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| mtandg |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 12:47am |
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Hey everyone hope you are having a great summer of fun! Remember July 7th at HIGH NOON will be the date to remember for new homeschool science clubbers open registration! Returning members will be registering on July 5th! Also, please DO NOT call Explora to sign up, it will only be myself and another mom signing everyone up for all the age groups and levels via email only this year! Explora only signs up their own advertised classes and leaves it up to the groups to do their own registering. We will have all the information and forms ready for everyone after registration! If you have any questions do not hesitate to email me and feel free to pass this along to anyone who wants to get on the email updates list for NMMNH and Explora.....Tabbi mtandg@yahoo.com
I will be posting syllabi for each age group! |
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| mtandg |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 12:53am |
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Grades K-1, Ages 4-6
Either Mondays from 1-2PM or Tuesdays from 11-12
Home School Custom Exploration Series (Fall 2006—grades K-1)
Contact: Tabitha Orr
#1Be a Mad Hatter
Everyone has worn a hat, but have you ever thought about why? Students test fabrics to determine which are the most water-repellant, explore how hats’ forms are related to their functions, observe hats in works of art, and make original hats to wear home. Also, you’ll have time to decorate an Explora “home school science club” shirt.
#2Leaves, Leaves, Leaves
Sort a variety of leaves and observe them up close. Students discover how special leaves are by investigating the hidden colors in a green leaf and exploring leaf patterns with rubbings and prints.
#3Color Mix-Up
Experience the magic of colors changing before your eyes! Students use unusual materials to combine the primary colors and form new ones. They also learn the vocabulary of elementary math equations, such as “red plus blue equals purple,” eliciting “oohs” and “aahs” along the way.
#4Crazy about Chromatography
Inside an ordinary black marker is a rainbow of color waiting to escape! Students investigate how paper chromatography is used to separate the components of mixtures, and test colored markers, food coloring, and candy to see what unexpected colors each contains.
#5Spinners and Rollers
Discover different ways of spinning by making spinning toys! We’ll design, observe and compare rolling systems using a variety of wheels, cups and spheres.
#6Do You Hear What I Hear?
Marvel at a number of alternative musical instruments and discover how they make their distinctive sounds. Explore pitch, tempo and dynamics through a number of audio and kinesthetic activities.
#7Is it an Insect?
We’ll watch insects in action, discover how many legs insects have and find out what they eat. Then, we’ll design our own insects to take home.
#8Where Does the Food Go?
You’ve wondered about this question. Let’s answer it in the Explora Theater by consulting our 8-foot-tall, blue-haired doll, whose canvas body unzips to reveal ten large digestive, circulatory and respiratory organs. We’ll learn what these body parts do and how to stay healthy, too!
#9Gears, Ramps and Blocks
Experiment with gears of different sizes, ramps of different heights, and blocks of different materials. Can you use your engineering skills to build a tall tower, move objects with gears, or roll an object down a ramp?
#10Measure Me
Students discover measuring concepts, like more and less, weight and height, in this practical exploration. We’ll use scales, measuring cups, droppers and more to explore the concept of measuring.
#11Wonderful Water
Get wet exploring the properties of ice, water and water vapor during a number of exciting activities.
#12Make Sense of Your Senses
Explore each of your five senses as you walk on different textures, match pairs of scents, identify mysterious sounds and more.
#13Exciting Electricity
Electrically charged balloons will be a source of excitement as children participate in a number of activities about static electricity and electric current. We’ll witness electricity in action on the exhibit floor and go home humming a song about electricity.
#14Mysterious Matter
Investigate properties of solids and liquids as you compare and contrast different kinds of matter. Students will experiment with mysterious mixtures, swirling liquid layers and more. |
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| mtandg |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 12:56am |
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Grades 2-4, Ages 7-9
Either Mondays from 1-2PM or Tuesdays from 11-12
Home School Custom Exploration Series (Fall 2006—grades 2-4)
Contact: Tabitha Orr
#1Be a Mad Hatter
Everyone has worn a hat, but have you ever thought about why? Students test fabrics to determine which are the most water-repellant, explore how hats’ forms are related to their functions, observe hats in works of art, and make original hats to wear home. Also, you’ll have time to decorate an Explora “home school science club” shirt.
