Our 8 year old asked her friend, "Did you try the cricket cookies? They're delicious." That was just one of the unusual options available in the Entomology Room at our elementary school's first Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Night.…
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Economic Principles – How the Economic Machine Works in 30 Minutes
The free online video, How the Economic Machine Works used simple animations as it explained, "Though the economy might seem complex. It works in a simple mechanical way. It's made up of a few simple parts and a lot of…
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The Percy Jackson & the Olympians Art Adventure at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
My husband and 11-year-old daughter excitedly exclaimed, "Over here! We found it!" Our 8-year-old daughter and I rushed over to the glass case they were examining. Inside was an ornately decorated ancient Greek drinking cup (which was more like the…
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Rutgers Geology Museum Open House
As my 10-year-old looked at the replica of the human skull, she couldn't tell if it was Caucasian, African, or Asian? How could we find out? During an afternoon at the Rutgers Geology Museum Open House in New Brunswick, New…
Girl Scout Rocket Launch at the Cradle of Aviation
Our 8-year-old daughter eagerly pulled the cord to launch her water rocket. Whoosh! And then... oops. The rocket launched so explosively that the (mostly decorative) tail fins gently floated to the ground as the rocket shot up above the roof…
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New York Paleontological Society’s Annual Holidays Party
It became a heated battle as a dozen children quickly started bidding on the fossilized fish. The bids started at a mere token and almost instantly climbed up to 20 tokens and went far beyond, but how was that possible?…
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The Long Island Fair at Old Bethpage Restoration Village
I could see the focus and determination on my daughter's face as she and my husband alternated pulling the 2-person saw back and forth. Shrush! Shrush! Shrush! Success! They cut through their log in just under 44 seconds to win…
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Rise of the Jack O’Lanterns at Old Westbury Gardens
We excitedly walked along the dark path and saw the glowing orbs in the distance. As we got closer, we started seeing the exquisite details of thousands and thousands of incredibly carved pumpkins. All of us started pointing out the…
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Adventures in Science Family Time at the American Museum of Natural History
"By a show of hands, could you tell us which of you ate the mealworms, caterpillars, and grasshoppers?" This was a question I asked 18 middle school students during the family presentation time at the Adventures in Science's Evolution Institute…
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Pumpkin & Apple Picking at Lewin Farm
After a long search through the vast field, my daughter's search was over. She found just what she was looking for - an unusual looking green gourd with a long graceful neck, the appropriately named swan gourd! One of our…
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