TAG: science
It’s electrifying: Digital resources and staff picks for student scientists
Posted in News on February 14, 2019 at 6:00 am
Discover the many ways electricity and electrical circuits are part of our lives. No matter a student’s grade level, our digital resources offer videos and articles for engaged learning. Plus the books in our collection provide new scientific experiments kids can do at home and for school science fairs. SIRS Discoverer Find magazine articles, […]
Tags: book list, books, digital resources, electrical engineering, electricity, kids, parents, science, science experiments, science in context, science projects, SIRS Discoverer, staff picks, STEM
Young learners & families find good fun in stories, art, games, and crafts
Posted in News on January 28, 2019 at 6:00 am
Storytime is coming to Spokane Valley Mall! Families with kids who are ages 4–8 can paint together. Everyone is invited to have “lots of good fun that is funny” when we celebrate Dr. Seuss. Bring the little ones and the whole family to these entertaining (and educational… we won’t tell if you don’t) events at […]
Tags: art, book list, books, colors, digital resources, Dr. Seuss, early learners, elementary, engineering, family, kids, language, Library of Things, literacy, math, online learning, painting, parents, picture books, preschool, reading, science, Seuss, shapes, staff picks, STEM kits, storytime, technology, The BookEnd, young learner
Kids solve Forensic Science Mysteries at the library
Posted in News on December 26, 2018 at 6:00 am
For kids ages 8+ Calling all detectives and scientists! Come to the library to solve the mystery with forensic science techniques. Test strawberry DNA Analyze fingerprints Create different “blood” spatter patterns (with paint!) No registration required. See you there! AIRWAY HEIGHTS Thursday, Jan 3, 4–5pm ARGONNE Tuesday, Jan 8, 4–5pm MORAN […]
Tags: booklists, books, detective, events, forensic science, forensics, kids, kids books, mysteries, parents, science, scientific deduction, scientific method, STEM, technology, tweens
Taking care of you: Modern day self-care
Posted in Explore and Discover on September 27, 2018 at 6:00 am
by Susan Goertz September means many things to many people—leaves changing color, shortening days, pumpkin spice everything. Did you know that September is also Self-Care Awareness Month? You wouldn’t think people would need tips on how to take it easy and pamper themselves. How hard can it be to slow down and breathe, right? Yet […]
Tags: adults, aromatherapy, books, breathing, clutter, downsizing, fidgety, fidgety meditation, health, healthy happy, meditation, mindful eating, mindfulness, parents, relaxation, science, self-care, self-caregiver, skeptics, sleep, stress, walking, yoga, yoga breathing
Exploration: Kids tackle STEM at the library
Posted in News on August 23, 2018 at 6:00 am
Demystify technology. Create slime. Build your own video game using Bloxels. Check out these kids’ STEM programs at our libraries. Take It Apart Curious about how things work? Now you can take them apart and demystify technology! Using basic tools, gloves, and safety goggles, we’ll take apart electronics, small appliances, and other devices don […]
Tags: Bloxels, chemistry, digital, events, games, hobbies, kids, parents, science, STEM, technology, teens, tweens, video games, young learners
Microadventure: Day trip to Stonerose for fossils
Posted in Explore and Discover, kids, Parents and Teachers on July 24, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Rachel Edmondson Even though I’ve lived in the Spokane area for over 15 years now, every once in a while I find out about something and wonder how I’ve never heard about it before. This past fall I learned about the Stonerose Interpretive Center. While it’s a bit of a drive from Spokane (about […]
Tags: adults, archeology, day trip, digging, fossils, kids, life sciences, microadventure, microadventures, parents, science, shale, STEM, Stonerose, teens, tweens
Preschoolers get ready for school with STEM kits from the library
Posted in News, Parents and Teachers on June 20, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Mary Ellen Braks Keep your preschoolers busy this summer with hands-on activities that encourage playful learning while exploring STEM concepts and reading. Preschoolers will find lots to discover with their parents and caregivers, using our new Ready for School with STEM kits. Spokane County Library District in partnership with the Inland North […]
Tags: animals, blocks, boxes, bugs, counting, designing, dinosaurs, dirt, education, family, gears, kids, learn, LEGO bricks, magnets, magnifying glasses, measuring cups, nature, numbers, parenting, parents, patterns, planning, play, preschooler, problem solving, pulleys, ready for kindergarten, Ready for School, rulers, scales, science, shapes, sorting, STEM, STEM kits, teachers, water, weather, weights, wheels, young learners
For tweens: Escape rooms, science experiments, Nerf battles, art, food & videos
Posted in kids, News, Teens on June 1, 2018 at 6:00 am
FOR TWEENS Turn summer boredom into creative challenges, hands-on experiments, and late night fun—all at the library! Solve clues with your friends and family to beat the clock in the program Escape Room: The Backstage Challenge. Or take on the challenge of a secret ingredient to show off your culinary skills in our Meal in […]
Tags: challenges, cooking, crafts, digital resources, DIY, escape room, events, food, food challenge, Makayla Miracle, Nerf, Nerf battle, plaster art, Radical Rick, recipes, science, science in context, STEM, technology, teens, tween, tweens, video, video editing, video making, video recording, videography, watermelon racer, World Book
What’s cooking in the mud kitchen?
Posted in Explore and Discover, kids, Parents and Teachers on May 22, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Abra Cole In the last month, my garden has gone from looking like the dark side of the moon after the zombie apocalypse to a lush green jungle of happiness. Many plants I forgot I had planted last fall have popped up to greet the sun. I already know that I want to plant […]
Tags: books, butterflies, butterfly, butterfly garden, early learning, fairies, fairy, fairy garden, family, gardening, grandparents, hobbies, kids, mud, mud kitchen, outdoor play, outdoors, parents, play, science, teens, young learners
Bicentennial of a Monster’s Birth
Posted in Explore and Discover on April 17, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Melissa Rhoades On January 1, 1818, the debut novel of a 20-year-old woman was anonymously published in London. Within five years, a second edition was released and a play based on the book premiered. The novel and its spin-offs remained a hit, and in 1910, Edison Studios created the first movie based on Mary […]
Tags: adults, books, fiction, Frankenstein, Frankenstein. Frankenstein's monster, Frankenstein's bicentennial, kids, Mary Shelley, medicine, movies, overdrive, reading, science, science fiction, technology, teens, tweens, YA
