Winter Classes 2010

Animal Friends

Pet a baby chick, feed a guinea pig its favorite food, and catch a fish with a big green net. This class uses gentle animals in activities designed to enhance a child’s early experiences with living things. A participating adult must attend with each child.
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Ages 2-3
Eight Thursdays
4:00–4:45 p.m.
January 28-March 18 Full

Science Exploration Through Art

What happens when you mix paint with soap, shaving cream, or glue? How do you make homemade paper? Can you use flowers and vegetables to color fabric? Young artists explore and compare properties of various materials as they blend science, art and fun. A participating adult must attend with each child.
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Ages 3-4
Four Mondays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 25-February 22 (no class February 15)

Four Tuesdays
9:30–10:30 a.m.
January 26-February 16 Full

Science Toys

Learn about the properties of the physical world by inventing toys. Explore color mixing; and make a rainbow wand filled with incredible, super-absorbent crystals. Learn about gravity and inclines by constructing a marble runway, and invent your own recipe for play dough. Make a project to take home each week. A participating adult must attend with each child.
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Ages 3-4
Four Tuesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
February 23-March 16

Squiggly Wiggly

An amazing world of animal homes and hideaways exists in our own backyards – under rocks, on leaves, and in the soil. Find out why “roly polies” curl up into a ball, learn how earthworms help your garden, and follow a snail’s shimmering trail. These activities nurture a respect and understanding of each organism’s place in nature. A participating adult must attend with each child.
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Ages 3-4
Four Tuesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 26-February 16

Tails and Whiskers

You and your child will meet friendly animals–one very soft, one very green, one that flies, and one that swims. We’ll pet them, feed them, and even see one take a bath! A participating adult must attend with each child.
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Ages 3-4
Four Mondays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
March 1-22 Canceled

Four Tuesdays
9:30–10:30 a.m.
March 2-23

 

Physical Science For Curious Kids

Young scientists make kites, magnetic toys, and light circuits to take home as they take experiment and share their observations on topics such as electricity, magnetism, and properties of air and light. These activities foster an intuitive framework for later science learning. A participating adult must attend with each child.
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Ages 4-5
Eight Wednesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 27-March 17 Full

Tricks Animals Play

What are some of the tricks that animals play to protect themselves from their enemies or to get food? Have you ever seen an insect with a make-believe face, a fish that puffs itself up like a balloon, or an animal that loses its tail? Join our class, and discover how animals fool each other…and us.
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Ages 4–5
Eight Mondays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 25-March 22 (No class February 15) Full

Eight Thursdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 28-March 18 Full

Fizz and Foam

Do you have a curious young chemist at home? In this class, children investigate foamy foods, colorful liquids, and bubbling solutions. Measuring, mixing, weighing, and pouring will never be more exciting!
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Grades K-1
Four Tuesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 26-February 16 Full

Four Wednesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 27-February 17

Fur, Feathers and Scales

Hold furry, scaly, slimy and feathered residents of the LHS Animal Discovery Room and discover the world of animal classification. Meet Mr. Bones and compare his skeleton to other vertebrates. Investigate warm-blooded and cold-blooded creatures inside and out.
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Grades K-1
Four Tuesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
February 23-March 16

Four Wednesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
February 24-March 17

I Want To Be A Scientist When I Grow Up

Put on your scientist’s lab coat, and explore the mysteries of magnetism, motion, light and color. Record your results in your own scientist’s research notebook, and compare your findings with those of your new scientist friends. Parents become lab assistants and help continue the investigations at home. A participating adult must attend with each child.
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Grades K-1
Eight Thursdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 28-March 18

Lego Kingdom

Enter the fairytale world of King Whitebeard and Queen Brownhair. Help the king and queen improve their kingdom by designing and building structures such as towers, walls, and bridges. Make your inventions even more amazing with moving parts such as pulleys and levers. Work with your fellow engineers to figure out solutions to fun challenges.
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Grades K-1
Eight Mondays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 25-March 22 (no class February 15)

Stirring Up Science

Become a “mad mixer” and turn everyday substances into your own weird concoctions. Get ready for some science surprises as you explore familiar and mysterious substances. Figure out how to make solutions that form crystals and freeze liquids in less than ten seconds to make popsicles.
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Grades 1-2
Eight Tuesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 26-March 16

Lego Engineering

Discover your inner engineer as you design, build, and create with Legos! In this class you will build simple machines—like levers, pulleys, gears, and wheels—and explore ways to use them to solve challenges and do the work for you.
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Grades 2-3
Eight Thursdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 28-March 18 Full

Zoom, Twirl, Fly

Come explore the physics of motion as you experiment with how and why things fly, float, or hover. Take time to explore and experiment with the forces of motion, then put your engineering skills to work on constructing and tweaking your zooming creations.
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Grades 2-3
Eight Wednesdays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
January 27-March 17 Canceled