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Dear Friends of Mad Science,
We hope you and your families are ready for a festive holiday season and a little break from school! We are busy preparing for our next round of After School Programs and, believe it or not ---
Summer Camps!
We look forward to updating you with more news on fascinating and fun new Mad Science Programs and Camps in the near future!
Until then, we hope you enjoy a very happy holiday season.
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Here is the latest news on our After School Programs:
We will be starting 33 programs in January and February!
Check the list in this newsletter, or on our website.
Give our office a call with any questions - 480-222-2233. |
| Cool Experiment - Crystal Snowflakes! |
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What You Need:
string
wide mouth jar
white pipe cleaners
borax (in the laundry aisle of the market)
pencil
boiling water
blue food coloring, if desired
scissors
Instructions:
1. Cut a pipe cleaner into three equal sections.
2. Twist the sections together at their centers to form a six-sided snowflake shape. Cut to fit inside the jar.
3. Tie the string to the end of one of the snowflake arms and tie the other end of the string to the pencil. Test to make sure the snowflake hangs into the jar without touching the bottom.
4. Fill the jar with boiling water.
5. Add borax one tablespoon at a time to the boiling water, stirring to dissolve after each addition. The amount used is 3 tablespoons borax per cup of water. It is okay if some undissolved borax settles to the bottom of the jar.
6. If desired, you may tint the mixture with food color.
7. Hang the pipe cleaner snowflake into the jar so that the pencil rests on top of the jar and the snowflake is completely covered with liquid and hangs freely.
8. Leave overnight. 9. Look at the pretty crystals!!! You can hang your snowflake as a decoration or in a window.
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| Thanks for sharing our fun science news. We look forward to seeing you and your children at an upcoming Mad Science program, party or event!
Your Mad Science Team
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Check out these events and NEW After School Programs (ASP's)
Jan 6
Pope John ASP
Jan 8
Hartford Sylvia ASP
Jan 12
Knox ASP in Chandler
5:30 - 7:30pm - Chick-fil-A
on Stapley in Mesa
Jan 25
Meridian, Sonoma Ranch
& Finley Farms ASP in Gilbert
Feb 1 - 5:30 - 7:30pm
Chick-fil-A at Crossroads Town Center
Sierra Verde, Desert Sage & West Wing ASP in Deer Valley
Feb 2
Hopi & Redfield ASP in Scottsdale
Canyon Rim & Augusta Ranch ASP in Gilbert
Legend Springs, Greenbriar & Stetson Hills ASP in Deer Valley
Feb 3
Copper Ridge ASP in Scottsdale
Boulder Creek, Neely Traditional
& Quartz Hill ASP in Gilbert
Feb 4
Anasazi, Cheyenne
& Sequoia ASP in Scottsdale
Highland Lakes & Desert Mt. ASP in Deer Valley
Highland Park, Spectrum
& Settlers Point ASP in Gilbert
Feb 5
Copper Creek, Arrowhead & Bellair ASP in Deer Valley
Cherokee & Desert Canyon ASP in Scottsdale
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| Scientist of the Month |
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Anthony Colaprete, NASA Scientist
Water on the Moon!
Anthony Colaprete was a kid who loved being outside and studying nature. He and his dad did experiments at home and he discovered a love of space.
Now he works for NASA, studying the atmospheres of other planets. In October, NASA conducted a study of the moon's craters by crashing a rocket into the moon! When the rocket crashed, another spacecraft flew through the plume that rose from the moon, measuring its contents. Colaprete found that the plume contained water, which shows that there is water on the moon. Now Colaprete and other scientists want to find out more about water on the moon. To read the full story, click here. |
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