The Fort Hays State University Science and Mathematics Education Institute is offering free online summer activities with G.G. Launchbaugh, FHSU SMEI Makerspace/Makervan director and staff.
SMEI will be offering online activities twice a week for school age children on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning June 9 at 10:00 am. These videos can be found on the Facebook Makerspace webpage.
Students will gather supplies before each activity and join us FHSU Makerspace to follow along while building.
Tuesday, June 16-build a Popsicle stick Boomerang should be an uplifting experience. https://www.facebook.com/events/2585307475131636/
Thursday, June 18- See the Stars tonight – how to have fun observing and be a Citizen Scientists. Join this first video in a series on looking at the night sky. The focus of this video is how to find Bootes – the Ploughman – and Hercules in the sky. We will share a bit of the mythology and how your observations on the brightness of these constellations can help scientists from around the world study the darkness of the night sky as part of the GLOBE at Night Citizen Science project. https://www.facebook.com/events/256339162297938/
Speaker is Dr. Paul Adams, JPL Solar System Ambassador, Dean, College of Education, Professor of Physics and Anschutz Professor of Education, Fort Hays State University
Watch our Facebook Makerspace page through the month of June as we add new activities. https://www.facebook.com/fhsumakerspace/
More information about these activities can be found at https://www.facebook.com/fhsumakerspace/