Learners in grades 2-5 can earn one media lab point (six points win a lunch in the lab!) for submitting a paragraph description of what the abbreviation URL means. Their paragraph must be original, include a opening sentence, several clear researched facts, a concluding sentence. Learners can earn a second […]
Welcome to the first Scratch Programming Challenge Open to All Baden Academy Charter School Students (even Kindergarten!) Each month, the Media Lab will announce a new Scratch Programming Competition. Students are invited to log into the project challenge, click “See Inside” then click “Remix” to add and contribute something to […]
Students earn two media lab points (six points win a lunch in the lab!) for submitting a paragraph description of the glass that made touch screen possible! Many of the Baden Academy students have been visiting the Media Lab these first few weeks for a refresher in how to respect […]
Welcome to the Fall 2015 Scratch Challenge for Baden Academy, “The Orbits of Roald Dahl’s Moons.” This is a scene from Roald Dahl’s book, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Willie Wonka and Charlie Bucket need your help. The moon is out of phase. Can you fix it? Check out […]
Research Fellows enjoyed a summertime celebration at Fern Hollow Nature Center. Special thanks for Jennifer Scheib for organizing! Check out the upcoming calendar of events at the Center for some great opportunities to enrich the summer.
Veronica Judt (4th Grade) with assistant and co-author Kamryn Vilscek have worked hard on a book titled Hamster Fun Facts. Veronica’s love of hamsters unfolded in creative stories written down on long bus rides. The project grew to include research and fun. Hamster Fun Facts is the fruit of a year […]
4th grade filmographers captured a truly Happy day at Baden Academy Charter School. We hope it makes you smile. This was our first attempt at an all school video. For everyone who didn’t get in, please accept our sincerest apologies. Feel free to contact the media lab for ideas on […]
Kate H. made sculptures of snakes because she loved snakes and she also liked art. She didn’t know much about how to make sculptures so she tried different materials from plaster of Paris, air drying clay, oven baked clay, a deer skull, and sticks, leftover electrical wiring, pennies, washer and […]
An interview with filmmaker and research fellow Eli L. What was your original idea for filmmaking? The first idea for my project was that I would make a sequel to last year’s film The Fellowship of the Media Lab: “The Dawn of Imagination” about this year’s Media Lab fellows. But, […]
The latest Webisode from our Kitty Whisperers is online! Free adoption this month at Beaver County Humane Society if you mention the Kitty Whisperers.