Failure is an option

 

We all make mistakes or fail, but we can learn from thos experiences and become better people as a result. These online activities help you benefit from those failures – and help you not do define yourself as a failure.

 

CONNECT:

• Learn from failure by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fld9I8WOong
• Explore the museum of failure at https://museumoffailure.com/. What would you add to it?
• Watch about 10 famous people who failed – and ended up succeeding in life: at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaLanU3oMQU
• Scientists use a design process to solve problems, and learn from their failures. Watch how anyone can do that at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAhpfFt_mWM

 

CREATE:

• What do you do when science experiments fail? Here are some good tips: https://blog.sonlight.com/science-experiment-fails.html
• Try this marshmallow experiment – and learn even if you fail: https://connectedprincipals.com/archives/3224
• Scientists use failure to solve problems, as seen in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcUX6eNT2j4&t=52s   Apply what you learned by redoing the marshmallow experiment.
• Try more ideas to test your design processing skills, and go from failure to success: https://stemgeek.com/engineering-design-process-for-kids/

 

CARE:

• Watch this inspiring commercial about failing – and succeeding: https://youtu.be/zsZ5yOImHQQ
• You’re not alone. Here are tips from kids about failure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDzgfwgacMc. Try some of these tips to help your friend recover from failure.
• Here are ways to create games that help kids deal with failure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyAzumTnLh8
• For parents: your children may feel bad when they fail; here are a few tips for helping your children develop resilience: https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/teaching-children-it-s-ok-to-fail

 

CAREERS:

Failing can actually help you in your life’s careers. Here are some tips for everyone in the family:

• https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/failing-to-success
• https://youtu.be/MQx39z99_Js
• https://career.uconn.edu/blog/2015/07/01/why-experiencing-failure-is-as-important-as-experiencing-success/

AND if all else fails, you can become a failure analysis engineer: https://www.zippia.com/failure-analysis-engineer-jobs/

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Take Your Medicine

 

You’ve probably taken medicine at some time. What do they do, and how do they work? Cure-ious? Diagnose the reason with these activities.

 

CONNECT:

• Find out what medicines do at https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/kidmedic.html
• What’s the difference between medicine and a drug? Get the answer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmiBhxd2ljA
• Watch how medicines are prepared at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY7uS9bm3Zk
• Watch the history of medicine around the world at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwsUsQYU8yo
• Watch medieval medicine practices at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuEuaSmDOec

 

CREATE:

• Explore kid-friendly medical and health games at https://www.claricode.com/content/Medical-and-Health-Games-For-Kids.aspx
• Doctors are professionals who prescribe medicines; here are doctor activities and fun ideas for kids: https://www.childfun.com/themes/people/doctors/
• Create a doctor dramatic play area by following the directions at https://earlylearningideas.com/doctor-dramatic-play/

 

CARE:

• For parents: here are 10 ways to get kids to take medicine: https://www.everydayhealth.com/kids-health/10-ways-to-get-kids-to-take-medicine.aspx
• For parents: read these topis for giving medicine safely to your child: https://medlineplus.gov/medicinesandchildren.html
• Here are says to use and keep medicine safe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M21HNpx05w

 

CAREERS:

Medicine is a vital way to stay healthy – which means that medicine-related careers are a healthy choice. Examine some of these resources about medical careers.

• https://www.aamc.org/cim/https://students-residents.aamc.org/choosing-medical-career/deciding-career-medicine
• https://pharmacyforme.org/pharmacy-careers/

 

The Spices of Life

 You are probably eating some of the same spices that people ate and used over 3000 years ago! Spice up your life with these activities about spices.

 

CONNECT:

• Spices have improved humans’ lives since ancient civilizations’ times; read the spicy history at https://www.mccormickscienceinstitute.com/resources/history-of-spices
• See how spices changed the ancient world at https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/the-flavours-that-shaped-the-world/
• The earliest use of cinnamon was in religious ceremonies; discover more of this spices sacred uses at https://thespiceacademy.com/custom-and-belief-cinnamon-in-religion-and-folklore/
• Watch the science of spice at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DnlkOSBWj8

 

CREATE:

