CANVAS
- 2021.08.27
- [Report] “Let’s Make a Vegetable Rocket!”
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a CANVAS Facebook post*******************************************
#Kids Researcher's Log: Sunday, August 14 #Arts & Crafts
: "Let's Make Vegetable Rockets!" (Program provided by Professor Black Lab) was held
[Kids Creative Institute Preschool Class] #Workshop #Takeshiba https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/report/2021814in.php
We invited Professor Black Lab—who used to teach at a university and is also a comedian—as a guest lecturer to lead our science program!
This program is called “Let’s Make a Veggie Rocket.” Can vegetables really become rockets? What’s a rocket? We’re going to space! Do vegetables actually fly?? They float in space! Why? Because there’s no gravity! (You sure know your stuff~) Well, today we’re going to conduct an experiment using the power of vegetables.
■Vegetables that produce a lot of oxygen… ?
After watching Professor Black Lab’s skit… (Everyone burst out laughing…!) We’re going to conduct an experiment to see what happens when we use vegetables—which are needed to launch a rocket—and hydrogen peroxide as fuel.According to Professor Black Lab, vegetables and hydrogen peroxide should produce oxygen. Once oxygen is produced, the rubber glove set up in a cup should inflate… and a “Glove Alien” should be born! Or so we thought!? Which vegetable produces the most oxygen? Thanks to the experiments conducted by all the researchers, we were able to obtain a variety of results!
■Rocket Launch!
Next, it’s finally time to build our rockets and launch them. Will your rockets launch successfully? How high can they fly from Earth? Let’s find out. Remembering the “Glove Aliens” experiment, choose your vegetables and take turns placing them on the launch pad!
The wait… my heart is pounding.
Pop!!! Wow! It flew! It doesn't fly at all~~!
I keep track of my results… What vegetable should I try next? How much should I use? I keep experimenting while making predictions. What will I discover??
■ Various Predictions and Results
Each team worked together to make predictions and conduct experiments… and Professor Black Lab even learned a lot of things he didn’t know from all of you young researchers! A big round of applause for everyone!
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Profile
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Digital Picture Book Author Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVASAfter graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
