Elementary students are 'Mitten Makers'

Minnesota Science Museum representative Janet Groenert explains the “Mitten Makers” experiment to Rylie Haugen’s first-grade class on Thursday, March 6. The 18 students in Rylie Haugen’s first-grade classroom overwhelming selected Thinsulate as the warmest mitten material but were evenly divided between neoprene and nylon as the best waterproof and flexible material. Mavis Fodness/Rock County Star Herald Photo

Minnesota Science Museum representative Janet Groenert explains the “Mitten Makers” experiment to Rylie Haugen’s first-grade class on Thursday, March 6. The 18 students in Rylie Haugen’s first-grade classroom overwhelming selected Thinsulate as the warmest mitten material but were evenly divided between neoprene and nylon as the best waterproof and flexible material. Mavis Fodness/Rock County Star Herald Photo

News 12 March 2025

Elementary students are 'Mitten Makers'

Kindergarten through second-grade students at Luverne Elementary School spent last week as “Mitten Makers,” a residency program through the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul. The residency was sponsored through a KAHR Foundation grant.