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8 December 10,1990 The^mocwat v ' Playing-to-learn at Sci-Tech Center '.<?~JJ. By Chris Irwin Sixth-grade teacher Jane Fargo has been bringing her Adams Center School students to the Sci-Tech Cen- ter in Downtown Watertown since 1986. Thc«enter, which provides exhib- its the students can play with and learn from, has provided an invalu- able service making Mrs. Fargo's job easier by making learning fun for her students, she says. \Sci-Tech is a wonderful place for kids to experience hands-on science,\ she says, explaining that students living in rural areas often don't have this opportunity. \Our school has a gopd science program, but this gives them an op- portunity to get some experience with more technical equipment they may not be able to get (at school),\ she says. Among the exhibits now on dis- play area working model of an air brake, which stops a spinning bicycle wheel, with air pressure when the students pump air into the brake and pull a lever. There is a working telephone switchboard, which allows one stu- dent to play the part of a telephone operator while another places a call. P Another exhibit suspends a soccer ball on a stream of air and is designed to teach the students about the Ber- noulli Effect, the scientific principle of air pressure that explains why a curve ball curves and why the shape of an airplane wing helps lifts a moving plane off the ground. \Kids at this age aren't abstract thinkers,\ Mrs. Fargo said, explain- ing that her sixth-grade students can only learn abstract scientific priciples by example. \Science is not just, a school sub- ject,\ she says. \Here they learn that science is directly applicable to their own lives. They see science is some- thing they can influence, it's not just a chapter in a book. \And they learn js£te«ee is fun When you hear the kids laugh it's a good sign they're enjoying science, and that's something we should do with all (school) subjects.\ \It's cool,\ one of the students pro- claimed loudly when asked how the center appealed to him! His favorite exhibit, he said, is the Shadow Room, wich is a favorite of many of the children who come to the center, according to Susan Snell, the center's director. In the room, the children pose, their shadows are recorded and fro- zen, allowing them to step away and see that the shadows \magically\ frozen on the wall. The center holds tours, daily, for teachers and their classes, scouts and other groups which regularly sched- ule an hour at the center, Mrs. Snell said. . • The hour, she said, is broken into two segments: 20 minutes of touring in which the children are shown how the exhibits work and 40-minutes of free time Parents can bring their children into the center, too, she said, adding that children as young as 4 years old, and as old as 10 can find something to entertain them at the center. \A lot of kids first visit the center, with their teachers and then they bring their parents in because they want them to see the place, too,\ she said. Children over age 6 can even be left, unattended, at the center, giving parents a chance to dine or shop, she said. Numerous scout troops have re- served times for tours between now and Christmas, she said, adding that this shouldn't be a concern to parents wishing to bring individual children or smaller groups m fortf visit. Tlje center can accomodate up to 50 students comfortably and still pay adequate attention to everyone, she said. , The center, located at 155 Arsenal St., is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $1 children and $1.50 for adults. NO SUGAR* VITAMIN C DROPS ttSUGNUSOaO* llCTlKflOAUMMNC RELIEVES SQRE THROAT AND COUGHS ' MMHIWIMMf MNiMMflMMkiMiJMIHhM C CHEWY moattgl Cooling • Sugarless • Tastes Great Adams Central School sixth-grader, Joel Snyder, places a call for a classmate on one of the working exhibits at the Sci-Tech Center,downtown Watertown. A* Of 98*9^ Give with the true meaning of £%itik»3^&@$^ Christmas! * Porcelain •'•Gift Items • Music 7559 Jefferson Street Pulaski, N.Y. Plaques Bibles & Books Church Supplies PH: 298-4048 CASTER^ Gateway'Tofufcffitt LAST STOP! 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