Ulmer Family Light Lab

The Ulmer Family Light Lab is a cutting-edge facility at Friends' Central School, equipped with four Maker Studios for Nursery to Grade 5 students.

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Look! We are learning to use saws. #PKmakers #makered @friendscentral @briebdaley

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Fifth graders managed to crack all the codes last week during their Mesopotamia- themed lock box challenge. Next they will collaborate to design their own escape room challenges using the ancient civilizations they researched. #makered #escaperoom @friendscentral @briebdaley

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This project has been on our wish list for a long time. Second grade updated the classic Guess Who? game to include all the incredible notable people they studied. We even put a special FCS notable person in the bottom right. #makered @friendscentral @briebdaley

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Happy Pi Day! Fifth graders learned the math, then baked the deliciousness. @briebdaley @friendscentral #makered #mathincontext #piDay2023

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Third graders wrapped their robotics unit this week by playing robot basketball and completing obstacle course challenges with Dash. They were loving it! @friendscentral @briebdaley @WonderWorkshop #robotics #coding #steamkids

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KB chocolatiers have been studying the rainforest and it’s wondrous plants - the cacao tree is a favorite! They created their own chocolate bar recipes with yummy ingredients. @teach_kb @friendscentral @briebdaley #makered

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First graders packed their suitcases for a trip today in the Light Lab. They had to arrange all their items to maximize the 10 x 10 grid space. Pants took up 4 spaces, shoes 3, shirts 2, etc. #mathincontext #makered #steamkids @friendscentral @briebdaley

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We love hearing our young makers gasp with surprise and laugh in delight seeing robotic fish jumping out of ponds and wizards waving magic wands. So much inspiration happening during the Fifth Grade Robot Fair! #MakerEd @briebdaley @birdbraintech @microbit_edu @friendscentral

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Third graders started their waterwheel designs this week. Eventually we will connect them to generators and see if we can produce enough electricity to light an LED. @friendscentral @briebdaley #FallProject #Water #MakerEd #STEAM

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Middle school buddies helped nursery students plant tatsoi seeds for the grow towers. @briebdaley @friendscentral @TowerGarden

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I asked third graders to start off the new Lego wall in the Design Studio yesterday. Here’s what they did. ❤️ #FCS #LOVE #WeGoFurther @friendscentral @briebdaley @LEGO_Education

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“Do you think this will float? Should we use it for our boats?” First graders are doing some tests before narrowing down their building supplies for boat-making next week. #MakerEd #Engineering #FallProject #Water #FirstGradeMakers @briebdaley @friendscentral

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Fourth grade is working on a 3D topological map of the Schuylkill River watershed. We’ve never done this before so the kids are excited to see if we can make it to scale. #MakerEd #fourthgrademakers #lasercutting @UniversalLaser @briebdaley @friendscentral

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We’re learning to hand stitch and machine sew in third grade to create classroom cushions. #ThirdGradeMakers #makered @friendscentral @briebdaley

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Some of our new students are discovering the joy of robotics. #FifthGradeMakers #makered @friendscentral @briebdaley

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Koinobori flags made by 1st grade to celebrate Children’s Day in Japan-These carp shaped flags look like fish swimming upstream and they are meant to symbolize courage and determination. #1stMakers #MakerEd @friendscentral @briebdaley

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Never too young for tools #PkMakers @friendscentral @briebdaley

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Bridge building in KB #FallProject #Cities #MakerEd @friendscentral @briebdaley @teach_kb

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When your #FallProject theme is Cities, you bake what your city does best. #PhillySoftPretzels #LSMakers #MakerEd @friendscentral @briebdaley

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Is yeast alive? Does it eat? Does it rest? These are #NatureNursery questions we answered by making our own bread. #MakerEd @briebdaley @friendscentral