‘Sciencetellers’ program combines literature, science at Eden Park

Posted 4/23/14

A visit last week from Sciencetellers had the Eden Park school community mesmerized and ready to kick off a very science-themed Reading Week.

Designed to bring stories alive while exploring …

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‘Sciencetellers’ program combines literature, science at Eden Park

A LITTLE BIT OF DAWN: A little bit of dish soap along with some dry ice was all it took to get some awesome bubbles, which Ken Nichols shared with the audience.

Herald photos by Jen Cowart

KEEPING THEM ENGAGED: Ken Nichols had the Eden Park students on the edge of their seats throughout his Sciencetellers presentation last week.

Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:00 am

Jen Cowart

A visit last week from Sciencetellers had the Eden Park school community mesmerized and ready to kick off a very science-themed Reading Week.

Designed to bring stories alive while exploring science in a very hands-on manner, Sciencetellers combines live storytelling with exciting scientific experiments performed by the students themselves. Presenter and storyteller Ken Nichols facilitated the program.

Nichols told the students the story “Dragons and Dreams,” and combined the elements of the story with what he said were “two of the coolest areas of science,” fire and ice. Using props that included dry ice and ethanol, he told the story while engaging the students in six experiments and a grand finale.

“This was the best assembly I’ve ever seen,” sixth-grader Nadya Lehnert told Nichols at the conclusion of the show.

For more information about Sciencetellers, visit www.sciencetellers.com.