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Propulsion Week 5
Children got to launch the rockets they built in week 4 and watch them fall back down into the field!
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Propulsion Week 4
For this week’s class about propulsion, children built their very own rockets! In week 5 children will be launching them into the air 600 feet and watching them come back down.
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Survival|Hiking Week 4
This week children learned about various types of shelters and how to build them. They then were separated into groups where they were tasked with building their very own shelter with only what they had in their survival bags!
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Survival|Hiking Week 3
This week children learned different ways to tie knots that will aid in survival and shelter building scenarios. Children also finished making their plantain salves from week 1.
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Propulsion Week 2
For our second official week of our propulsion class, children refreshed their memories on Sir Isaac Newtons 3 laws of motion before building their very own catapults!
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Survival|Hiking Week 2
Parents and children met at the Texas School House State Forest for a two mile hike. Children learned about water purification and where to find water sources. They also learned about various wild edible and inedible plants and mushrooms.
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Survival|Hiking Week 1
This week children learned about the medical benefits of broadleaf and narrowleaf plantain. They also had the opportunity to forage plantain and have hands on experience with making a salve from the leaves they foraged!
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Propulsion Week 1
Children learned about what propulsion is and about Sir Isaac Newton. Children got to engage in hands on experiences with Newton’s laws of motion as they built pom pom launchers and tested launching various pom pom shapes and sizes.
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A Few Snapshots of Hartwick LEAH
Here are a few snapshots of moments we’ve had at Hartwick LEAH. We couldn’t do this without the children, families and generous donations!