#2Ecology of the Forest
Play in the dirt to discover who and what is in it. Test soil samples for absorption and percolation, and find out how soil supports the health of the forest and the lives within it.
#3In Contrast: Chemistry, Light and Photo
This exploration makes students “sensitive” to light. Experiment with black-and- white photographic paper, penlights and photo-chemicals to make abstract drawings and prints with light.
#4Facts of the Matter
Atoms in motion—fast or slow—is what determines the states of matter we know. We’ll use liquid nitrogen (-320 degrees Fahrenheit) and other materials to help students explore the properties of solids, liquids, gases and plasma.
#5Creating Rhythm with Ordinary Objects
Convert everyday objects into musical instruments! Students explore how the tone and timbre of various instruments are related to the instruments’ composition, and use their newly created instruments to explore Latin rhythms.
#6Creative Programming
Get creative with computers and an icon-based programming language. Students develop graphic designs and animated objects using simple programming techniques, and attempt programming challenges like moving animated robots through a computer maze.
#7Delve 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.
#8Food 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.
#9Forced into Action
Get on the move with Isaac Newton and discover the laws that govern motion. Eggs may break and balls will fly as students do experiments with simple toys to learn about inertia and to determine the forces, velocity and acceleration of objects in motion.
#10Building a Memory
Students use their bodies to understand tension and other architectural forces in this constructive exploration. They also discover elementary structural principles and model-building techniques as they create their own unique architectural monuments.
#11The Heat is On
We’ll use dramatic hands-on, tabletop experiments to help students understand how molecules transfer heat through conduction, convection and radiation.
#12Discovering Digital Art
Use computers, scanners and cameras to explore digital art by combining drawing, photography and collage to manipulate images and make digital prints.
#13Mysterious Mixtures
Using chemical analysis and powers of observation, each student determines the composition of his or her own mystery mixture. Chemical reactions, suspensions, solutions and mixtures are all part of this mystifying exploration.
#14Mobiles: Twisted but Balanced
Students explore balance, movement and design by constructing sculptures in the style of Alexander Calder’s mobiles. We compare and contrast symmetry and asymmetry in design and weight, and explore cause and effect as students try to balance weights and physically work out visual choices. |
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| mtandg |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 12:59am |
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Grades 5 and up, Ages 10 and up
Either Mondays from 1-2:30 or Tuesdays from 1:30-3PM
Home School Custom Exploration Series (Fall 2006—grades 5 and up)
Contact: Lisa Jensen
#1Out of the Blue
How can you make copies without a photocopy machine? Explore the chemistry of blue-printing and make art using the power of the sun.
#2Altered States: Pressure
Discover how pressure changes in a vacuum chamber and explore the relationship between temperature and pressure as you use pressure probes, laptops and graphing software.
#3Building a Memory
Explore tension and other architectural forces in this constructive exploration. Discover elementary structural principles and model-building techniques as you create your own architectural monuments.
#4Galileo’s Universe
Students gravitate towards experiments that have them swinging pendulums, rolling masses, and dropping objects as they explore several of Galileo’s famous experiments. Learn about the laws that govern falling objects and the actions of pendulums.
#5Musical Strings
How many ways can you get a plain old string to make sound? In this exploration students explore vibration, discover how string length is related to pitch, and build an original wooden stringed instrument.
#6Creative Programming
Get creative with computers and an icon-based programming language. Students develop graphic designs and animated objects using simple programming techniques, and attempt programming challenges like moving animated robots through a computer maze.
#7In Defense of Spiders
This interactive courtroom drama will not determine the fate of spiders…or will it? Students play a part in this test of arachnid justice!
#8Discovering Digital Art
Use computers, scanners and cameras to explore digital art by combining drawing, photography and collage to manipulate images and make digital prints.
#9Very Small in the Universe
Scientists use their senses all the time, but they also have to make inferences about things they can’t see. Students will use bicycle wheels, diapers, water, and their own senses to learn about atoms and other small particles.
#10Eratosthenes’ Shadow
Visit the Explora Theater and meet Eratosthenes, chief librarian in ancient Alexandria, Egypt. He used geography and geometry to calculate the circumference of the earth. Eratosthenes will share the mathematical method he used for solving this problems and will take students outside to take their own measurements and calculate the Earth’s circumference for themselves.
