How We Did It

Aerospace

2. Found out about and discussed flying before 1950.

4. Visited the Astronaut Hall of Fame's Space Camp6.Put on an air show, including rockets, balloons, kites and planes.7. Researched and discussed different jobs in air transportation.8. Found out about women astronauts.9. Modeled a space station and a rocket. 9. Learned about dehydrated foods and planned a space menu.

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3. Discussed selling situations and being polite.4. Made a list of cookie adjectives. 6. Discussed cookie sale goals and budgets for how to spend the earnings.9. Made a list of safety rules for selling.

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Do-It-Yourself

Completed 11/20/99

1. Visited Home Depot and learned about tools.

2. Found out about different types of paints and how they are used3. Learned about blueprints for building projects.4. Created something out of wood involving nails and hooks7. Discovered ways to make homes more energy-efficient8. Learned how to remove common stains from different materials

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Math Whiz

Completed 4/22/99

2. Looked for geometric shapes in our meeting place and listed the findings.

4. Planned a party, figuring how much we would need to spend on food and drinks in order to have enough for everyone. 8. Had guessing contests figuring how many jellybeans in a container. 9. Played a game using math

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Puzzlers

Completed 7/18/99

1. Learned and played the game, Dara.

4. Played the game of Nim. 5. Solved logic problems. 6. Completed mazes. 7. Looked at optical illusions, and kept a record of other people's reactions 8. Afterimages

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Science and Technology Dabbler

Completed 11/2/00

A1.Read about pH in the Handbook andand did the Radish pH Tester activity and the Acid Rain activity. We tested household products to see if they were acids or bases. We tested orange juice, tomato juice, milk, tap water, pool water, alcohol, iodine, ammonia, baking soda (mixed with tap water), windex, and salt (mixed with tap water)

D2.Became paper engineers, making straws, cups, bridges, buildings, staues and lots of origami.G2.Fingerprinted ourselves and compared them, then fingerprinted a parent, and compared with them. H2.Talked about different ways that science or math can help people in their jobs.I2.Used a calculator to solve the problems and made up some other problems.

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Sky Search

Completed 1/6/01

1. We obtained star maps for our location and time of year. learned how to read them, and learned the different symbols.

2. Learned which planets are visible to the naked eye. We were able to see Venus and Jupiter.3. With the help of our star maps, we were able to locate seventeen different constellation and two planets. 5. Told some stories about the constellation, how they were named, and why.8. We discussed what a solar system is, explainging the differences between planets, suns, moons, stars,asteroids, meteors, comets and more.13. Planned an evening of astronomy activities at a camporee and shared this with a Brownie troop.

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