The Newsletter for Parents of Serious Young Scientists
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In This Edition
- Student Spotlight on Ava!
- ADR: "Why do people wear leg braces?"
- Book Club - Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
- Lion in Your Living Room
- Dinner Table Talk: Lungs in Situ
- Embrace Self-Paced Learning
- Coming Soon...Summer Plans!
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Student Spotlight
Where Serious Young Scientists Can Show Their Work
βSpotlight on Ava!
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"Why do people wear leg braces?"
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Adapting Science Curriculum to Different Learning Needs
As a physician and educator, I know how kidsβ learning takes off when they really connect with the wonders of science. At the same time, many of us had science learning experiences that caused us to tune out, feeling overwhelmed by complex jargon or confined to rote memorization. No wonder so many people stopped taking science classes as soon as they were allowed.
To combat this, parents often worry about how to adapt the immense amount of information in any particular science topic to meet the needs of different types of learners. The good news is, science easily accommodates a variety of learning preferences. Make sure to read to the end for a little secret about learning styles!
Read the article here: Adapting Science Curriculum to Different Learning Needs - Dr. Robin's Schoolβ
Upcoming Book Club
Join Dr. Robin's School for a heartwarming discussion of Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green! This month's middle grade book club explores themes of deafness, friendship, aging, and finding your voice. We'll learn about Macy's journey, discuss the science of communication and hearing, and celebrate the wisdom of inter-generational friendships. Perfect for young readers and families.
Tuesday
March 18th
11 AM MST
Download the Guide
βDr. Robin's School Book Summaryβ
Lion in Your Living Room
From Anatomy Coloring Book Club
By Arabella, Age 12
In Dr. Robinβs last coloring book club, she talked about the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is the system that reacts to danger.
Imagine everything is safe. You are sitting on the couch reading a book or petting your cat. You are relaxing. You are in βrest and digestβ. Your brain is relaxed (unless you happen to be doing your math homework). Your eyes are focused (unless youβre watching a television halfway across the room). You make saliva for digestion (unless you havenβt eaten yet). Your heart beats slowly (unless you were just exercising). Your blood vessels circulate as usual, you breathe slowly, and digest well.
But now imagine you hear a BANG! You look across the room in terror, and there you see a beautiful lion, who would be quite nice to see in a zoo. Just not here!
Your brain is on high alert. Your eyesight focuses far away, so you can see the threat and find a way out. Your digestion slows, and so your mouth goes dry. Your heart beats faster, to get more blood around your body, especially to your feet and hands. You breathe fast, to get more oxygen for energy. Your digestion either stops or dumps everything out. You are in fight, flight, or freeze.
Now imagine the danger isnβt a lion, itβs your piano recital. When you get to the piano, your survival brain takes over your frontal lobe. Your brain wonβt focus. Your eyesight, trying to see the danger, isnβt doing a very good job seeing the music. Your mouth gets dry, so when you get up to tell the audience what piece you are going to play, your tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth. Your heart beats fast, which is quite unnecessary. Blood goes to your hands, and they get all swollen - so do your feet, inside your fancy, new, tight dress shoes. Your breathing is fast, so you start to hyperventilate and get dizzy. You either have to use the bathroom or your stomach hurts.
The autonomic nervous system was helpful in ancient times, but now it can be simply annoying.
In a recent coloring book club, Dr. Robin talked about the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is the system that reacts to danger. We learned a lot about why we feel so funny when we are stressed.
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Dinner Table Talk
- Start Conversations
- Reinforce Learning
- Make the most of live classes
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Embracing Self-Paced Learning
Your family is busy, but science is still a priority.
Your child can pursue extra-curricular learning and still succeed in science!
Discover how to help your child thrive in their science studies when the rest of life feels like a balancing act!
Join us for the March Parent Meeting:
Embracing Self-Paced Learning
Tuesday
March 18th
3:30 PM MST
Coming Soon...
A Summer of Science!
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