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The Berry Trifecta – U pick, U learn

August 19, 2016 Susan P. Yates 0 Comments berries, blueberries, farm to table, farming, food, jam, picking, raspberries, strawberries

Since the start of summer we have joked about something called “The Berry Trifecta“. The what? Don’t worry if you

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Biology Chemistry Engage Experiment Nature Outdoors Physics 

A Lesson in Failure: An EGGcellent Example

July 28, 2016 Susan P. Yates 0 Comments cook, egg, experiment, failure, fry, heat, lesson, outside, problem, problem-solving, sun, troubleshoot

I promised the kids that during the next heat wave we would attempt to cook an egg outside using only

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TIME at the beach: A sundial in the sand

July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 Susan P. Yates 0 Comments activity, beach, earth, engineering, kids, sand, science, shadows, STEM, sun, sundial, time

Lazy days at the beach mean splashing in the water, building sand castles and… sundials? They require minimal materials (at

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Our First Day of Summer Drama

June 22, 2016 Susan P. Yates 0 Comments astronomy, earth, seasons, solstice, summer, sun, weather

To say that the Summer Solstice came in with a bang would be an understatement. The official start of the

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Experiment Nature Plant Science 

Sweaty Plants! Skip the Antiperspirant

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 Susan P. Yates 0 Comments experiment, plants, stomata, transpiration

On one of my recent trips to the grocery store I brought home African Violets for the kids. They were

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“Birth” of a Dragonfly

May 26, 2016 Susan P. Yates 0 Comments dragonfly, insects, life cycle, nymph

Our TOP 4 reasons why we LOVE dragonflies. They eat mosquitoes. They have well earned the nickname, the mosquito hawks.

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The Aquatarium is Aquamazing!

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 Susan P. Yates 0 Comments 1000 islands, adventure, Aquatarium, Brockville, Fish, fossils, green screen, otters, rigging, salt water, ships, St. Lawrence River

It is wonderful to have a new attraction (almost) in our own backyard. The Aquatarium at Tall Ships Landing in

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