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The Pudgimelon Learning Center has a Jumpstart program every October break where we help give the kids a little head start on the next semester's class work.
Here is a science lesson from the 2nd grade textbook. Normally, when the kids get these lessons in school, they only get to see examples drawn on the whiteboard or pictured in their textbooks. This is OK, but it is not the same as actually being able to conduct these experiments on their own.
So here we have the kids experimenting with light and shadows. They learned how to change the size, shape and direction of the shadow by moving the light source. They also learned about the attributes that shadows do and don't have.
The important thing is that they get a bit of hand's on experience with this material so that when they see it in their textbook during the school year, they'll have a more substantive comprehension of the lesson

Elementary Tidal Lesson on Alki Beach
Created by ...Mr. Floyd Summer 2005
Created using wireless phone camera and Dell Inspiron 6000 ...Masters in Teaching Science Fair Project.

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