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Luna wrote a new post, Sounds of the Mountains Storytelling Festival, Dolly Parton, and More Available Online 1 day, 21 hours ago

Hey, everyone!

I hope everyone is staying at home and healthy.

I wanted to share some exciting news! Instead of canceling the Sounds of the Mountains Storytelling Festival this year, the organizers and […]

Luna wrote a new post, Online Resources for Home-bound #3 1 week, 1 day ago

Hello again! I hope this post finds everyone staying at home and safe.

It’s amazing how much can be found on the internet to keep a person entertained and learning while we’re hanging out at home. I’m t […]

Luna wrote a new post, Online Resources for Homebound Families #2 1 week, 4 days ago

Here is my next list of resources for folks staying home for health and safety In this list I have collected some virtual tours of museums and zoos, and sites that offer collections of books that are free to […]

Luna wrote a new post, On-line Resources for Homebound Families #1 2 weeks, 1 day ago

I, like the rest of the country, am at home these days. Fortunately for me, I have always been good at keeping myself entertained. Today though, many kids aren’t as good at that as in generations past. An […]

Luna wrote a new post, February is Feed the Birds Month! 1 month, 2 weeks ago

On February 23, 1994, February was declared ‘National Bird Feeding Month’ by Congress.

If you want to narrow things down to one day, February 3 is ‘Feed the Birds Day.’

February is one of the hardest months […]

Luna wrote a new post, Mercury is on the Main Stage Monday! 5 months ago

There is going to be a special event this coming Monday. The planet Mercury will be passing between the Sun and the Earth. It’s called a Mercury Transit, and it is a rare occurrence. The next time such an ev […]

Luna commented on the post, Pitch and Frequency 5 months ago

Wow! I’m impressed. I never have been able to successfully collect that many paper towel rolls without someone else absconding with them before my program. I’ve used milkshake straws with great success, […]

Luna commented on the post, Exploring the Lunar Surface 5 months ago

That looks like it was a great program. I’ve wanted to borrow the NASA resources, but haven’t been able to so far.

Luna wrote a new post, Art Magic With Markers 6 months ago

I’ve had the opportunity lately to do something that I haven’t been able to do in a very long time – ART!
There are few things as much fun as taking brilliant colors mixing them on paper to create wonderful […]

Luna wrote a new post, Robotics With Cubelets 6 months ago

Over the last year or so, I’ve done a number of programs using Cubelets. For anyone unfamiliar with them, they are cube-shaped modules that connect to one another magnetically to create ‘robots.’ Each mo […]

Luna wrote a new post, Thank you, NASA 7 months, 2 weeks ago

I want to begin today by apologizing for having disappeared for a while. My disappearance wasn’t by choice, but sharing my story does give me the opportunity to celebrate NASA, and everything it has accomplished […]

Luna commented on the post, STEAM Engines: A House for a Louse 10 months ago

Fantastic article! I really enjoyed reading about your program.

Luna commented on the post, Be the Scientist: Tie-Dye 10 months ago

Hi Amy, I like tie-dying, too! The kids really liked it when I filled inexpensive water guns with the dye. The dye seemed to last longer, accommodating more children that way. They also had to work on their “be […]

Luna commented on the post, New GLOBE Observer Toolkit for Informal Educators 11 months, 3 weeks ago

You beat me to the punch!

Luna wrote a new post, Make a Hand, Then Try It Out – DIY Robotic Hands 12 months ago

Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit another branch and do some programming. My colleage challenged me to come up with an activity that would get the tweens off of the internet gam […]

Luna commented on the post, Teens Participate in a National Challenge at Public Libraries 1 year ago

This looks like soooo much fun! Before I heard about it, I’d already started planning a series of coding/robotics challenges for the kids who attend Gadget Lab at the library where I work this summer. Over the […]

Luna commented on the post, LED Light Up Cards 1 year ago

I’ll be getting the opportunity sooner than I thought. I showed it to a colleage at one of the branches, and she wants me to come out and help her do it for a Mother’s Day activity. I’m excited!

Luna commented on the post, STEAM Engines 1 year, 1 month ago

That sounds like a great program! Good job, Caitlin!!

Luna commented on the post, LED Light Up Cards 1 year, 1 month ago

Cool activity, Amy!
I’ve been curious about doing a circuit card activity, but haven’t done one yet. Maybe this summer…

Luna commented on the post, Tinker Kids 1 year, 1 month ago

Hi Christina,
That sounds like quite a program! I use Ozobots a lot in my weekly gadget lab, but I only have 30-45 minutes, so we usually do one activity per week. Have you tried having participants draw a line […]