Last night we got to explore the science of tea, which was pretty interesting. The teens divided into groups and then tested oolong (which means bird dragon), green tea, and Earl Grey. To find out what the teens discovered and what experiments they did with tea, read on!
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Teen Art Take Over
The teens I work with are super creative, to the point where they put me and my cats (who actually do paint with their paws using watercolors) in absolute awe of their creative efforts. The most recent Art Club idea that one of the teens had was to make sculptures using cardboard. I thought this sounded cool and I wanted to see more. If you want to see more too, read on!
Monday, August 10, 2015
Equality Fest
The beginning of this month the GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) group got to do something really unique and cool. They were able to attend the local Equality Fest that promoted equality of all kinds. I was so proud that the teens from GSA wanted to take part in this and that they showed up to help out and make a stand for equality! Read on for more information and pictures!
Food Science: Smoothies
Think that smoothies are just a yummy, fruity treat? Think again! Smoothies can actually be really scientific! We studied this in the most recent Food Science program and find out about some of the ingredients in smoothies and how these ingredients have scientific properties that impact our bodies.
The first thing that the teens did was create a control sample that they would use for later comparison and analysis on the ingredients of the smoothies. They took a small cup of water and a glucose test strip and tested the water for any trace of sugars. (Thankfully and of course, there were none) They then used a glucose strip and tested the sugars of a glucose tab that was dissolved in a cup of water. These brought back results of high sugars! These strips were saved for later looking at with the results from the smoothies.
Next, the teens divided in two groups and each made a different smoothie recipe. The one group made a sugar packed smoothie and the other group made a not so sugary smoothie. They took glucose strips and tested the contents of their smoothies and found out how high or low each was in glucose and then compared this to their control samples earlier. The results surprised them! We were then able to talk about what glucose is and how it interacts in the body. We were also able to discuss what lactose was because the one smoothie recipe called for milk. There was a great deal of science involved, and at the end the teens created their own smoothie recipe. It was pretty cool!
Dawn states: I love smoothies!
Email me for information, the handout used, or any other smoothie information! dstates@yorklibraries.org
The first thing that the teens did was create a control sample that they would use for later comparison and analysis on the ingredients of the smoothies. They took a small cup of water and a glucose test strip and tested the water for any trace of sugars. (Thankfully and of course, there were none) They then used a glucose strip and tested the sugars of a glucose tab that was dissolved in a cup of water. These brought back results of high sugars! These strips were saved for later looking at with the results from the smoothies.
Control Strips
Next, the teens divided in two groups and each made a different smoothie recipe. The one group made a sugar packed smoothie and the other group made a not so sugary smoothie. They took glucose strips and tested the contents of their smoothies and found out how high or low each was in glucose and then compared this to their control samples earlier. The results surprised them! We were then able to talk about what glucose is and how it interacts in the body. We were also able to discuss what lactose was because the one smoothie recipe called for milk. There was a great deal of science involved, and at the end the teens created their own smoothie recipe. It was pretty cool!
Dawn states: I love smoothies!
Email me for information, the handout used, or any other smoothie information! dstates@yorklibraries.org
smoothie making and science!
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Swinter!
A party that the teens have a lot of fun with is the Swinter party. It is a summer/winter mashup party and takes place in the summer. Many of the activities featured are typical winter activities, such as make your own hot cocoa, paper snowflakes, snow globes, and finger knitting. This party is a lot of fun to plan, and could be implemented in your own library very easily! Paper snowflakes can be made with little effort, hot cocoa mixes help with the make your own cocoa, and finger knitting is not nearly as hard as it looks!
Check out the photos from the event, the teens had such a good time with winter in summer...or swinter!
Email me for more ideas or a party outline from out Swinter Party! dstates@yorklibraries.org
Dawn states: I like summer better than winter!
Check out the photos from the event, the teens had such a good time with winter in summer...or swinter!
Email me for more ideas or a party outline from out Swinter Party! dstates@yorklibraries.org
Dawn states: I like summer better than winter!
Swinter Crew
Laundry basket Relay
Snow Globes
Snow Globes
Ice Melt Challenge
Prizes from Ice Melt Challenge
Paper Snowflake Making
Laundry Basket Relay
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