HOMESCHOOL: ELEMENTARY (AGES 8-10)
FALL 2020 SERIES: Students can register for full semester or as individual labs.
SCIENCE OF INVERTEBRATES
Mondays, September 14-December 14
No class October 12 or November 23
9:30am-10:45am
Ages 8-10
Students study the biology and ecology of several invertebrate phyla, including their basic anatomy, behaviors, and role in food webs, as well as practice proper microscopy and dissection procedures. All lab costs are included in registration fee. Course enrollment is limited to 12 students. See lab descriptions here.
- AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES - Monday, September 14
- MICROSCOPIC INVERTS - Monday, September 21
- BRINE SHRIMP - Monday, September 28
- PLANARIA - Monday, October 5
- MARINE INVERTEBRATES - Monday, October 19
- CORAL REEF INVERTEBRATES - Monday, October 26
- BIVALVE DIVERSITY - Monday, November 2
- TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES - Monday, November 9
- WORM DISSECTIONS - Monday, November 16
- INSECT LIFE CYCLES - Monday, November 30
- TERRESTRIAL CRUSTACEANS - Monday, December 7
- PARASITIC INVERTEBRATES - Monday, December 14
Instructor: Suzanne Law
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $220 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount
Mondays, September 14-December 14
No class October 12 or November 23
11:00am-12:15pm
Ages 8-10
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 - Monday, September 14
- SUPERBUG MEASUREMENT LAB - Monday, September 21
- DENSITY EXPERIMENTS - Monday, September 28
- TEMPERATURE EXPERIMENTS - Monday, October 5
- THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD - Monday, October 19
- CREATING SCIENCE GRAPHS - Monday, October 26
- THE PERIODIC TABLE - Monday, November 2
- EXPERIMENTING WITH pH - Monday, November 9
- USING MICROSCOPES - Monday, November 16
- CHROMATOGRAPHY EXPERIMENTS - Monday, November 30
- DNA EXTRACTIONS - Monday, December 7
- DISSECTION BASICS - Monday, December 14
Instructor: Tina Oresteen
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $220 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount
Wednesdays, September 16-December 16
No class October 14 or November 25
9:30am-10:45am
Ages 8-10
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 - Wednesday, September 16
- TEMPERATURE - Wednesday, September 23
- THE WATER CYCLE - Wednesday, September 30
- CLOUDS - Wednesday, October 7
- RAINBOWS - Wednesday, October 21
- WEATHER TOOLS - Wednesday, October 28
- WEATHER FORECASTING - Wednesday, November 4
- THUNDER AND LIGHTNING - Wednesday, November 11
- TORNADOES - Wednesday, November 18
- HURRICANES - Wednesday, December 2
- SNOW AND ICE - Wednesday, December 9
- CLIMATE - Wednesday, December 16
Instructor: Suzanne Law
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $220 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount
LEGO® ENGINEERING LABS
Wednesdays, September 16-December 16
No class October 14 or November 25
11:00am-12:15pm
Ages 8-10
Students learn fundamental engineering principles related to force and motion, explore how simple machines and mechanisms reduce the effort needed to move objects, and design and construct structures and machines out of LEGO®to investigate how design affects functionality.All lab costs are included in registration fee. Course enrollment is limited to 12 students. See lab descriptions here.
- LEGO®BRIDGES - Wednesday, September 16
- LEGO®MAZES - Wednesday, September 23
- LEGO®MACHINES: WHEELS AND PULLEYS - Wednesday, September 30
- LEGO®POWER CRANES - Wednesday, October 7
- LEGO®MACHINES: LEVERS AND WEDGES - Wednesday, October 21
- LEGO®CHAIN REACTIONS - Wednesday, October 28
- LEGO®MACHINES: INCLINED PLANES AND SCREWS - Wednesday, November 4
- LEGO®MECHANISMS: GEARS - Wednesday, November 11
- LEGO®POWER CARS - Wednesday, November 18
- LEGO®SWEEPER - Wednesday, December 2
- LEGO®DRAGSTER - Wednesday, December 9
- LEGO®DOGBOT - Wednesday, December 16
Instructor: Tina Oresteen
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full Series - $220 OR $20/lab
10% off sibling discount