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Awesome Tara. Will follow w great interest!


Eric Siegel
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On Jul 7, 2013, at 1:22 AM, Tara Chklovski <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Hello!
> 
> We are running a summer camp for 3-10 year olds (beginning Monday) in a
> redwood forest. The goal is to not just look around from a fact-based
> perspective, but try and understand the underlying physics by engineering
> working models.
> 
> We have been inspired by David Attenborough's work. For instance:
> 
>   - Some plant leaves  (in areas of less light) have clear lenses to focus
>   light http://www.asknature.org/strategy/bb5c3864e09d54a5211fd34bc9eb824d
>   - Some desert creatures have scales with grooves in them that help
>   gather water -
>   http://www.asknature.org/strategy/3f47ec0d4343c94f82e19e103ac20c34
>   - The gecko has nano-sized hair on its feet that helps it stick to
>   surfaces - http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/science/30geck.html?_r=0
> 
> all of these can be explored through simple projects and experiments.
> our goal is to spend the next 4 weeks exploring nature from this "systems
> engineering" perspective and helping children make their own meaning. We
> are putting up a lot of the content (with instructional videos) on our
> online CuriosityMachine.org website so that children elsewhere can follow
> along and get feedback on their projects.
> Here is the main page that will have all the links to lesson plans and
> videos: http://iridescentlearning.org/2013-curiosity-summer-camp/
> 
> In our search for prior work, we found a lot of programs that primarily
> dealt with information transfer. We would really like to explore and see
> what questions little ones have and what investigations they are able to
> conduct. We will also be creating a documentary that follows the children
> over the 4 weeks (~100 contact hours).
> 
> I would love to talk in greater depth with any folks who have similar
> interests.
> 
> Tara
> 
> *Founder, CEO, IRIDESCENT*
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> www.IridescentLearning.org
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> 310-309-0766, @tarachk <https://twitter.com/TaraChk>
> 
> *I IMAGINE. I INVENT. I ENGINEER. *
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