• Stimulate your senses with sensory spice painting: https://craftulate.com/sensory-spice-painting/
• Watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qm89lMLkQ4) to see how to use herbs and spices in the kitchen.
• Your spice rack is historic! Look at it in a new way to see the history of five common spices: https://www.amexessentials.com/historical-facts-about-spices/
• Explore the science of seasonings at https://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/seasoning/index.html

 

CARE:

• Explore medical uses of spices at https://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/biomed/spice/index.cfm?spicefilename=medspice.txt&itemsuppress=yes&displayswitch=0
• Does your medicine cabinet have these 12 spices? https://thewholejourney.com/12-spices-that-belong-in-the-medicine-cabinet/
• Discover how spices have been used in perfumes for centuries at https://www.carrementbelle.com/blog/en/2020/10/20/spicy-notes-perfume/#:~:text=Among%20the%20warm%20spices%20most,base%20notes%20of%20a%20perfume.
• Celebrate International Hot and Spicy Food Day – and check out a chart to find out about health-benefitting spices at https://studentaffairs.duke.edu/blog-entry/international-hot-spicy-foods-day

 

CAREERS:

Want a spicy career? You can be a chef, a chemist, a naturalist, a farmer, a manufacturer, a seller, and even a historian. Spice up your future with these possible jobs.

https://www.astaspice.org/asta-programs-resources/general-publications-and-resources/introduction-to-spices-for-new-industry-professionals/

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/careers-in-food

On The Ice

 It’s like magic how water can turn into ice. And all the associations we have with it: drinking with it, healing with it, fighting it, skating on it. Try these icy cool activities below.

 

CONNECT:

Watch the weird and wonder forms of ice at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCsrOHjupio

Humans have appreciated ice for over 3000 years! Discover the history of ice at https://www.icecoldjustice.com/news/the-history-of-ice/#:~:text=The%20practice%20of%20putting%20ice,and%20the%20early%20Islamic%20world.

Refrigerators used to be called iceboxes; find out the reason why at https://www.icecoldjustice.com/news/the-history-of-ice/#:~:text=The%20practice%20of%20putting%20ice,and%20the%20early%20Islamic%20world.

How many ice sports can you think of? Check out 17 types of ice sports at https://www.urby.in/blog/types_of_icesports/

Get inspired with these amazing snow and ice sculptures from around the world: https://stacker.com/stories/3719/50-amazing-snow-and-ice-sculptures-around-world

 

CREATE:

Feel your way with the 33 freezing and fun ice sensory play ideas at https://besttoys4toddlers.com/freezing-fun-ice-sensory-play-ideas-kids/

Try a dozen ways to turn a bag of ice into the best toy ever at https://www.cbc.ca/parents/play/view/12-ways-to-turn-a-bag-of-ice-into-the-best-toy-ever

Explore this interactive science experiments with ice at  https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/observing-ice

These ice science experiments for kids – with good critical thinking questions – at https://parentingscience.com/preschool-science-experiment/

You can also have fun with ice games at https://kidadl.com/articles/ice-games-activities-kids

 

 

CARE:

IS it Ok to eat ice? Get the answer at https://www.bellevuekidsdentistry.com/mint-kids-blog/2019/1/16/my-child-loves-crunching-ice-will-it-damage-his-teeth

Did you know that the color of ice can indicate its safety? Learn that trick and watch other ice safety tips at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G21WyZrhRKw

Get ready for ice by following the guide at https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/winter-safety.html

Use this ice safety education checklist about when and where to go on ice:  https://www.whitehorse.ca/home/showdocument?id=12542

Learn how to properly ice an injury at https://www.verywellhealth.com/how-to-ice-an-injury-2548842

 

CAREERS:

You can put your career exploring on the ince – in a good way: ask a skater, a chemist, a food preparer, a recreation leader, transportation specialist, even a Zamboni* operator. Chill out with these jobs.

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/cool-jobs-careers-ice

https://theartcareerproject.com/careers/ice-sculpture/

https://www.wikihow.com/Become-an-Olympic-Figure-Skater

 

*Zamboni: a machine at resurfaces ice

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Blood lines

 

You know what blood is — it's that red stuff that oozes out if you get a paper cut. But what is blood, really, and what does it do? Explore these activities to get these and more answers to our life stream.

