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SCIENCE/MATH

Shockingly Sticky Science: In Shockingly Sticky Science, students will learn Watts-Up with electricity and build their own static tubes, learn the marvels of magnets as they construct their own Magnet Maze, and get sticky with polymers (a.k.a. slime)! We will create our own soda pop and as a grand finale students will learn all about heat and get to make their own cotton candy to eat!! This program promises to be educational and entertaining. Ages - Youth Program (8-13) Class code: C-WEIRD

Detective/Spy Lab:

Step into the shoes of a detective — uncover the science involved in evidence gathering and analysis. Student will use the powers of observations and investigative gear to find, collect and analyze evidence. Students also become a super-spy. They build binoculars, discover what it takes to keep things safe and how technology works in the spy game! They will take turns on short surveillance shifts to test their observation abilities and create their very own Secret Safe while challenging others to crack the code!
Ages - Youth Program (8-13)
Class code: C-DETEC

NASA: Academy for Future Space Explorers

Comets, planets, stars and more are all waiting to be discovered. Learn about the four forces of flight, the challenges of space travel, and participate in a rocket launch! Discover technology and everyday objects designed for outer space. Students will build a 3-D solar system puzzle, make a Cosmic Chronometer™ watch to measure the time here on Earth, learn the difference between stars, planets and satellites in the night sky, race a balloon rocket and design your own car engine as students learn about thrust. Ready to blast off?
Ages - Youth Program (8-13)
Class code: C-SPACE

Chemistry and Biology Adventures

Explore fundamental “nuts and bolts” of chemistry, starting with the principle of “chemically counting” using the chemists’ unit of measure, a mole. Figure out the contents of a mystery solution using standard chemical reactions, and then campers will apply the principles of analysis in assaying real, off-the-shelf pain relief tablets for aspirin content. Cool molecular model building introduces chemical structure and bonding. The topics here range from creating electrical current using chemical systems (exactly as a battery does) to plating (chemically bonding) one metal onto another. Students will also explore how animals and bugs move through their world.
Ages - Youth Program (8-13)
Class code: C-CHEMB

Future Engineers and Inventor's Workshop

Discover how to make simple machines like the wheel and axle, and gear and pulley solve everyday problems. Students will become a Jr. Engineers as they build simple machines to address difficult challenges (e.g. carry an teddy bear across a room, lifting weights, launching marshmallows). Students will explore the shapes of structures like arches and geodesic domes and build bridges to test loads. Students will prepare a statement of need, sketch the machine, plan construction, build the machine and iterate on design for improvements.
Ages - Youth Program (8-13)
Class code: C-INVEN

Blast off in Flight

Birds, kites, planes and rockets, if it flies in the air, it will be included as students investigate different types of aerodynamics and apply Newton's Laws of motion. Students will be building airplanes, hovercrafts, balloon-copters, kites and play with water and stomp rockets, solar bags and parachutes. They will learn about inertia, gravity, role of wind and stages of flight. Students will surely have a blast.
Ages - Youth Program (8-13)
Class code: C-BLAST

Mystery of the MoLi Stone (Math):

Students explore the underlying structure of our number system and look for patterns in our number system. Then, students compare and contrast different number systems. To set the stage, students are commissioned as mathematicians on an archeological dig to uncover the mysteries of numeration systems etched on a stone similar to the Rosetta Stone.
Ages - Youth Program (8-13)
Class code: C-MOLIS

Singapore Math Workshop:

Students will learn analytical and logical approaches to solving different types of math problems. Instructors will go through the various approaches in a step-by-step manner. Students improve their critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they learn to find a pattern, sketch a diagram, make a list or rtable working backwards, and use reasoning.
Ages - Youth Program (8-13)
Class code: C-SMATH

MythBusters in Science:

In this exciting class, students will conduct hands-on experiments which test popular scientific myths and detect what is real and what is fiction. Students will hypothesize and then perform precise tests to "Prove" or "Bust" myths. This class helps students understand how applying the scientific method to problem-solving can be fun and amazingly cool. Could a child really be carried away by a bunch of helium balloons? This and other myths will be addressed.
Ages - Teen Program (13-16)
Class code: C-MYTHB

Physics in Amusement Parks:

This class allows students to explore the math and physics behind amusement park rides. Students brainstorm and draw a model of their ride, and then improve on their ride as they learn about friction, speed, acceleration, potential and kinetic energy, and centripetal and centrifugal force. Then, students build and test a workng model of their design using K'nex roller coaster kits.
Ages - Teen Program (13-16)
Class code: C-AMUSE