Science Fun @ your Library

Science explosion at RJEMS

Friday January 21 is an early release day for District 318 but there is a fantastic event planned for the Middle School beginning at 1:00 pm. Science explosion! will feature natural sciences, lego robotics, physical sciences and lots of interactive opportunities. There will be demonstrations, displays, exhibits, hands on activities, and fun things to do, watch and explore. This is a Children First! event organized by staff of Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital any many volunteers

Science Books

The Children’s Library offers dozens of great titles for science experiments and everyday science fun! Stop by before the science explosion, or afterwards to explore more science

. Science Wizardry for Kids by Margaret Kenda and Phyllis S. Williams contains a multitude of science experiments which help teach principles of physics, meteorology, chemistry, astronomy, geology and more. Large print and great pictures encourage a lot of exploratory fun! Check out this book and many more in the “Science Experiment” Dewey number 507.8!

You can also find information about specific areas of science. Light, Sound & Electricity by Kirsteen Rogers is a great example of such a book. This book also includes internet sites you may want to visit to learn more!

Don’t miss the “Cool Science” series! Titles in this series include Cool Spy Supplies, Cool Sensory Suspense, Cool Odor Decoders, Cool Gravity Activities, Cool Dry Ice Devices, and Cool Distance Assistant. Lots of fun science projects for a lotta fun (and a little learning!)

Into robotics? Try the Robots and Robotics series. Titles include: Film and Fiction Robots, High-Risk Robots, How Robots Work, Robots at Work and Play, Scientific and Medical Robots, and Space Robots.

These and so many more are waiting for you at your library…check it out! Sign up for the Winter Reading Program while you are here and track those science books on your reading log!

Science Learning Resources

A great resource to use for science projects, science homework or just to learn more is the Science Reference Center, a database accessible from the Library, at home, or anywhere with a computer and internet connection. The database has many articles from periodicals, reference books, and many pictures. Additional Science resources can be found in Kids Infobits, the Virtual Reference Library, and the Infotrac databases. These databases are accessible from the Library's web site www.grandrapids.lib.mn.us under the "Online Resources" button, or by going to the Electronic Library for Minnesota page at www.elm4you.org.
Movie Night

Bring dinner or a snack or just yourself and join the fun at the monthly free family movie night beginning at 6 pm on Thursday, January 20. January’s film is “Nanny McPhee Returns”