Myrna Martin:  Homeschool Conference Speaker and Workshop Leader Details

Hands-on Science – The Best Way to Go!
Myrna has designed a fun-filled workshop with hands-on ideas that are easy to implement. In this workshop you will learn about the balance point of objects, creating a pendulum clock, tracking toys floating in the ocean, and more. Hand outs will be given to participants showing how to do the activities at home.

Calling all Rock Hounds
If you have a group of students that would like to learn about rocks and minerals contact us. Students will learn how to tell different types of rocks by their crystals and other characteristics. Rocks commonly found around the world are featured in this workshop. Students can then collect their own rocks and identify them using techniques covered in this workshop. Rock identification workshops usually last 2 hours. The first hour students learn about different types of rocks and their formation. The second hour students collect and identify rocks they have found.

Volcano Workshop
If your group of students are interested in volcanoes you might think about scheduling this workshop. Myrna introduces students to the four major types of volcanoes. They get to look at examples of various rocks produced by different types of eruptions followed by several hands-on experiments related to volcanoes. After this introduction students can continue their studies in the Volcano books appropriate for their ages.

Shaky Earth Workshop
This fun workshop includes a variety of activities that helps students to understand how and why earthquakes occur. They will learn about plate movement around the world that creates earthquakes.  Activities included in this workshop include making fault blocks and creating miniature tsunamis. This is a fun workshop for students of all ages.

Teaching Science 101
Science should be a fun and exciting part of the curriculum for students. Myrna explains how to design a science program that will fit your individual needs. Teaching good science lessons can be fun and exciting both for the teacher and the student. This workshops shows how to have a successful science curriculum without a lot of work that is fun and exciting for kids.

Fun Science with Things That Fly
Join Myrna Martin in a fun workshop with things that fly through the air! Myrna will have lots of fun hands-on activities at this workshop for all ages. You will have fun making different types of paper airplanes, miniature helicopters and a rocket.