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Science Explore!
and Human Biology(scroll to the bottom)
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SCIENCE EXPLORE!
Themes
A. Methods of Science
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Scientific Method
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This lab session introduces students to the common methodology used by scientists to formulate questions, make predictions, develop and perform experiments, collect and analyze data and draw conclusion. Students will be presented with a problem and asked to develop their own ideas to formulate a solution, make predictions, and test their solution. Students will also discuss the implications of science in society, and investigate how their conclusions could impact the world. |
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Measurements and Volume
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Our budding scientists will gain an understanding of the significance of accuracy in measurement as part of scientific observation and inquiry. Together we will learn the concepts of measurement through hands-on activities that provide opportunities for children to learn the proper way to measure. |
B. Power up with Electricity
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Electricity
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Don't be shocked, your Jr. Scientist will learn the fundamental concepts of electricity. Through hands-on activities, they will gain an understanding of the atomic model as it relates to conductivity, static and current electricity, and be able to tell you why the light comes on! |
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Watts Up
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Children discover the world of electricity. They will see sparks fly from a Van de Graaff generator. Children make feathers levitate by creating a static field. They also tack on a wig to the Van de Graaff to generate a brilliant, hair-raising display from the repelling forces of charged atoms! Children assemble a Static Stick to Take-Home for some electron-jumping fun! |
C. It is science, only looking magical
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Magnetic Magic
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This lab reveals the science behind magnet magic and magnetism mysteries. Children use magnetic wands to explore magnetic fields' attracting and repelling forces, confuse compass needles, and magnetize paper clips. Entertaining demonstrations illustrate the magnet's gravity-defying abilities and educate children about the Earth's magnetic properties. They bring the experience home with the Magnet Lab Take-Home. |
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Optical Illusions
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This topsy-turvy topic challenges children to see the physics of optical illusions. Children discover optical illusions as a twisting coil climbs up and down without moving, and when a towel turns into a dog! They manipulate flexible mirrors and explore the world with inversed vision and make a classic mirror illusion, the periscope to take home. |
D. Molecules in Action
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Dry Ice Capades
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Children in this class will probe the shifting states of matter through a series of engaging demonstrations and inquiry-based activities. The class warms up with a
molecular movement exercise to learn about the three states of matter. Dry ice, used in a series of tests explores the properties of matter at extreme temperatures. Children use balloons to help visualize the volumetric difference between matter in solid and gaseous states. The class rolls toward a grand finale that engages the group in catching a cloud !
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Harnessing Heat
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Children learn about the concepts of heat and heat transfer. They act out hot-cool molecular movements and work with a pair of unequal copper pipes to feel heat change. They build thermometers, participate in a tactile temperature test, and heat things up in a thermometer- changing, sand-shaking session. This warms down with a take-home temp- sensitive card that reacts to hot hands! |
E. The Vast Universe
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Planets and Moons
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Students set off on a voyage to discover the Solar System. Students impersonate the planets to compare their sizes and distances from the Sun, recreate a solar and lunar eclipse, and become particles on a voyage into a planet's core. Students build planetary puzzle cubes to take home; these cubes can be put together to form images that are out of this world!
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Sun and Stars
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Students investigate the Sun and distant stars, and the galaxies they form. Children will explore stellar life cycles, create new solar systems, and make their own constellations. The class concludes with a 3—dimensional exploration of the Big Dipper that students will be able to take home with them. |
F. Fun Reactions
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pH
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Students explore the crazy chemistry of acids and bases in this fascinating one-hour program on the pH scale. The pH Phactors hydrogen and hydroxide give a colorful introduction, and the Phantastic pH test is applied to common household chemicals. Students are challenged to bring a mystery liquid to a perfect pH balance. The Phestival ends with a Stopper-Popper reaction!
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Polymer chemistry (Slime)
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The Mad Science slime recipe is revealed in this ooey gooey chemistry class! Students will learn about slime and its basic ingredients in a series of hands-on activities. Polymer paper clips and cross-linking magnetic marbles will help to examine the key components of slime. Varied concoctions of slime will stir up in scientific style, and the properties of slime will be tested in a team-spirited fashion at the Slime Olympics!
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G. Life is Good!
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Cells
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Young scientists will know the difference between animal cells and plant cells! Theylearn the functions of each cell organelle. With this introduction into cell biology we will learn such biological concepts as osmosis and semi-permeability. They may an edible cell to take-home.
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Photosynthesis
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Students get introduced to photosynthesis, including an understanding of the chemical processes at work in the plant and its role as the beginning of energy flow in food webs. They do a simple paper chromatography on chlorophyll and testing for starch as they explore the amazing photochemical reaction called ‘photosynthesis”. Concepts will be presented such that young elementary graders are able to understand this all important life process |
H. Time to be Healthy
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Nutrition
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This class focuses on nutrition and fitness including the essential components of a healthy diet and lifestyle. Children participate in building a nutritional pie chart using life-sized food replicas and perform experiments to learn how our bodies fuel up on food. The children will also get to experiment with chemical mixtures called emulsions to learn how bile works. At the end of the program, the children will receive a Take-Home Step- O-Meter—a great fitness tool to measure step counts! |
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Tantalizing Taste
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Children develop a taste for science! They get hands-on with magnifiers, model tongues, and mirrors to see what their own tongues look like. A quick-tasting test sorts out which class members are supertasters. A nose-plugging experiment links taste and smell, and children scientifically sniff-out extracted scents. A Scratch ’n Match take home explores the sense of smell using scented cards. |
Human Biology
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Your Respiratory System
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This program explores the human respiratory system, its function and how it relates to other body systems. Using hands-on activities and lots of visual demonstrations, students have an opportunity to discover the differences between a healthy lung and a unhealthy lung that had been abused with tobacco use. The students learn the health consequences of smoking including atherosclerosis, emphysema, and lung cancer. Students make and take home their own Tobacco Slime which clearly illustrates what effects tobacco has on our lungs |
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Inner Workings |
Welcome to your insides! Students will be introduced to basic concepts of human anatomy in this hands-on look at the body. They will use their prior knowledge to assemble the organs of the digestive system, and orient themselves in the three dimensional organization of the digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems. They will examine in detail the digestive tract, and gain an appreciation for its incredible length and will also learn about the circulatory system, and the double pump action of the heart. Using a model for the pumping action of the heart, students will explore the function of the heart’s chambers and valves. |
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Your Skin and the Sun |
Students will learn the parts and function of the skin, and the importance of protecting the skin from excessive UV radiation. They will also learn about skin cancer and how it develops from the hazards of UV exposure. Each student will take home a Sun Beads kit in which they can make their own UV detecting key chain. |
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Molecular genetics is the foundation of numerous cutting edge medical, agricultural research, and others. It is the basis for many technologies that have advanced mankind. This program will give the students a peek into the exciting world of chromosomal DNA in living cells. They will learn about the molecular structure and properties of DNA by building their own DNA model. They will learn its biological functions particularly DNA replication and translation. They will also peek into the various genetic aberrations associated with genetic disorders. The learning and fun is capped with a hands-on activity on isolation of wheat germ DNA. |
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Healthy Bones |
This topic introduces students to the basic concepts of skeletal anatomy. They will manipulate life-sized human skeleton models, and examine how the different bones of our skeleton articulate, and how the joints operate. Students will also learn the importance of nutrition as it relates to bone development. Finally, students will critically examine skeletal injuries, and determine the cause, diagnosis and treatment of various bone traumas.
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