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Brooklyn Botanic Garden

administrator — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:48:06 -0700

Chilies are grown around Mexico, Japan, Africa, and India. Join us at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and learn how you can grow chilies in your corner of the world.

Interview with a Park Ranger

administrator — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:03:11 -0700

Take a virtual field trip to San Diego California. Visit Balboa Park and meet an urban park ranger.
Learn about the job of a park ranger and tour this lovely city park. This original kid-friendly production is great for kids all of ages.

Click on to fun websites such as WebRangers, The Ranger Zone, Balboa Park, and a new site featuring Smokey The Bear . There's also a Learning Corner of questions and extended activities for you to download.

CELEBRATE CHEMISTRY WEEK: Interview with a Perfume Maker

administrator — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:34:12 -0700

CELEBRATE CHEMISTRY WEEK:

Eleven year old Paige interviews an international perfume expert to find out more about the science that goes into creating a fragrance.

Links to fun websites include How to make your own perfume, fun chemistry sites and recommended books and kits. Click on to the Learning Corner for questions and activities.

Earth Day For Kids: TAKE A HIKE

administrator — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:22:54 -0700

Earth Day falls on Thursday, April 22, 2010--and it's the 40th Anniversary of the holiday. It's a great time to learn about our planet and how to take care of it! Celebrate Earth Day with a virtual field trip to Aiken Canyon in Colorado. Learn all you need to know about taking a hike and get out and enjoy the day!

Liks to fun websites include The Nature Conservancy, Nature Rocks, The Environmental Kids Club, Planet Pals and Love the Outdoors. Check out the new Learning Corner.

Get Ready for the Science Fair with Janice VanCleave

administrator — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:40:18 -0700

Meet scientist, author and teacher Janice VanCleave, who writes award-winning science books for kids.

Take a virtual field trip to at the Mayborn Museum at Baylor University In Waco, Texas. Ms. VanCleave gives our young host, Grace, tips on how to create a winning science fair project.

Links to a Learning Corner and fun websites that will help you with this project ideas for this year's science fair.

Harpsichord Music

administrator — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:26:19 -0800

Music & History

Twelve-year old music student, Aglaia, interviews Alexandra Dunbar, an accomplished harpsichordist, at the Julliard School of Music in New York City.

Happy Birthday, Thomas Edison

administrator — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:08:40 -0800

Thomas Edison

Meet Me at the Corner takes a virtual field trip to the Thomas Edison National Historical Museum in West Orange,New Jersey.. Young Carter interviews Patrick Garner who portrays Thomas Edison who talks about his early life and his many inventions.

Robert Sabuda & The Pop-Up Book

administrator — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:41:04 -0800

Art: Robert Sabuda & The Pop-Up Book

Robert Sabuda is a famous pop-up book engineer and artist. Euphrozenia visits him in his New York City studio to learn how to make an original pop-up greeting card.

A Kid's Introduction to Black-Footed Ferrets

administrator — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:30:15 -0800

Take a virtual field trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado to learn more about the recovery program for the Black Footed Ferret.

The only ferret native to North America, the black-footed ferret once thrived across grass prairies from Canada to Mexico. But today it is one of he most endangered mammals in North America.

A Kid's History of The Biathlon

administrator — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:16:51 -0800

A Kid's History of the Biathlon

Take a virtual field trip to Fort Kent Maine and the Tenth Mountain Ski Center to meet a young man involved in shooting and skiing and the sport of biathlon.