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K'NEX Crane

K'NEX Crane

his week, Early Engineers put on our thinking caps (and building helmets!) to make these K'nex cranes and learn about mechanical engineering. Tower Cranes like the ones pictured in the diagram above are used at construction sites...

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Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

This week, Firefly Art took an exciting look at the extraordinary self-portraits of famed artist Frida Kahlo! Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) was a Mexican painter best known for her often surreal self-portraits...

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Water Slides

Water Slides

This week, Early Engineers learned about physics with these wacky water slides! A water slide is similar to a roller coaster. Many of the same design elements apply: the shape and height of the slide determines...

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LEGO Clean Air Bus

Snow Globes

Greetings Firefly Fans! This week, Firefly Art celebrated the precipitation in the air by using special sparkle and transparent paper to make these super snow globes! To make these snowy baubles, our Firefly Artists used templates...

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LEGO Clean Air Bus

LEGO Clean Air Bus

Did you know that one bus can replace 30 cars on the road? Early Engineers learned this and more exciting facts about energy with this week's LEGO Clean Air Bus! This week we learned about renewable energy sources: these are resources that can be renewed or replenished in a short period of time. Renewable energy is also...

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