Gizmos and Gadgets
Create a Lifetime of Learning
Monthly, a G&G member receives a box filled with a gizmo or a gadget and thoughtful questions designed to encourage increased interest and curiosity in core science concepts like flight, floatation, magnetism, refraction and chemical compound building. Through play, observation and conversation, the adult and child build an understanding of core science principles - a proven building block for improved grades, test scores and interest in science - based careers such as engineering.CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS
NOTE: The video above was provided courtesy of MIT and the Edgerton Digital Collections ("EDC") Project. We also encourage you to join the conversation as part of the EDC project. This digital archive provides the first online access to Harold Edgerton's research notebooks held by MIT, constituting the material record of an extraordinary man who shaped public perception about science and technology. The site allows viewing and browsing of over 22,000 still images of Edgerton materials, 150 films and video that have been restored and are being digitized; access to approximately 8,000 pages from Doc Edgerton's hand-written laboratory notebooks which have been recently digitized; and hundreds of high-speed photographic images.This site is for all who share Doc Edgerton's philosophy of...
"Work hard. Tell everyone everything you know. Close a deal with a handshake. Have fun!"
Click here to learn more and contribute to the EDC project
