by leighannwoodruff | May 14, 2020 | News
Aluminum foil (which can be found at Dollar Tree or the grocery store) is great for art making! Materials Needed: aluminum foil glue paper markers/crayons/stickers Rip off small or large pieces and fold, squish, and bend to create anything you want- stars, astronauts...
by leighannwoodruff | May 14, 2020 | News
Rock Candy is not only fun to make, but it also teaches us about solutions, which are solids dissolved in liquids. In this Kaleideum at Home video, you will learn how to make a supersaturated sugar solution and watch as simple sugar grows into beautiful crystals that...
by leighannwoodruff | May 13, 2020 | News
Poison ivy, also known as Toxicodendron radicans, is an Asian and Eastern North American flowering plant that is well known for causing an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it. The rash is caused by urushiol, a clear liquid...
by leighannwoodruff | May 11, 2020 | News
Getting kids excited about math can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Shine a new light on math with the Pythagoras Tree. By using repeating shapes, kids can use their creativity and explore never-ending patterns, called fractals, through art. The...
by leighannwoodruff | May 7, 2020 | News
Capture the sun with a simple suncatcher made from materials you have at home. All you need are: coffee filters scissors markers tray and bowl water Use the round shape of the coffee filter or experiment by cutting out different shapes. Watch the video to find out...
by leighannwoodruff | May 6, 2020 | News
Blooming paper flowers are a lovely art activity you can try at home. Cut out your paper flowers from white or color paper and decorate them with messages and designs … however you would like. Fold them and then let them “bloom” in a pretty tub of...
by leighannwoodruff | May 5, 2020 | News
Cinco de Mayo is a day that commemorates the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862, victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Also known as Battle of Puebla Day, Cinco de Mayo falls on Tuesday, May 5, in 2020. The day is a relatively minor...
by leighannwoodruff | May 4, 2020 | News
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-8, and the National PTA has suggestions on how you can send a special thank you during these virtual learning times. Get creative! Post how you honor your teachers using #ThankATeacher and tag Kaleideum. We love seeing all...
by leighannwoodruff | May 4, 2020 | News
May the 4th Be with You! We are missing all of our friends and our SciFi Sundays … and we cannot wait until we are together again! Check out this Star Wars’ official May the Fourth video that contains a powerful message of hope: In the meantime, why...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 29, 2020 | News
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water within Earth and the atmosphere. Water in different phases — solid, liquid, gas — moves through a complex system of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. This experiment will demonstrate the water cycle up...
