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161No. 42 The Lansing State Journal (ISSN 0274-9742) is published daily by Federated Publications a wholly owned subsidiary of Gannett Co. 120 E. Lenawee Lansing, MI, 48919. Periodical postage paid at Lansing.

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Curious will be ecording at Impression 5 everal more Mondays this summer, creating 10 new programs for broadcast this fall. The renewal is just one indicator of the success. Last episode on gravity was nominated for a Michigan Emmy award. The science show also will reach an audience beyond mid-Michigan this year. Other state BS stations have picked it up, including WCMU in Mt.

Pleasant, WDCQ near Saginaw, WGVU near Grand Rapids and WNMU in Marquette. really excited that decided good for their communi- ies as said Susi Elkins, WKAR station manager. goal is to provide an entertaining, fun how, but also one that eally helps kids learn. what is really good The show got its start in a series of 60-second spots called where Stephenson would walk kids through a simple science experiment. started getting hone calls from teachers in the area saying, we get a Elkins said.

said, not do ultiple experiments in ne show, where a ll They shot a ilot, then started searching for funding to build a whole season. a couple of years we shopped that around, in order to try to pay (Stephenson) something and cover some of our Elkins said. The Michigan TEM Partnership stepped up; smaller donors include Techsmith, Fifth Third Bank and the apital Area District Lib raries. tephenson, who also was a finalist for National Teacher of the Year in 2010, worked as an ele- entary classroom teacher in Okemos Public Schools for 18 years. I 2012, he moved into the chair at East Donley Elementary.

In 2014, he became STEM consultant for the Ingham Intermediate School District. STEM an acronym for science, technology, engi- eering and math currently is a popular concept in education. In that role, he trains teachers in any school districts in ays to effectively teach ath and science concepts to their students. As a classroom teacher, Stephenson was known or wearing a different tie every day many of hem gifts from students for helping kids dev elop both good study habits and a sense of won- er at the possibilities of cience and math. still wearing the ties on Curious And that sense of wonder and possibility is present as well.

exciting as science has always been for me, I think very easy to get turned off by it if not delivered in a way that is ngaging and interact he said. the ore involved we can get ids, the better the learning Stephenson writes the content of the programs, choosing topics and looking for experiments the kids can do that will demonstrate them. On the concept of levers, for example, the kids made catapults out of paint-stirring sticks and plastic spoons. For another episode, they created devices to test heir peripheral vision. important that the materials we use are as household as I an make Stephenson said.

That means balloons, a bar of soap, cardboard or pencils. Stephenson also cre- a tes directions for the experiments that kids, parents or teachers can print out rom website. he part of Curious this year includes 45 kids, who each will appear in two programs. They answered an pen casting call in May for a chance for an unpaid place on the team. love science and I ant to be an aid Maggie Lareau, 13, ho will be an eighth- rader this fall in Ann Arbor.

Her mom found a casting call notice on Facebook. Maggie deemed the catapult-building and vision test and said she had learned something about TV production as well. lot of TV is sitting around while they set up the she said. Shreya Doshi of Oke- os, 11, will be in sixth grade this fall. She joined last season as one of the kids who go with Stephenson to make live appearances promoting the show and working to boost interest in science.

he was hooked on science well before she joined the crew. like that it can have ifferent she aid. like that there are a bunch of different Contact Kathleen Lavey at (517) 377-1251or Follow her on Twitter Crew Continued from Page 1A DAVE STATE JOURNAL Rob Stephenson laughs with members of the on June 8 in between the taping of segments for season two of the show. It will air across the state this fall. goal is to provide an entertaining, fun show, but also one that really helps kids learn SUSI ELKINS, WKAR station manager of the poll.

he bill seeking to ban palcohol, sponsored by state Sen. Rick Jones, R- Grand Ledge, has already passed the Senate 37-0. It i scheduled for another earing this week this ne in front of the regulatory reform committee. Phillips said an all-out an in Michigan might be angerous because it ould send consumers both underage and those over underground to find it. rohibition work then, and it now, he said.

legislate Jonesargues palcohol might be deadly. believe powdered alcohol will cause much more death, much more the former Eaton ounty sheriff said. people will mix it together to make super owerful alcohol drinks, ot knowing the effects as hey drink it too Some of the powders ill be flavored, which ill make them even more attractive to teens, a nd the product would be easy to smuggle into high schools, stadiums and oth- places, he said. Phillips argues that trying to super-charge rinks with powder or making drinks with high concentrations of the owder make chemistry sense. The consistency, he said, would be like mashed potatoes.

he told the Free Press last week. Meanwhile, the Michigan Liquor Control Com- ission and the Michigan Restaurant Association have told lawmakers they a re in the debate. Andy Deloney, chair- an of the Liquor Control Commission, said he, too, has a bout youths possibly misusing the product. But should bill fail to become law, it leaves the decision about powdered alcohol sales in Michigan up to the commission. He declined to say how would vote.

Dave Horchem, general manager of the Jolly umpkin, said the idea of palcohol sound appealing, and he i magine customers bring- i ng it into his establish- ent. His company brews its own beer and distills its wn spirits to control uality. not too worried a bout Horchem said. imagine that making a good-tasting till, Hunter said the idea is intriguing. would taste it just to ee how it tastes and to see if the integrity is the same as a regular Hunte said.

Contact Robin Erb: 313-222-2708, on Twitter contact John Wisely: 313-222-6825 or Palcohol Continued from Page 1A JOHN FREE PRESS Desmond Hunter, 28, of Detroit, says people should be allowed to try powdered alcohol. believe powdered alcohol will cause much more death, much more SEN. RICK JONES.