Our February 2015 class was our first offering in our new Middle School Catamount Kids series. We did a class on computer programming concepts using the LOGO language. LOGO is a computer language that has been around for some time. It is primarily a drawing environment. The drawing tool is called a “turtle.” The turtle […]
Dr. Richard Dickinson, Jr. Guest Teaching our Next Catamount Kids Class – November 21, 2014
We are pleased to invite back Dr. Richard Dickinson, Jr., from Dickinson and Branon Dental Care in St. Albans, to be a guest teaching at our November 2014 Catamount Kids session. Dr. Dickinson will teach about dental hygiene and the effects of acid pH on your teeth. He will feature exciting hands-on demonstrations and activities […]
Exploring Pigments with Paper Chromatography
In our Catamount Kids Elementary Program, one of our favorite labs is “Leaf Chromatography”. In Leaf Chromatography, we use paper chromatography to learn about the different pigments in leaves. We test leaves that are still green, and we compare those green leaves to leaves from the same type of tree that have already changed colors. […]