What a gas!

 

Gas is everywhere, even inside us! See what gases' impact in these activities.

CONNECT:

• Watch gas in action at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDTF6l2WhYo&ab_channel=funsciencedemos
• Get the facts about gases at https://easyscienceforkids.com/gases/
• Focus on natural gas at https://www.electricchoice.com/kids/gas/
• Air is actually a mixture of different gases. Air experts NASA shares more interesting aspects of air at https://climatekids.nasa.gov/10-things-air/

CREATE:

• Experiment with gas in balloons by following the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g2BNpqryZM&ab_channel=RaisingdaVinci
• Have a gas around the house with these experiments: https://www.kiwico.com/diy/lists/10-kid-friendly-experiments-on-the-science-of-gas
• Gas can apply pressure. Experience this force with these activities: https://www.giftofcuriosity.com/3-air-pressure-activities-for-kids/

CARE:

• Watch these strategies for natural gas safety at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMEh4j_G8Nw&ab_channel=AmericanGasAssociation
• Keep safe with these activities about gas: https://www.nicorgas.com/safety/safety-activities-for-kids.html
• Learn how to be a natural gas safety whiz kid at https://myenergycoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Natural-Gas-Safety.pdf
• For parents: deal with you child's gas pain at https://www.lybrate.com/topic/causes-and-treatment-of-gas-pain-in-children/44cc6a623058346b20d9958369ee182a

CONNECT:

Up in the air about a job using gas sound? You can experiment with gas, control and channel it, sell it, and use it in many jobs. Explore a few more below.

• https://getintoenergy.org/careers-in-natural-gas/
• Watch the job of a gas technician at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMdMj9wCmlo&ab_channel=JusttheJob

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

 

What a gas!

Gas is everywhere: in vehicles, in homes, in signs, even in your body. And air itself is a gas. Where does it come from, and how does it work? It’s a gas doing these activities to learn about gas.

CONNECT:

• Did you know that sea plants and animals are the source of gas? Read how natural gas is formed, and how we access it at https://www.electricchoice.com/kids/gas/
• What’s a fart? Gas! Read how it happens at https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fart.html
• The planet Saturn is largely gas. If you could put all of the planets into a pool of water, Saturn is the only one that would float. Read about this gas giant at https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMJL6WJD1E_OurUniverse_0.html

CREATE:

• Create a trivia game based on these gas facts: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/gas.html and http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/gas-facts.html
• How do you see gas? Watch this experiment at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDTF6l2WhYo. Then you might try this at home.
• Here are 10 kid-friendly experience on the science of gas: https://www.kiwico.com/blog/2017/02/02/kid-friendly-science-experiments-gas/

CARE:

• Follow these rules for natural gas safety: http://www.alliantenergykids.com/PlayingItSafe/NaturalGasSafety/000557
• Meet the greenhouse gases at https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-cards/
• What is the connection between humans and carbon dioxide? Watch the impact at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-causes/

CAREERS:

Working with gas isn’t just hot air. Check out the opportunities below.

https://www.oilandgasiq.com/strategy-management-and-information/articles/oil-gas-industry-an-introduction

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/careers/college-to-career/chemistry-careers/oil-petroleum.html

https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/auto-mechanic