HOMESCHOOL: ELEMENTARY (AGES 6-8)
FALL 2020 LAB SERIES: Students can register for full semester or as individual labs.
Tuesdays, September 15-December 15
No class October 13, November 3 or November 24
11:00am-12:15pm
Ages 6-8
Explore what it means to be an Entomologist, and get an up close look of your local area through insect collection and identification. Students learn the biology, ecology and anatomy of bugs through field and lab observation, experimentation, microscopy and dissection.All lab costs are included in registration fee. Course enrollment is limited to 12 students. See lab descriptions here.
- DIVERSITY OF INSECTS - Tuesday, September 15
- INSECT ANATOMY - Tuesday, September 22
- INSECT ADAPTATIONS - Tuesday, September 29
- LOST LADYBUG PROJECT - Tuesday, October 6
- NOT AN INSECT! - Tuesday, October 20
- BUG HOMES - Tuesday, October 27
- LIFE CYCLES - Tuesday, November 10
- SOCIAL INSECTS - Tuesday, November 17
- POLLINATORS - Tuesday, December 1
- INSECT HOST PLANTS - Tuesday, December 8
- BUTTERFLY MIGRATION - Tuesday, December 15
Instructor: Suzanne Law
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $200 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount
Tuesdays, September 15-December 15
No class October 13, November 3 or November 24
12:30pm-1:45pm
Ages 6-8
Kids learn about how the world works through curiosity and inquisitiveness, and get some of their hard-to-answer questions answered as we explore the science of everyday mysteries.All lab costs are included in registration fee. Course enrollment is limited to 12 students. See lab descriptions here.
- WHY DOES THE SKYCHANGE COLOR? - Tuesday, September 15
- WHY DO WE DREAM? - Tuesday, September 22
- WHY DO FINGERS WRINKLE WHEN THEY GET WET? - Tuesday, September 29
- WHY ARE PLANTS GREEN? - Tuesday, October 6
- WHY DO WE REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN? - Tuesday, October 20
- WHY DO SOME BALLOONS FLOAT? - Tuesday, October 27
- WHY IS SPACE DARK? - Tuesday, November 10
- WHY ARE TRAFFIC LIGHTS CERTAIN COLORS? - Tuesday, November 17
- WHY DO WE WASH OUR HANDS? - Tuesday, December 1
- WHY DO BUGS BITE ME? - Tuesday, December 8
- WHY IS THE OCEAN SALTY? - Tuesday, December 15
Instructor: Candra Umunna
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $200 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount
Thursdays, September 17-December 17
No class October 15 or November 26
9:30am-10:45am
Ages 6-8
Students become meteorologists as they learn about wind, rain, and the sun. Students explore the scientific explanation behind tornadoes and hurricanes, learn about different cloud types, model our atmosphere and learn about making weather predictions. All lab costs are included in registration fee. Course enrollment is limited to 12 students. See lab descriptions here.
- OUR ATMOSPHERE AND THE SUN - Thursday, September 17
- TEMPERATURE - Thursday, September 24
- THE WATER CYCLE - Thursday, October 1
- CLOUDS - Thursday, October 8
- RAINBOWS - Thursday, October 22
- WEATHER TOOLS - Thursday, October 29
- WEATHER FORECASTING - Thursday, November 5
- THUNDER AND LIGHTNING - Thursday, November 12
- TORNADOES - Thursday, November 19
- HURRICANES - Thursday, December 3
- SNOW AND ICE - Thursday, December 10
- CLIMATE - Thursday, December 17
Instructor: Suzanne Law
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $220 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount
Thursdays, September 17-December 17
No class October 15 or November 26
11:00am-12:15pm
Ages 6-8
Students learn about working in a science lab. Lab topics include, safety procedures, proper measurement techniques, learning the proper use scientific tools and equipment (balances, microscopes, measuring tools, pipets), basic chemical reactions and tests, and how to conduct simple science experiments. All lab costs are included in registration fee. Course enrollment is limited to 12 students. See lab descriptions here.
- THE METRIC SYSTEM - Thursday, September 17
- SUPERBUG MEASUREMENT LAB - Thursday, September 24
- DENSITY EXPERIMENTS - Thursday, October 1
- TEMPERATURE EXPERIMENTS - Thursday, October 8
- THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD - Thursday, October 22
- CREATING SCIENCE GRAPHS - Thursday, October 29
- THE PERIODIC TABLE - Thursday, November 5
- EXPERIMENTING WITH pH - Thursday, November 12
- USING MICROSCOPES - Thursday, November 19
- CHROMATOGRAPHY EXPERIMENTS - Thursday, December 3
- DNA EXTRACTIONS - Thursday, December 10
- DISSECTION BASICS - Thursday, December 17
Instructor: Tina Oresteen
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $220 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount