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| M_Leader |
| Posted on: January 2nd, 2006, 6:48pm |
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I'm posting this for a friend. Meg
Spring Semester Science classes at Explora
Ages are from 5th grade on up.
The start date for the semester is Jan. 24
Tuesdays from 1:30-3:00
14 explorations/classes
We need to have 16 or more kids, each kid will pay $70
each for the whole semester. If you end up with less kids, everyone
will have to pay more. We need a parent chaperone for every 6 kids, and these
chaperones are Free of charge. Please email me (leesajensen@comcast.net) if you are
interested in the classes so I can get you signed up. The last semester it worked out to 3 parents per class we all just signed up and took turns.
Here is the syllabus--------------
Home School Custom Explorations Series
1.24.06 Plasma Scrutiny: Solids, liquids, gases and
plasma! Explore plasma, the fourth state of matter. What happens to
gas molecules in plasma, and how does the gas affect the plasma's
color? Students investigate a plasma ball and use a spectroscope to
identify the type of gas based on its color.
1.31.06 Elucidating Illumination: What is light, how
important is it, and what color is it, really? Discover how astronomers
and planetary scientists use light to explore the planets, the
stars, and even the most distant objects in the universe?
2.07.06 Robo Round-Up: Welcome to Explora's RoboLab,
where trouble is brewing. Students use Lego's MindStorm's software to
program their robots to solve a problem. Students manipulate
variables and refine their designs to build and program the most successful
robot.
2.14.06 Density and Liquid Layers: Explore the
densities of different liquids and test them to see which will float or sink
by creating beautiful liquid layers, wave bottles and more.
2.21.06 The Heat is On: Are your students acting like
hot little molecules? What else is new? We'll use their natural
tendencies, along with dramatic hands-on, table-top experiments,
to help them understand how molecules transfer heat through
conduction, convection and radiation.
2.28.06 Food Sleuths: What's for dinner? Students test
a variety of foods to determine the presence of proteins, fats,
carbohydrates and vitamins. We also learn the roles these things have in
a healthy diet, and what they really do inside our bodies.
3.07.06 Muscle Up: What do a grasshopper's rear legs,
a ferris wheel, an overpass and a car jack have in common? You'll find
out in this exploration by creating and using a variety of simple
machines that change the size and direction of forces to give you
the mechanical advantage and make your work easier.
3.14.06 Investigating Metals: Ready for some heavy
metal? Test metallic characteristics by conducting experiments
about conductivity, malleability and more. Create a �golden penny�
alloy, do a lost wax casting and explore hardening and tampering metal.
3.21.06 Getting Stronger with Composites: Combining
two materials often makes a new, stronger material. Students will
take apart these composites and make new ones, like concrete,
fiberglass laminates, paper and more. Design experiments to test these new
products!
3.28.06 No class due to Explora Spring Break Camp/APS
Spring Recess
4.04.06 Triangles and Tribulations: Have you always
thought the triangle was just the shape between the circle and the
square? It turns out that a triangle has some very important
properties for engineering and construction. Find out more in this
challenging trial-and-error exploration using triangles to
construct roller coasters.
4.11.06 Delve into Drafting: Let your inner architect
explore the concepts of computer-assisted drafting. Design your
own space, landscape it, and print out an aerial plan to take
home.
4.18.06 What�s the Attraction?: Through hands-on
exploration, students create a magnet and compass, observe magnetic
force fields, discover how these fields are related to electricity,
and use all of these concepts to build an electromagnet and an
electric motor.
4.25.06 Chance or Lucky Guess?: By flipping coins,
rolling dice, picking marbles from a jar and collecting data,
students generate data and analyze it in order to develop a hypothesis on the
probability of a specific outcome for both dependent and independent
events.
5.02.06 Good Vibrations: Catch a wave�a sound wave,
that is! Students experiment with vibrations to learn how sound
is produced and how it acquires its specific qualities. Find out how
sound travels through various materials and how to tell whether it
is coming or going.
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| debstamps |
| Posted on: January 2nd, 2006, 7:21pm |
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How do we sign up? We are museum members but haven't received any info on this yet!
Thanks,
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| M_Leader |
| Posted on: January 2nd, 2006, 8:17pm |
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These classes are being run special for homeschoolers. I believe Lisa is the collecting info. Her email is: leesajensen@comcast.net. If you have trouble getting ahold of her, please let me know and I'll send you her phone no. off the list.
HTH,
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| M_Leader |
| Posted on: January 3rd, 2006, 8:33pm |
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Just another thing. This class has also generated some interest in a 4th grade and younger Explora class. Tabbi (mtandg@yahoo.com) is collecting names to see if there's enough interest. Contact her if you would like to do it.
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