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7 Activities to Explore Robotics After School
The best way to introduce school-age students to robotics is by providing fun, hands-on projects that also promote STEM skills.

5 Ways to Transform Students into Active Citizens
In the current political and social climate, after school professionals can help kids understand current events in developmentally appropriate ways.

Spring Static Electricity Experiment
Engage your students with this creative activity using static electricity to magically make butterfly wings flutter up and down.

Raising the Bar: Promoting Quality Improvement in After School
The importance of quality afterschool programs.

Three Components to Encouraging Physical Activity Among Students
According to the CDC, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years.

Leak-Proof Bag
Demonstrate how polymer chains work together to prevent water from leaking out of a plastic bag with this after-school chemistry experiment for kids.