SAVE THE DATE: 2026 Empower Youth Success Conference
April 29, 2026 @ 8:00 am - May 2, 2026 @ 5:00 pm
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Activity: Egg Drop![]()
Grades 5-8![]()
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Here’s some serious fun! Youth will design a protective device that prevents eggs from cracking when launched from great heights. It’s eggs-actly what they’ll need to explore concepts like momentum, energy, and force.![]()
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app.mizzenapp.org/curricula/cjyop9b5680610781kgc5dc7o
ICYMI: OCFS Dear Provider Letter on Asthma/Allergies![]()
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May was “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month,” declared by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). This year’s theme was empowering individuals, families and the community to save and improve lives for people with asthma and allergies. A Dear Provider Letter was sent out, containing information about supporting allergy and asthma awareness, including an ongoing professional development![]()
opportunity to increase providers’ knowledge of asthma and allergies.![]()
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View the Dear Provider Letter here: ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/provider-letters/2024/Dear-Provider-2024May15-AAM.en.pdf
These hands-on, minds-on activities allow kids to understand conservation and the importance of it through activities and learning instead of hearing about it in a textbook. While you can’t make all environmental concepts visual, conservation is a great place to start! Here are 15 cool conservation activities for kids to do that incorporate engineering.![]()
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www.mummymummymum.com/15-cool-conservation-activities-for-kids/
Kelly and Timothy are in San Diego attending the Girls Build Solutions STEAM conference. #youthinstem #stemeducation #MillionGirlsMoonshot
Activity: Making Rock Candy![]()
Grades 3-5![]()
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Discover the sweet science of hard candy. Students will learn how to make a solution and uncover the chemistry of making rock candy crystals.![]()
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app.mizzenapp.org/curricula/ck7obu0292bl70713n9u1cp3o
Join the Network for Youth Success in Western NY to learn more about the Rochester Area Virtual SAC Course Cohort. This is a FREE SAC Credential opportunity for individuals in the Rochester and surrounding area. ![]()
Register for the information session here: networkforyouthsuccess.org/ninja-forms/194hold/
Where does drinking water come from? ? It comes out of the faucet, but how does it get there? Drinking water all over the world originates from either surface waters—such as lakes, reservoirs, and rivers—or from underground sources, such as groundwater. Create (engineer) a filter to clean water to the point where it is clean enough to drink![]()
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www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/drinking-water-cleanup