Items
(8 Total)
Life Skills is exactly
Problem Solving
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Bridge Building Challenge | Families with children ages 0-12 will be given the opportunity to pick up a bridge kit that will be provided to them. They will try to build the strongest bridge with the supplies provided. The children will submit their results, and the ones with the strongest bridges will win a prize. The age groups are 0-5, 6-9, 10-12. | Katie Park | Both | Jan 19, 2021 | Low | $ 0 | - | 12 | |||
Squishy Circuit STEAM kit | Squishy Circuits uses conductive and insulating play dough to teach the basics of electrical circuits in a fun, hand-on way. Make your own dough with the provided recipes. Let your creations come to life as you light them up with LEDs, make noises with buzzers, and spin with the motor. | Penworthy | Oct 15, 2020 | Low | $ 50 | 8 | - | 100 | |||
Create a Digital Escape Room with Youth | Work with youth in your community to create a digital Escape Room | Stacy Paull | Virtual | Sep 29, 2020 | Mid | 60 | $ 0 | 30 | 8 | - | |
Vinegar and Baking Soda Bottle Rockets | Explore thrust and chemical reactions using recycled materials and vinegar and baking soda. | Jennifer Bell | Both | Sep 24, 2020 | Low | 20 | $ 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 14 |
Extending Grabber | Explore simple machines and scissor mechanisms by creating an extending grabber. This lesson can be used as a precursor to a hydraulics lesson. | Jennifer Bell | In-Person | Sep 24, 2020 | Low | 30 | $ 1 | 10 | 7 | - | 12 |
LEGO® Mindstorms® EV3 Programming Basics | LEGO Mindstorms EV3 tutorial series produced by the Washington State Library. These videos and accompanying written instructions touch on the topics covered by the in-person library staff trainings offered by WSL during the initial launch of the LEGO® Mindstorms® Robotics: Coding and robotics kits circulating program. | Washington State Library | Virtual | Aug 31, 2020 | Mid | $ 0 | 11 | - | 111 | ||
Salmon Spheros | Using coding as a tool to study salmon ecosystems | Heather Inczauskis | In-Person | Apr 21, 2020 | Mid | 45 | $ 0 | 9 | - | 12 | |
Pom Pom (Paper) Cannon | Build a paper air cannon that can launch a pom pom | Jennifer Bell | In-Person | Apr 12, 2020 | Low | 60 | $ 7 | 60 | 7 | - | 12 |