Contact_FullName: Laure

Contact_Email: joyfulnoiselaurep@att.net

Area: Chinese New Year's-Science

Idea:

Lucky Penny Use 2oz of vinegar and add 2TBSP of salt. Drop pennies into liquid, wipe off with towel or dip tooth brush into vinegar and then into salt. Use the mixture to scrub the pennies, rinse in water and dry. This will make them shine! The children place the pennies in red envelopes, either homemade or purchased at an Asian food market.

Contact_FullName: Amy

Contact_Email: AeKress@yahoo.com

Area: Chinese New Year- Science

Idea:

My grocery store sells bamboo chutes in the floral section. This year I think we will try and root some. We can use it as a spring board to talk about panda bears.

Contact_FullName: Heather

Contact_Email: hbrown@lagcc.cuny.edu

Area: Chinese New Year - Science

Idea:

Shine Your Pennies

In the Chinese New Year Tradition, red envelopes are given to children containing brand new money. Make old pennies shiny and new with this science activity.

Combine 1/2 cup vinegar with 4 tablespoons salt. Dip in your penny and see what happens. If you would like to extend this activity, you can make it into experiment. Fill 4 bowls with the following ingredients and see what happens when you dip in a penny.

1 bowl vinegar

1 bowl salt

1 bowl salt and vinegar

1 bowl salt and water

Let the children hypothesize about what they think will happen. Encourage them to use their skills of observation to describe what happens after dipping each penny in a bowl.