Curiosity Club makes sweet science a cane-do experience for young chemists

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — The Lackawanna County Children’s Library is making science fun for kids with its Curiosity Club, a free STEM program for preschool to third-grade students. Today, young scientists explored the sweet science of candy canes in a hands-on learning experience.

Kids experimented with baking soda and vinegar to make candy canes “dance,” tested how different liquids dissolve the sweet treats, and even learned whether candy canes sink or float.

“This is a program that anybody can come in; they don’t need to pay anything. We know that a lot of schools don’t always offer things that they used to anymore, so this is an opportunity for kids to learn different things that they might not get to in school in a fun way,” said Jenna O’Malley, early childhood program coordinator at Lackawanna Children’s Library.

The classes are every fourth Saturday of the month, requiring only a library card. Next month, the Curiosity Club will dive into the freezing points of water, with kids trying their hand at indoor ice fishing.

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