming workshops https://my.cheddarup.com/c/stem-work-shop

STEM Workshop January 30, 2021 10am-12pm Multi-level Stem Workshop- Daisy, Brownie, Juniors, and Cadettes will be earning a Basic Coding Badge. Seniors will be earning a Science of Style Badge. _**January 30, 2021 10am-Noon**_ _**Trinity Baptist Church (Roc/gym)**_ _**3820 Old Mooringsport Road, Shreveport, LA 71107 **_ _**Daisy**_ Find ou...

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