Summer Reading Program Picnic

We ended the Summer Reading Program with a picnic, games and awards on August 14, 2012. 

We thank all the kids and parents for coming to the Wonewoc Public Library Summer Reading Program. We are glad that you spent part of your summer with us. We sure enjoyed seeing everyone each week.

Keep on reading and don't forget to DREAM BIG!

Bubbles anyone?

First the food- sandwiches, chips and all kinds of deserts.

Yummy!

Here is an edible campfire. Doesn't it look good.



Creating the campfires... no matches needed.





One of the games we played was Star, Star, Planet... it is a lot like duck, duck goose.







Everyone received some rewards. The kids who turned in logs each week got additional prizes.



Star Lab Visits Wonewoc

On August 7, 2012, the Star Lab visited the summer reading program.  Because of it's size, we met at Wonewoc-Center Schools. Mr. Paul Kinzer from Galesville, WI, brought the lab to our town and taught us a lot about the stars, moon and planets. Before we went into the star lab we learned about the creation of the universe. We learned a lot about how the stars move. We learned about why we can see certain stars at certain times of the day and year.  Then we had a chance to enter the star lab, and it was like we entered a whole new world. It was amazing what stars and constellations we could see inside the star lab. You can find out more information about Paul Kinzer and his star lab at this website:   seeingstarswi.wordpress.com

Scenes from the Summer Reading Program on July 24th.

Some used real constellations for their glow in the dark shirts. .

Cool Star Jars.

Some made up their own.

The guys create the planets puzzle.

Marianna and her star jar

Collin and his creation.

Alex is proud of his star jar.

We start the day off with a story around the campfire.

Gloria reads a book about the stars.

Space Flight

http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/SpaceRace/sec600/sec610.htm

Just click on the links below to learn about Space vehicles and life in space.

• Challenger Center for Space
• Apollo 11 Mission Highlights
• Space Flight Now- The Leading Source of Online Space News
• Basics of Space Flight
• Human Space Flight - NASA site abot the space shuttle, space station and other information
• Journey to the Edge of the Universe- National Geographic presents the first accurate non-stop voyage from Earth to the edge of the Universe using a single, unbroken shot through the use of spectacular CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery) technology.

Constellations/Stars

Here are a number of links all centered around stars:

• Earth Sky Tonight- daily details about the night sky and what to look for.
• Sky Maps- printable sky maps along with books and other items to purchase

http://saccityexpress.com/2012/01/27/come-and-see-the-stars/

• Star Date Online- lots of resources about the night sky
• Starry Starry Night- fun craft ideas.
• Weather Underground- enter a zip code to see an interactive star chart of the night sky at that location

• Your Sky Tonight Star Charts-a customizable star chart and tips for gazing
• Dot-to-dot printable constellations
• Daniel M. Soref Planetarium- Wisconsin's largest and most modern planetarium, located at the Milwaukee Public Museum
• Adler Planetarium
• Yerkes Observatory- A facility of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Chicago.
• Planetarium-Interactive Star Map and Virtual Sky
• The Constellations- just click to learn about each constellation and see what it looks like 
• Stars and Constellations- Kids Konnect.com will link you up with a whole bunch of interesting sites.
• Constellations and their Stars- Tons of info about stars and constellations
• Texas Cosmology Center-Stardate- Constellation Guide

Interesting Space Sites

http://jazzadvice.com/exploring-space/

Just Click on some of these links to explore all kinds of Space related things.

• Dream Big- Pinterest site
• Kids Astronomy-Sky Maps, constellation game and more
• Space Poems by Kids
• Astro-Venture Design a Planet
• Hubblesite: Photos taken by the Hubble Telescope
• Moon Shot-Instructions for making foam board rockets.
• Starry Starry Night, a Unit Study of Stars-Many programming and decorating ideas
• Space Mania- All kinds of projects.
• National Geographic Kids: Quiz Your Noodle-quizzes, games and articles about astronomy and space exploration
• Space Race-Videos, Games, and Activities all about space.
• Star Child-a learning center for young astronomers created by NASA
• Imagine the Universe- This site is intended for students age 14 and up, and for anyone interested in learning about our universe, created by NASA.
• Astronomy Picture of the Day-A NASA site full of awesome pictures. A viewer suggests we try out July 23 and August 6th.

Space Exploration

http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMA7J2IU7E_index_1.html


  Explore these timelines of space exploration, from prehistory to the present.

• Space Exploration
• Astronomy Timeline
• NASA-A narrated time line of space exploration.