Get Energized!

 

What makes the world go around?  Energy! Where does that energy come from? How does it work – get other things to work? Use your energy to discover the answers in with these online activities.

 

CONNECT:

• What kinds of energy can you name? Compare them with this video about several kinds of energy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HdxQhBRDUI
• See the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w16-Uems2Qo
• How old is energy? It’s as old as the sun. It also comes from the fossils of dinosaurs. Watch the history at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JasIvS7oYw4

 

CREATE:

• goog_174713956Use your energy to play these energetic games: https://www.eia.gov/kids/games-and-activities/
• Energize your home with kid-friendly energy activities: https://alaskarenewableenergy.org/energy-activities-to-do-at-home/
• See the light with these light activities for preschoolers: https://carrotsareorange.com/light-energy/

 

CARE:

• Conserving energy is one way to help the environment: here are 10 ways for kids to conserve energy at home and school: https://tristate.coop/kids-conserve-energy-for-home-school
• Watch how to monitor electric use at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjpxIIgo7-8
• Sumer time can be a high energy use time, especially with are conditioning.  Try at least one of these 8 kid-friendly ways to conserve energy in the summer: https://blog.directenergy.com/8-ways-to-help-kids-conserve-energy-summer/

 

CAREERS:

Does an energy-related career energize you? Let these websites light up your life.

• https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/guide/energy/energy-career-clusters.html
• https://getintoenergy.org/
• https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/types-of-energy-careers

 

Sink Your Teeth Into These Activities

We often take our teeth for granted until they hurt – or fall out. Gnaw on these fun facts and activities below.

CONNECT:

• Sharks may grow over 20,000 teeth in their lifetime; they never run out of teeth. Find more fun shark teeth facts at http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/facts2.htm
• You can also find out about fossil shark teeth at https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/fossils/fossil_modernsharkteeth.html
• See extreme animal teeth at http://www.oddee.com/item_98432.aspx
• Have you heard of winning by the skin of your teeth? Watch walruses do tusk wrestling at http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/walrus_tuskwrestling

CREATE:

• Sink your teeth into these challenges and quizzes about teeth: http://healthyteeth.org/kids
• Teeth are shaped for the kind of food being eaten. Match animals and their teeth at http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/teetheating.html
• Test your knowledge about tusks at https://www.thedodo.com/community/Elegirl/the-truth-about-tusks-648225506.html

CARE:

• Do you need braces for your teeth? Find out what’s involved at http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/body_stuff/braces.html (lee esta articulo en Español)
• Watch how soda impacts your teeth at http://www.wda.org/your-oral-health/sip-all-day
• See 19 habits that wreck your teeth: http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/ss/slideshow-teeth-wreckers
• Your pets need healthy teeth just as you do, but they hold a toothbrush. The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) offers tips for dog’s dental health (https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/dog-care/ten-steps-your-dogs-dental-health) and cat’s dental health (https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/ten-steps-dental-health).

CAREERS:

A career in dentistry can lead to good money – and it’s both a good service and a clean high-tech environment. There’s quite a range of dental-related jobs, such as anesthesia, research, manufacturing, advertising, and veterinary science.

http://www.dentalcareerguide.com/

http://work.chron.com/become-animal-dental-hygienist-25804.html