Photo: TK Hammonds on Unsplash The best way to learn is by imaging. I’m sure as a parent, you’ve seen your son put on a pirate costume and pretend to sail the seas while slaying the big ocean monster. Or maybe your daughter built a massive fort with LEGO and pretended to go into battle. Perhaps you’ve overheard your child talking to his toys? You’ve probably heard the craziest conversations, right? Well, they are not just being silly; they are learning valuable social skills. Children can learn a lot of great skills when they pretend play. Pretend play is much more than acting out imaginative stories; it requires advanced thinking strategies, communication, and social skills. When your child takes part...
Today’s STEM Challenge is super simple. The aim is to find out how many coins it takes to sink a foil boat. First we cleaned up our treasure, then we made different sized tinfoil boats and tried to sink them! If you want to take the pirate theme further, we love making treasure maps with cold tea and coffee too! How to clean coins To clean your coins, just put them in vinegar for a couple of hours and they’ll soon be super shiny! If you want to turn this into more of an investigation there are a few other coin cleaning methods you could try. Scrub the coins with a baking soda paste ( make this by mixing a...
As the COVID-19 threat wreaks havoc on our lives, all of us are coping with the utterly unpredictable and traumatic circumstances as best as we can. For parents, in particular, who have been thrust into the role of a full-time stay-at-home mom and/or dad and full-time teacher, this new world is especially terrifying. John Dewey, the famous educational philosopher and founder of experiential learning, said that “All genuine learning comes through experience.” And, thanks to COVID-19, just about every household in our country has just become an experiential learning classroom. As a parent with a seven-year-old and four-year-old now at home full-time, I know what it feels like. I’m also a teacher with a background in experiential learning, a teaching philosophy...
Longtime track starter Gerard “Jerry” Collet reminisces at his South Jordan home on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, about all the different places around the country that he has been an official. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Editor’s note: This is the second of an occasional series featuring unsung sports heroes who play important roles in the games we love to participate in and watch throughout Utah. Today’s story highlights a man who’s started thousands of races around the state. Meet Gerard “Jerry” Collet, a head starter who’s put his mark on Utah sports. Send profile nominations to jody@deseretnews.com. SALT LAKE CITY — On your marks. Set. Bang! If you’ve heard those sounds at a track and field meet in...
The United States is in distress, the world order disintegrated, and — of course — people are dying. By the time this hell-storm subsides, hundreds of thousands of people will. It is cruel, unfair, and a tragic atrocity on an incalculable scale. When I scroll through my Facebook and Instagram timelines, I see people shaming other people for ignoring social distancing protocol. While we should all practice social distancing at this time, the shaming is counterproductive. It sows division. Division is our enemy, and we shall not make enemies of those who share in our struggle for life and livelihood. What we have, here, now, is a genuine existential crisis. A pandemic, preventable in nearly every way, is unleashing...
