{"id":1186,"date":"2013-12-10T16:26:34","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T21:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2014-10-16T16:41:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T20:41:14","slug":"fun-with-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/?p=1186","title":{"rendered":"VAST Activities: Fun with Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1177\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Nov-22-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1177 \" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Nov-22-12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Spinning a propeller using the circuit kit!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Nov-22-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Nov-22-12-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Nov-22-12-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check it out- the propeller can spin by itself<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VAST was lucky to collaborate with an engineer from IBM to plan a hands-on science activity. Every Friday, a group of scholars learned about electricity using the snap circuit kits pictured above. IBM was generous to let us borrow the kits for the scholars to use. \u00a0They were given instructions on how to build each type of circuit, as well as a map with coordinates to follow. \u00a0Each type of circuit does something different, like spinning a propeller, or playing music. \u00a0The scholars had fun making their own beats by opening and closing the music circuit at different times. \u00a0They learned a lot about electricity and following mapping instructions, and most importantly they had a lot of fun along the way!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1160\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1160\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1160 \" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-2-e1386710396201-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dec 9- 2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-2-e1386710396201-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-2-e1386710396201-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darius and Ravain are engrossed in their circuits<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1163\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-5-e1386710174768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1163\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1163\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-5-e1386710174768-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chanda and Victoria follow instructions to build a circuit!\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-5-e1386710174768-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-5-e1386710174768-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chanda and Victoria working together to follow instructions<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1162\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-4-e1387313447173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1162\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-4-e1387313447173-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"Jayden got some help from his mentor, Matt\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayden got some help from his mentor, Matt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1176\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Nov-22-11-e1387313159369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1176\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1176\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Nov-22-11-e1387313159369-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"Darion and Kiara showed off their engineering skills\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darion and Kiara showed off their engineering skills<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1165\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-7-e1387313384589.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1165\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/vast\/files\/2013\/12\/Dec-9-7-e1387313384589-290x290.jpg\" alt=\"Our mentors love building snap circuits too\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our mentors love building snap circuits too<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Thank you to IBM for being kind enough to let us borrow the kits so as many scholars could try them out as possible. The scholars LOVED doing the electricity projects and kept asking to use the kits every day at VAST. A big thank you also to Brittany, our mentor who was in charge of the snap circuit kits. She learned how to use them quickly and did an excellent job teaching the scholars how to build circuits. The science activity was a great part of VAST and we look forward to continuing it next semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; VAST was lucky to collaborate with an engineer from IBM to plan a hands-on science activity. Every Friday, a group of scholars learned about electricity using the snap circuit kits pictured above. 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