{"id":1495,"date":"2015-09-07T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T15:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=1495"},"modified":"2024-09-09T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:51:44","slug":"science-projects-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Projects for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project1.jpg\" alt=\"seniors science project\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/>A science club for senior nursing home residents? What a great idea!<\/p>\n<p>I came across an article about health and had to share what I read with our customers! It discusses the award winning program, Science for Seniors, which placed first place\u00a0for best practice from the National Certification Council of Activity Professionals. A science activity for seniors\u00a0makes so much sense because science is engaging, fun, and thought provoking.<\/p>\n<p>The article encourages activity directors to explore incorporating science into their programs in four steps: introducing a\u00a0topic, presenting fun facts, watching a video on the subject and conducting an experiment with residents. The activities, coupled with the experiment, will engage residents and stimulate their minds. You&#8217;re never too old to learn something new! For example, you could plan a science day or series of events around the subject of Plumbing.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduce residents to different types of pipes that are used for plumbing.<\/li>\n<li>Have them create fun experiments with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Science Fun kit\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1y4XwNjwqj0\">Plumbing Documentary from Georaphical History<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Then perform the water pressure experiment shown in this image below, along with 9 others from this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/\">Sick Science Kit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"noborder aligncenter wp-image-1496 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sick-science1.jpg\" alt=\"science kit\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Participants\u00a0will have the chance to learn something, as well as collaborate with others in their community. Give it a try! There are so many experiments out there to meet the needs and interests of your residents. If you need some inspiration, head to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/search\/index.php?q=science+kits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">science kits<\/a> to see where you can start, or comment below with any questions and we can help you plan your activity.<\/p>\n<p>Get more ideas in the full article from about health titled:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/assistedliving.about.com\/od\/caringforclients\/a\/Science-For-Seniors.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Science Projects for Nursing Home Residents<\/a>. I love the story about the WWII Veteran being engaged through a science program on submarines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A science club for senior nursing home residents? What a great idea! I came across an article about health and had to share what I read with our customers! It discusses the award winning program, Science for Seniors, which placed &hellip; <a class=\"read-more-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[224,205],"tags":[243,225,226,1981,242,241,227],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Science Projects for Seniors - S&amp;S Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Science Projects for Seniors - S&amp;S Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A science club for senior nursing home residents? What a great idea! I came across an article about health and had to share what I read with our customers! It discusses the award winning program, Science for Seniors, which placed &hellip; Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"S&amp;S Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SSWorldwideCatalog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-09-07T15:39:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-09T14:51:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ssworldwide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ssworldwide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"S&amp;S Worldwide\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"S&amp;S Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533,\"caption\":\"seniors science project\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/\",\"name\":\"Science Projects for Seniors - S&S Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-09-07T15:39:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-09T14:51:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b4fa1eca646ce50f8cdbfdccb2f1dc\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Science Projects for Seniors\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b4fa1eca646ce50f8cdbfdccb2f1dc\",\"name\":\"S&amp;S Worldwide\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/13fddae63d6f28c29294df0528274b24?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/13fddae63d6f28c29294df0528274b24?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"S&amp;S Worldwide\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Science Projects for Seniors - S&S Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Science Projects for Seniors - S&S Blog","og_description":"A science club for senior nursing home residents? What a great idea! I came across an article about health and had to share what I read with our customers! It discusses the award winning program, Science for Seniors, which placed &hellip; Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/","og_site_name":"S&amp;S Blog","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SSWorldwideCatalog","article_published_time":"2015-09-07T15:39:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-09T14:51:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg","path":"\/var\/www\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg","size":"full","id":7897,"alt":"seniors science project","pixels":426400,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ssworldwide","twitter_site":"@ssworldwide","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"S&amp;S Worldwide","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/","name":"S&amp;S Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg","width":800,"height":533,"caption":"seniors science project"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/","name":"Science Projects for Seniors - S&S Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2015-09-07T15:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-09T14:51:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b4fa1eca646ce50f8cdbfdccb2f1dc"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/science-projects-for-seniors\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Science Projects for Seniors"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12b4fa1eca646ce50f8cdbfdccb2f1dc","name":"S&amp;S Worldwide","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/13fddae63d6f28c29294df0528274b24?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/13fddae63d6f28c29294df0528274b24?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"S&amp;S Worldwide"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog"]}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seniors-science-project.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZmKf-o7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1495"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34715,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1495\/revisions\/34715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}