#11Kaleidoscop-Crazed
Explore the amazing properties of mirrors, lenses and light and discover all the wonderful images and colorful patterns you get when angles and symmetry come into play. Students design and build their own unique kaleidoscopes.
#12Pigments of Your Imagination
Do artists need to understand chemistry? Explore the art/science connection by using pigments to make your own paints. Then, use your handmade paints to create original works of art.
#13Musical Math and Acoustical Arithmetic
How do fractions and frequency determine pitch? How does division translate to rhythm? Take time out to investigate this beautiful music/math connection.
#14Gearing Up and Gearing Down
Mesh your teeth into this exploration! Manipulate and arrange a variety of gears to speed up and slow down. Observe the teeth and turns of the gears to calculate the ratios that govern the transfer of power in a machine. |
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| mtandg |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 1:00am |
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| Oh yes and the prices will be $70 for the younger levels and $112 for the 5th and up...after registrations then you will be contacted by Explora for payment information! We will have all registration forms available as you register! |
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| mtandg |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 1:21am |
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| Oh yes and classes start the week of August 14th and run for 14 weeks |
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| mmmommy |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 3:35pm |
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A little new to this. Do we just send our registration to you via email or do we actually go to the Explora to sign up? Also, no siblings together in the classes. Does this mean my 2nd grader and 4th grader will need to go at different times?
Thanks,
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| mtandg |
| Posted on: June 16th, 2006, 3:52pm |
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Okay, send me your email so that you can be on the email list when we call for registrations. Registrations will only be via email and another mom and myself are taking the registrations NOT EXPLORA..they only run the classes we have to get the participants. No siblings means children not registered for the classes can not attend the classes so a younger sibling can not attend the class where the older one is registered. Explora is being strict on the age guidelines so if you have a 7 and a 9 yr old they can be in the class together but if you have a 6 and an 8 yr old they will be in separate classes at the same time. Email me with more questions and add your email to the announcement list for Explora & New Mexico Museum of Natural History happenings.......
An aside:
at this time I now have over 200 emails on the above mentioned update list! Great homeschooling community wouldn't you say!! |
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| twoopy |
| Posted on: September 20th, 2006, 5:00am |
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Hi there.. ..I realize this is halfway through, but am wondering if they will let us join still? Do they pro-rate or is it just not possible to join until the next session?? Please let me know... ..we would have one child in each of the three levels, and would prefer the Monday classes as they are all at the same time!  Thank you so much!!
Misty
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Alyssa (11), Katie (7), Madison (4) |
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| looneybin4sure |
| Posted on: June 12th, 2007, 3:23am |
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I'm new to your forum. I was getting excited about this Explora thing in August then realized that it says 2006! Why is this still up at the top of the page if it's OLD? Will Explora be offering this same program for 2007? I'm confused.  |
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| looneybin4sure |
| Posted on: July 15th, 2007, 7:10pm |
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Hello?!?! Is this site on auto-pilot? Is there anyone who will answer my questions please?  |
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| Admin |
| Posted on: July 15th, 2007, 7:59pm |
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| carissanichols |
| Posted on: July 17th, 2007, 2:13am |
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Hi there! I adjusted the title to reflect that this was from 2006.
Sorry for the confusion! 
I'll take the heat for that lapse of attention . . . I'm a new sidekick (as a moderator) and I've volunteered to check for new posts, threads, etc. In this case, I IDEALLY should've responded sooner.
FYI: In general, we don't usually interfere and edit the titles afterwards (although it would be great for the original authors to do so) to indicate that the event passed. One thing that really helps is to includ a date in the title, if appropriate.
Thanks for bringing this concern to attention.
But I must send a message here, especially as a new moderator.
In all things, let's try to emit positive support and build alliances.
"Hello?! Is this site on auto-pilot?" Let's try to not be confrontational like this because nothing constructive is accomplished when we "burn each other" online, however indirectly. (Build alliances on behalf of your children, your family, yourself . . . it will get you far, truly! One's network can be one's greatest asset. None of us are truly face-less.) |
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