Science+Kits



Welcome to **Fern Bluff Science Kits** - a PTA sponsored student enrichment program! The Program The Fern Bluff Science Kits program provides an opportunity for K-4 students to select from a variety of science experiments to take home and work on with their family. The goal of the program is to get students interested in science while including the whole family in their learning.

The Kit All kits are contained in a transparent plastic shoebox excepting for two which are in a canvas bag. Each kit contains a detailed sheet on how to perform the experiment, what to learn from it and some additional information or further exploration on the same principle. It also contains materials needed for the experiment that are not common household items.There is a feedback form supplied with each kit for your inputs/suggestions regarding the experiment.Please return the experiment sheet, any non-consumable materials included with the kit and the feedback form each time.

Checkout Procedure The program starts on **Thursday, Sep 15 2011** and will end on **Thursday, Apr 19 2012** for this academic year. Checkout day for every class is **Thursday.** Five to six classes will be checking out the kits on the same day. Checkouts will be done on a scheduled basis - the teachers will be given the dates on which their students will get to checkout a kit. On the morning of the scheduled date, an entire lot of kits will be delivered to each classroom. The teachers will be given a signup sheet on which the students will indicate the kit they want to check out. The teachers will hand out the kits to the students as per the signup sheet by the end of day. We will start with 4th grade and work our way down to 1st grade. There will be 4 such cycles, so each student will get to checkout a kit **four times** in the year. Kindergartners will start checking out kits from **Thursday, Oct 20 2011** and will get to check out 2 kits before the program closes for the year. For Kindergarten, we will be taking the kits to the classroom on the scheduled date. We will explain a little about each kit and then ask every student to choose the one they want. All kits MUST be returned the following Monday to the class teacher or put in a bin labeled Science Kits that will be placed outside the classroom.

Important Note for Parents Every child in grade Kindergarten through 4th will be allowed to check out a kit. **All kits need __ADULT__ supervision and help.** All kits must be returned with the non-consumable materials and instructions sheets in them. Any materials not returned/lost kits will incur a charge and the child will not be allowed to check out another kit until the material/kit is returned or the fee is paid. If parents __DO NOT__ want their child to participate in this program, they must let us know by email or a written note addressed to PTA -Science Kits. Please write your child's name, grade and teacher's name in the email/note. Unless we receive such a communication, we will assume that the child is particpating in the program and will be checking out the kits to him/her.

Files
Click on this link to see the list of experiments and classwise checkout schedule. You could check to see when your child's class is scheduled for science kits checkout and help your child plan ahead with choices for their next experiment.

News and Feedback
Read all about how our program is progressing and the feedback we are receiving from students and parents.

Photo Gallery
Check out pictures of our "kids n kits"!

Contact the Coordinators Please send us your feedback on the experiments through the feedback form or email us anytime. We would love to hear from you to know how we could improve and further enrich this program. Suggestions for corrections/expansions to existing experiments, inclusion of more experiments and/or links to interesting science experiment sites are most welcome.


 * Janice Berthelsen**
 * berthelsen123@yahoo.com**
 * Vidya Srinath**
 * srividya@austin.rr.com**