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After School Book Exploration A STEM Shared Experience Sara “Bryce” Kozla Youth Services Librarian La Crosse Public Library All action figure images by flickr user JD Hancock (CC)
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After School Book
Exploration
A STEM Shared Experience
Sara “Bryce” Kozla
Youth Services Librarian
La Crosse Public Library
All action figure images by flickr user JD Hancock (CC)
Let’s Science!
Well… not SCIENCE science
...but science ENOUGH
We’re sciencing ALL THE TIME!
STEM Tip #1
There are LOTS of “correct” answers!
STEM Tip #2
Kid-friendly language!
STEM Tip #3
STEM is a spectrum!
Illusionology! = MATH-MAGICAL
TRY: Clock Magic
ONE=3 LETTERS SEVEN= 5
LETTERS
TWO=3 LETTERS EIGHT= 5
LETTERS
THREE= 5 LETTERS NINE= 4
LETTERS
FOUR= 4 LETTERS TEN= 3
LETTERS
FIVE= 4 LETTERS ELEVEN=
Optical Illusions
Read aloud=shared experience
Reach hard-to-reach kids
Make connections-- together
Have fun and geek out with books!
Cryptozoology: The scienciest un-
science
“The Sasquatch Escape” by Selfors
TRY: What should be in a
Sasquatch Catching Kit?
Hot series: “I Survived!” by Tarshis
Which one?
...Shark Attack!
Hot series: Ricky Ricotta’s
Mighty Robot
Mars Exploration!
Wild Records
Celebrating standing out
...for ANY reason!
STEM IS FOR
THE BOLD
THE CURIOUS
THE CREATIVE
WE CAN BE INSPIRED
BY SHARING STORIES
Questions?
Sara “Bryce” Kozla
La Crosse Public Library, WI
http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/
Digital handout:
http://bitly.com/STEMbookexperience
