Hope you’re loving robots as much as we are! This weeks unplugged challenge is insect, and while we have a project done that we’ll post later, we noticed these robot bugs during our museum visit and Jaylene wanted pictures.
At least she didn’t ask me to buy some!
I’m not a big bug person. Right now we’re waging war on ants. They like to live in cardboard boxes you know. Have you ever opened up a box and found it swarming with ants? Very gross.
Okay, so the metal ones are kinda cool and these ones are kinda cute. But I won’t admit that in public!
We had a little conversation with our guide about how it’s important to encourage girls to maintain an interest in math and science after the age of ten. I suggested that they try to develop a camp with that demographic in mind. He disagreed, mainly because he couldn’t figure out how to encorporate robotics with barbies.
These girls don’t need Barbies to be interested in something! So, please share your favorite Kids Science or Math sites. I recommend Cool Math 4 Kids but I don’t know of any young girl science sites. We get the Science News For Kids enewsletter, but they don’t provide hands on projects. I hope you can lead us in the right direction.
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August 30, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Cam
They are cute!
August 30, 2008 at 9:19 pm
sbascom
I like those robot bugs much better than the real thing.
I have no websites to share. I don’t push my children in any particular academic direction, so I’m never on the lookout. If they had had the interest, they would have found some for me to share, but alas! their interests lie elsewhere.
August 30, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Heather T.
Ugh, I would have killed that guy (figuratively). It’s people like him that put the squelch on girls developing “normal” brains… Love those metal bugs. Which reminds me: start giving Jaylene science fiction to read. *That* is guaranteed to prolong her interest in science!
August 31, 2008 at 12:11 am
Helena
Ooh, I like the ones in the second picture. Cool!