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Carroll County Library

Summer Reading Program Teaches About Sun, Energy

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HUNTINGDON (June 27) — The Carroll County Library’s summer reading program continued Thursday with a fun-filled lesson about the sun and energy led by Connie Bond, Huntingdon Primary School Special Education teacher, and Mollie Vann, retired West Carroll teacher.
Kids arrived at the children’s library to the song “Walking on Sunshine,” and Bond began the program with information about sun safety and the importance of sunscreen, sunglasses, hats and shade.
The kids learned about ultraviolet rays by making bracelets out of white beads change into different colors under UV light. They also received special glasses that act as prisms to separate light into the colors of the rainbow, or visible spectrum.

Next, Vann led a demonstration of how the electricity that lights a light bulb originates from the sun. The kids and adults present each represented a step in the process. The sun’s light helps a plant grow. Plants become coal over millions of years. The coal is mined and transported on a train to a plant where it is crushed and burned to heat water. The water turns a turbine, which powers a generator. The electricity is carried through power lines to the light bulb.
The kids then split into two groups. Vann taught the older group about electric circuits with KitBooks. Each KitBook contained pieces that connect together and use battery power to light a light, sound a whistle or spin a wheel. Also included were some pieces made of non-conductive materials to show that some materials will not allow electric current to pass. Bond taught the younger group about thermodynamics and about different forms of energy. She demonstrated wind energy with a rocket balloon. She inflated the balloon and released it to fly across the room.
Each attendee received a goodie bag containing soybean crayons, a Cotton brand sticker, a TVA ruler, a recycled pencil and a rocket balloon.
Before leaving, the kids enjoyed snacks.

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