Sessions for Saturday March
29, 2008
2nd/3rd
Let’s Go Fly a Kite
Spring is in the air, and soon you'll see a lot of
kites in the air, too! You probably know that kites
need to have wind to work, but they also need a good
bit of geometry and science. In our session you'll
learn how to tetrahedrons and triangles help kites
fly.
Totally Terrific Tie Die
The students will be all the rage this spring and
summer with their totally terrific tie die
bandannas. We will use a mess-free process using
simple materials such as sharpie markers and rubbing
alcohol to make designer bandanas. It will be
sure to get attention wherever the students wear
it!
Wings of Flight
As spring arrives, so do the birds and other flying
creatures. In this session participants will work
with paper airplanes of different designs and
explore the design as it relates to the flight of
birds and other flying creatures.
Biology of Gross
Ever wonder what the purpose of snot is? Or where
earwax comes from? Why do people pass gas? In
the Biology of Gross session, we will do some
activities to answer these questions and better
understand how our bodies work. We’ll run some fun
experiments with taste and optical illusions.
4th/5th
It's a HOOT! -
OWLS of Georgia
This session introduces you to the fascinating
world of owls. By using sterilized owl pellets, you
will reconstruct the owl's prey by piecing together
the bones and studying the skulls. Owl pellets
contain valuable clues to what the owl was eating,
and the habitat in which the owl was hunting. You
will also learn where owls live, how they see so
well at night and how to tell if there are owls
living nearby.
Structures 101
This session
invites students to learn about different types of
structures and what makes them stable. Using an
Engineering Design challenge, students will build
their own structures and investigate the forces that
act on them.
Multi-Colored
Gas Bubbles Trapped in a Whirlwind
Have you ever been bored at home with nothing
interesting to do? Would you like to learn about an
activity that you can do by using a few simple items
found in your kitchen? The exciting thing is that
you can learn about physical versus chemical changes
in science at the same time you are having fun. WHO
SAYS SCIENCE HAS TO BE BORING?
Shrinky Dink Cells
Have you ever wondered about differences between
plants and animals? During this hands-on session you
will make models of plant and animal cells, study
their parts and see why plant and animal cells are
different from each other.
Panpipe Workshop
During this session you will explore sound by
creating a musical instrument. You will assemble a
panpipe or palla and compose a simple song. This is
a start to finish lesson in creating one's own
instrument.
Super Market Science
Students will learn
how chemistry influences the textures and nutrients
people can find in food. We will look at how
polymers are created via chemical reactions and
where we can find them in food. Students will learn
about how calcium fortified foods, like milk and
orange juice, make calcium available to the body.
6th/7th
2008: Another Space Odyssey
This week’s KIDS Club session presents a special
opportunity for your child. Dr. Tom Orlando,Chair of
the Georgia Tech Chemistry Department is opening his
lab and research for our KIDS Club participants.
During this session students will experience lab
experiments dealing with the chemistry of cosmic
dust that was collected during Space Shuttle
missions. The students will see how Dr. Orlando uses
lasers and other lab equipment to determine the
contents and origin of the dust.
Previous Sessions Offered during '07 - '08
Saturday
October 27, 2007
2nd and 3rd Grade Sessions
"I Wonder . . ."
Have you ever extracted DNA... from a fruit? Are
you faster than a speeding bullet? Are you
interested in the structure of organs and ... your
liver? In "I Wonder", you will become scientists,
and answer your own questions through
experimentation!!! I Wonder will challenge you to
innovate, explore, and find your own answers to all
these questions and more! (And yes, DNA feels so
cool!)
Bouncing Around
with Silly Putty!
In this exciting make and take science project,
students will be able to explain and participate in
the process of creating silly putty, America's
favorite liquid-solid. Students will be able to
define key science terms such as coagulation,
polymers, covalent bonds, molecules and explain
exactly what a "liquid-solid" is. They will use
measurement and computation skills to make their own
silly putty. Students will also extend their
understanding of silly putty by brainstorming other
fascinating uses for silly putty - the most popular
bouncy, stretchy, pick-up-the comics fun stuff!
I'll Huff and
I'll Puff, now GO!
Have
you ever wanted to build and control your own
racecar? Well here is your chance.You will learn
about basic forces of wind power as you design and
build your very own wind powered racecar using a
limited set of materials. Then when the time is
right you will have the chance to test your car with
the others in the class.
4th and 5th Grade
Sessions
Do-It-Yourself
Headphones
Explore the origins of sound and how magnetic forces
can help produce sound. In this session you will
discover how electromagnets can be used to produce
speakers, and you will build your own headphones!
Tantalizing
Tessellations
Explore the exciting world of tessellations. Be
inspired by examples and the works of other artists
who make this math skill applied to art look so
exciting. Learn the formula and create your own
tantalizing tessellation to take home.
