Take it outside
Patterns in Nature
Take it outside! – the theme of the latest Exploratorium teacher workshop (09/29/07). We had an excellent group of teachers and spent 5 hours with the exhibit developers Shawn Lani and Bryan Connell doing new teacher activities outdoors.
The cornstarch experiment (click on picture for a larger image) is a fascinating way to model cracking patterns in mud or even large rock formations like the “Devils Postpile”. Find out why the cracks always meet at so called “triple junctions” ( pdf file).
Take it outside!
Just came home from the “Take it Outside” workshop with Bob Miller, Modesto, and Linda. The weather was perfect! Have a look at the pictures
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