 

CONNECT:

• Find out how blood works at https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/blood.html
• Watch how blood journeys around the body at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s5iCoCaofc%20
• Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnEprHobSAA  to find out why there are different blood groups.

 

CREATE:

• Experiment with blood-y hands-on science activities at https://www.weareteachers.com/circulatory-system-activities/
• Learn about blood by playing this game: https://www.tinytap.com/activities/g1dv5/play/blood
• Explore blood typing science at https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/blood-typing-science-for-kids/. While there is information about a blood typing kit, you don’t have to go that far; the experiment thereafter is informative in and of itself. But DO ask about your blood type the next time you see your doctor.

 

CARE:

• What happens when people donate blood? Watch the process at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90WPE4_JRD8
• What happens during a blood transfusion for children? Parents, get the facts at https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/blood-transfusions-for-children
• Watch this family-friendly video about treating minor cuts and bruises at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsmwXnzl40g

 

CAREERS:

Don’t faint at the sight of several careers that are blood-related. Instead, explore some of them here (no cuts were made in selecting these websites).

• https://www.phlebotomyexaminer.com/careers-in-blood-work/
• https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-science/roles-healthcare-science/life-sciences/blood-sciences
• https://www.jobs.net/article/cb-138-talent-network-healthcare-8-creepy-careers-in-healthcare-proceed-with-caution/

Penguins, Please

 

Happy Celebrate National Penguin Awareness Day: January 20! Discover what’s special about these unusual birds as you explore the following activities.

 

CONNECT:

• Watch the facts about penguins at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8qilxaBR20
• Get details about different kinds of penguins at https://kids.kiddle.co/Penguin
• Explore Emperor penguin families at https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/emperor-penguin
• Not all penguins are black and white; learn about some unusual penguins at https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/animals/penguins/unusual-penguins/

 

CREATE:

• Celebrate National Penguin Awareness Day, January 20, with these penguin activities: https://handsonaswegrow.com/penguin-activities/
• Try some of these fun penguin crafts at https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/49375/penguin-activities/
• Here are activities about penguins for preschoolers: https://www.childfun.com/themes/animals/penguins/

 

CARE:

• Several types of penguins are endangered. Find out about their threats and ways you can help at https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/penguin
• Help scientists understand penguin population changes by counting penguins and their eggs at https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/penguintom79/penguin-watch
• Penguins can be so cute; wouldn’t you like one as a pet? Is it safe – or even legal? Get your answers at https://petkeen.com/penguin-as-a-pet/

 

CAREERS:

Here’s a hot idea: making a career out of working with penguins: https://careertrend.com/info-10067059-jobs-interacting-penguins.html

Let the New Year Begin!

This is one year that people are looking forward to, hoping for positive changes. It’s a good time for you to think about your own future – and find out about the past and its traditions. Be happy with these activities for the new year.

 

CONNECT:

• Why do we celebrate New Year’s Day? Watch the answers at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHPtGSwPrQ
• See how other countries usher in the new year at https://bestlifeonline.com/global-new-years-eve-traditions/
• Find out the history of the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl at https://kids.kiddle.co/Rose_Bowl_Game

 

CREATE:

• Celebrate New Year’s Eve with kids with these 12 fun ideas: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2021/12/22/kid-friendly-new-years-eve-ideas/8897889002/
• Count down to the new year with this fun music compilation with your friends from Daniel Tiger's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nzopp23sTI
• Play some awesome New Year’s Eve games: https://mylifeandkids.com/30-awesome-new-years-eve-games-kids/
• Here are 35 New Year traditions to bring you (Good) luck from around the world: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g25360543/new-year-traditions/

 

CARE:

• Plan a New Year’s Eve party for kids at https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/49138/plan-kids-new-years-eve-party/
• New Year’s Eve often includes fireworks so stay safe with these fireworks safety tips: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fireworks.html
• It’s time for New Year’s resolutions; try some of these healthy suggestions: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/Pages/Healthy-New-Years-Resolutions-for-Kids.aspx

 

CAREERS:

Start the new year about thinking about your future career with these websites and video.

• https://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Career_Sites_for_Kids
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pVyrW_vwaw
• https://www.thebalancecareers.com/helping-your-children-make-career-choices-525407
• https://hirepaths.com/blog/2021/10/04/career-exploration-how-to-encourage-kids-of-all-ages