No Child Left Inside!

October 12-18 is Earth Science Week! PS 102 will be kicking off the Astronomy Club that week and unfortunately, we don’t have our first outdoor event planned until the following week on Oct 24 (see "Upcoming Events" in the sidebar). The week’s activities focus on in-school lesson plans (with suitable opportunities to do the "in-class" out of doors). The American Geological Institudte is sponsoring the activities and have put together some material on the Earth Science Week web site for students and teachers.

Ahem, okay parents, you may not be professional teachers, but you are teachers, so find some fun activities to do with you children and get ’em outside. Our two boys are both in scouts and I’ve found an activity to earn them (another) patch, so we’ve got our activities lined up. But (again, you parents) don’t be afraid to click on the "For Teachers" link and browse the ideas there including the classroom activities list. The Make Your Own Compass lesson is something you can certainly do at home, and the Making
Your Own National Park Geologic Tour is a rainy-day at the computer activity.