Ugly Sweater Party

We had a party with the teens at the other library in our system, and we all wore some really crazy and ugly sweaters! The party was fun and simple and is something I think other libraries with teens could combine on. Please read on to find about the party and to see the group picture with Santa!

Ugly Sweaters continued.....

It was really lovely to meet with the other teen group and get creative and make some terrible sweaters for the party this Friday! The results were absolutely terrifying. I am pleased to show them off, please see the photos below.

Ugly Sweaters

Whoa! It has been a bit since I posted on here! This is just an update on some fun things we are doing here, which include ugly sweaters! Read on to find out more.

Food Science: Tortilla Chips

Last night we explored the wonderful science of making your own tortilla chips! The teens did not know they could make their own chips, nor did they guess they could find scientific information in the process. Read on to discover what variables we tried and some of the results!

Poe Evermore

Last night we got to take a group of  teens on a field trip to see the fabulous and frightening Poe Evermore Show. The show was amazing and the teens had a great time! Read on to find out what famous Edgar Allen Poe stories were told, how the teens reacted, the benefit of doing a program like this and how you could do something similar!

Food Science: Apples

This month we looked into the science behind why apples turn brown and experimented with solutions to keep them from turning brown.
The teens divided into groups and each group tested different solutions to see what would prevent the apple from turning brown the best. Here is what one group looked at.

·         Water

·         Water and salt

·         Lemon juice

·         Vinegar

·         Put the apple core in a bowl too to serve as an control example           

        They also did this:

          Honey

·         Orange Juice

·         Carbonated water

·         Soda

·         Put the apple core in a bowl too to serve as an control example                                         

      The results of this experiment were super intriguing and the teens came up with a variation of their own which was hot water and salt.  This turned the apple brown faster and it made the apple taste a little like a pie apple. The other results showed that cold water and salt seemed to keep the apple from turning brown the best. They teens were really about this science and discovering that oxidization was what made apples turn brown. They also loved tasting the various apples and the solutions. Teens eat anything! Email me if you have any questions! dstates@yorklibraries.org Dawn states: apples are yummy! 

Art Club!

This week we got to experience the talent and expertise of one our own teens! We were directed in how to create amazing cardboard sculptures, and I think this is an Art Club that will definitely be revisited in the future! Read on to see the results!