My Sister's House

On Friday, I had the opportunity to serve the kids that live in a shelter in Atlanta called My Sister's House, where only women and their children can stay.  I organized a science fun day on Earth Day for the shelter.  We had three stations to teach the kids about things that can hurt the environment and things that can help the environment.  They had a chance to make a dragonfly craft.  They were so creative.  Some kids even put the dragonflies in their hair.  We also had a station where they could create a pretend river and then put things in it that would pollute it such as plastic, fertilizer, or even golf balls.  Our last station was a worm farm.  They learned about what worms eat and how they survive.  This was the most popular station.  I think they enjoyed watching the worms and trying to figure out which end was the front.  For the last hour, we had a build your own worm in the dirt dessert.  I gave the kids science kits that I put together and one little girl wanted me to teach her how to use it.  When she finished putting it together, she tried playing it and her face lit up!  She was so excited that she could build something that made a sound.  I had her write down her observations and she wrote: "I found out that this thingy can make a cool sound."  It was an awesome experience!
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