Email: Connect
A
hands-on computer game, students play the role of a
“network” as they route packets of information in
the form of special email from their computer to a
destination computer on the other side of the
screen. During play they must navigate different
types of routers and switches, avoid hackers and
computer problems and ensure their email is
rearranged in the right order. They learn how the
Internet transports email communications and how to
deal with difficulties that impede sending and
receiving these important communications.
Slime, Silly
Putty, and Liquid Magnets: When Liquids Don’t Act
Like Liquids
Non-Newtonian fluids are substances that can act
like both liquids and solids, depending on the
pressure applied to them. In this session, we will
see how it is possible to shatter Silly Putty, face
the mysterious Cornstarch Monster, and poke a hole
in a liquid. We will also learn about ferrofluids,
a.k.a. – liquid magnets.
Revolutionizing the Cookie Industry
Learn how product output was revolutionized during
the industrial age by operating an assembly line to
run your own cookie company. Students will be able
to take home their own their products J
!
Water Works
Have you ever wondered where the all the rainwater
goes after it hits the ground? Did you realize that
every community in America captures this water and
eventually uses it to drink, wash, and live our
lives? In this session you will learn how we can
test the quality of the water in our community and
what is required to make it safe for us to interact
with.
6th and 7th Grade
Design Challenge Session
3… 2… 1…
LIFTOFF!!
Explore
rocketry through exciting design challenges
including: discovery of which fuels will help
your rocket have maximum performance, design and
construction of a two stage rocket, and learning
how to calculate total height of a rocket’s
flight.
Saturday January
26, 2008
2nd and 3rd Grade Sessions
Fun with Rice and
Rockets
For thousands of
years Rice was a main ingredient in many culture's
food source, but now with the popularity of "Dancing
with the Stars" you will have the opportunity to
create the latest craze in the industry, dancing
rice. Then just when you thought you had seen it
all, you will explore the realm of secret messages
and end the session with a hair-raising adventure as
you launch your very own rocket.
Along Came a
Plant!
Students in this
session will follow the growth of a plant from seed
to roots to stem to leaves to flower to fruit. They
will start by imitating the life cycle of a plant,
explore the relationships between plants and
sunlight, and create the right conditions for seed
germination. Students will identify the types of
plants that produce many of the foods we eat, as
they create a salad snack to eat. At the end of the
session the participants will produce and receive a
set of directions to complete many of the
experiments at home.
Rolling Around
Students will
explore circles through stories, games, hula-hoops,
and moon pies as they discover the relationships
between the different parts of the circle: radius,
diameter, and circumference.
The Secret Paper
They might be
ordinary household items, but with a little luck and
a dose of science they create hidden messages. See
how you can use ordinary items found in your kitchen
cabinets to create and erase hidden messages with
your siblings and friends.
4th and 5th Grade
Sessions
Do-It-Yourself
Headphones
Explore the
origins of sound and how magnetic forces can help
produce sound. In this session you will discover how
electromagnets can be used to produce speakers, and
you will build your own headphones!
Disappearing
Peppermint
Ever wonder why
some things are hot and some are cold? What do “hot”
and “cold” really mean anyways? Come discover
exactly how a thermometer works and the meaning of
what it measures by conducting experiments on candy.
You will get to design your own experiment testing
how fast a piece of candy can dissolve in different
temperatures of water. Learning about matter and
molecules has never been this tasty!
Slime, Silly
Putty, and Liquid Magnets: When Liquids Don’t Act
Like Liquids
Non-Newtonian
fluids are substances that can act like both liquids
and solids, depending on the pressure applied to
them. In this session, we will see how it is
possible to shatter Silly Putty, face the mysterious
Cornstarch Monster, and poke a hole in a liquid. We
will also learn about ferrofluids, a.k.a. – liquid
magnets.
You Scream, I Scream, We all Scream For… Phase
Change!
In order to
have a phase change in matter heat must be either
gained or lost. Phase changes occur all around us in
everday life. In this session, we see how heat is
lost in order to change substances from a liquid
state to a solid state. Students will also be able
to observe how adding solute to a solvent changes
the physical properties of that solvent.
Water Works
Have you ever wondered where the all the rainwater
goes after it hits the ground? Did you realize that
every community in America captures this water and
eventually uses it to drink, wash, and live our
lives? In this session you will learn how we can
test the quality of the water in our community and
what is required to make it safe for us to interact
with.
The
Biology of Gross
Ever wonder what the purpose of snot is? Or where
earwax comes from? Why do people pass gas? In
the Biology of Gross session, we will do some
activities to answer these questions and better
understand how our bodies work. We’ll run some fun
experiments with taste and optical illusions.
6th and 7th Grade
Design Challenge Session
Tantalizing
Tessellations
Explore the
exciting world of tessellations. Be inspired by
examples and the works of other artists who make
this math skill applied to art look so exciting.
Learn the formula and create your own tantalizing
tessellation to take home.
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