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September newsletter for the George Washington Carver InVenTures Institute for STEAM
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I n V e n T u r e s
What colors are the leaves on this tree?How do you think this tree will change?When do you think the changes will happen?
You are invited to become a part of iLIVE – Investigating Life In Various Environments.
We are developing this as a national initiative in biodiversity to engage Head Start parents and staff in keeping the spirit and work of George Washington Carver alive in our children and in our communities.
Our goal is to recruit Head Start parents, teachers, and their children here in Baltimore and across the country to participate in developing and sharing information about the plant, animal and human life in the environments around their centers and homes.
The first major iLIVE STEAM InVenTure will focus on tracking the changes in plants, animals and people through the fall, winter, and spring seasons across the country.
Seasonal changes affect all life. Let’s investigate how they are alike and different in Baltimore, Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, etc. . .
George Washington Carver InVenTures Institute for STEAM SEPTEMBER 2013
An Invitation to Join Our National Initiative
in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math forHead Start Parents, Staff, and their Children
i L I V EInvestigating Life In Various Environments
Register your childrento be
iLIVE
InVenTureneers
by sending an email to:
Volume 1 –– Issue 1
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STEAM Classrooms are designed to work with our partner teachers who are highly interested in an integrated approach to STEAM education.
Digital STEAM Teams are our parents and partnership staff using digital technology to communicate about STEAM learning and school-readiness skills.
SOME OF OUR OTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMS
I n V e n T u r e s in S T E A M
DADSfor
STEAMRC
Truck Rallies
We are organizing a special set of interactive InVenTures to engage dads with their children (boys & girls) to facilitate the development of STEAM skills, understanding early cognitive growth and promoting positive social relations.
1. Inertia – Why Seat Belts are Important
2. Acceleration – Direction and Speed
3. Actions & Reactions – It’s About Relationships
Learning About Newton’s 3
Lawsof Motion
STEAM PACT Labs provide training and InVenTures for Parents And Children Together.
Color PhysicsEngineering &
Math
Color Physics & Math
Color ChemistryTechnology
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L E A R N I N G C H A N N E L S
I n V e n T u r e s in S T E A M
Granni Griot is our storyteller who helps parents develop their children’s literacy skills by time traveling George Washington Carver’s Legacy Trails.
Children Are Natural
Inventors and Explorers“Kids are natural inventors since they don’t
know what can’t be done. Let kids have fun
thinking of inventions and don’t discourage
any of their ideas. Even if their ideas are
wild, there might be a germ of a good idea
within the wild idea.”
Kids Inventing! A Handbook for Young
Inventors by Susan Casey
LEARNING DOMAINS
Logic & Reasoning is an early learning domain (area) essential for a child’s school readiness development and success in life.
Logic & Reasoning is the ability to
find appropriate solutions to problems.
Inventing builds a child’s logic and reasoning skills. When children invent they are learning to recognize,
understand, and analyze a problem. Children use their imagination, knowledge and experiences to find solutions to problems.
A key technique to use for developing
children’s logic and reasoning skills is simulation –– that’s the use of
symbols or objects to represent something else, such as, when children:
1. Use drawings, movement, and three-dimensional objects to represent people, places, or things; or,
2. Pretend play and act out roles; and
3. Recognize the differences between fantasy situations and reality.
invention is a creative process that produces something new or unique.
adventure is an exciting or very unusual experience. InVenTure
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Free Science Center Field Trips
Exploring Dinosaurs
One of the features of our parent program in Baltimore is the oppor-tunity for monthly visits to the Maryland Science Center.
In this InVenTure parents develop planning, leadership and school-readiness engagement skills.
They learn how to fulfill 3 outcomes of the PFCE Framework:#3 Families as Lifelong Educators#6 Family Connection to Peers and Community  Families as Advocates and Leaders.
GWC IIS CalendarSeptember 22, 2013
First Day of Fall/Autumn
September 23 – 27, 2013
iLIVE Project Kick-Off
October 13 – 19, 2013
National Earth Science Week
November 18 – 22, 2013
GWC IIS’s Black Inventors Week
November 18 – 22, 2013
GWC IIS’s Black Inventors Day at the Union Baptist Head Start; featuring, Craig Thompson, author of The ABC's of Black Inventors
I n V e n T u r e s in S T E A M
St. Bernardine’sHead Start
Metro Delta HSSt. William of York
St. Veronica’s Head StartCherry Hill
Union Baptist Head Start
Metro Delta Head Start Reservoir Hill
Metro Delta HS Eutaw PlaceMLK EHS Eutaw Place
Current Baltimore Network of theGeorge Washington Carver
InVentures Institute for STEAM
Join Our Network!Email A Request To:
Akil K. Rahim