Science Out of the Box: Bubbles and Electricity

Keanan Jasmin blows “body bubbles”; Diego Betancourt works on his invention, which is designed to light a bulb using wires, batteries, bulbs, and materials brought from home. Photo by Julio Del Sesto.

Two Science Out of the Box inquiry science units were field tested in Kids on Campus courses this summer: Bubble Festival (grades 1 to 3) and Electricity (grades 4 to 6). These field tests will be analyzed and used to develop Science Out of the Box curriculum for Winchester and Keene elementary schools.

The College received a $20,000 Bank of America Charitable Foundation grant to develop the enrichment program, which engages elementary school students in direct experience and experimentation to enhance essential concepts and principles in science. For more information on the Science Out of the Box program, contact Deborah Black (dblack@keene.edu) or Sally Jean (sjean@keene.edu).