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Fall / Autumn Session
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Silly Static
Students will be introduced to static electricity in this supercharged class! Young physicists will experiment with static charges and make a charge detector!
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Electromagnetism
Students will learn about the relationship between electricity and magnetism as they observe magnetic fields and make an electromagnet.
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Circuit Circuit
Students will be introduced to current electricity as they
learn to build a simple circuit using batteries, wires, bulbs, and switches.
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Snap to It - Level 1
Students will be introduced to electronics by using Snap Circuits (tm) to build projects.
The kit offers 100 different projects with varying levels of difficulty.
(Note: The kit is available for purchase. See online store.)
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Snap to It - Level 2
Building on what they learned in Level 1, students will choose more complicated projects to build.
(Note: The kit is available for purchase. See online store.)
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Machine Madness
Students will learn about simple machines and energy
as they assemble a model crane and race cars
down a track. Students will also make a level.
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Awesome Osmosis
Students will learn about the role of osmosis in cell biology as they make vegetables cry and smell the inside of a
closed balloon.
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Polymermania
Students will learn about polymers and non-Newtonian fluids in this icky, sticky class. Students will make a polymer model out of paperclips, use superabsorbent chemicals, and more.
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Have a Heart (and Lungs)
Students will learn about the human body and how it works. Students will listen to their heartbeat with a stethoscope, make a model heart and lung, and make
lung slime.
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Super Soap
Students will learn about soap chemistry as they build borax crystals, scare black pepper, and make a bubble solution to take home.
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Chemistry 101
Students will be introduced to the basics of chemistry
as they learn about the periodic table, experiment with acids and bases, and make chemical reactions!
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Forensic Detectives
Students will help solve a mystery by training to be Junior CSIs. Students will take their own fingerprints, conduct chemical analyses, and use chromatography to identify an ink sample. |
Spring Session
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Star Gazers
Students will explore the sun and other stars as they learn about constellations. Students will make a constellation viewer and take home a star finder map.
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Rockin' Rocks
Students will love this course on geology. Students will dig for gemstones and conduct geological tests on them. Best of all - they take home what they find!
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Natural Disasters
Students will learn about natural disasters as they make a model earth, erupt volcanoes, make vortexes, and experiment with lightning.
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Magic Science
Students will learn the science behind magic tricks
as they do a balloon trick, make water disappear, and make magic paper rings.
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Dinosaur Days
Students will learn about dinosaurs as they explore paleontology. Students will observe and identify fossil specimens from millions of years ago and make a replica fossil to take home.
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A Tale of Time
Students will learn about ancient and modern clocks as they use sundials, pendulums, hour glasses, and water clocks. Students will make an hourglass to take home. |
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Fees and Policies
Student Fees: $48 for 4 weeks and $72 for 6 weeks
Travel Fee: additional $10 per student for travel to King County
Number of Students: Minimum 10 and Maximum 25
Missed Classes: There are no refunds for missed classes.
Inclement Weather Policy
Science Express will make all reasonable efforts to conduct our program on the date it is scheduled. However, if driving conditions are unsafe, we will need to reschedule the program. We will contact you on the program date to discuss other arrangements.
Cancellation Policy
Please notify us at least 14 days prior to the program date if you need to cancel any classes (including additional classes on the same day)
Otherwise, a $50 cancellation fee will be assessed. There is no fee to reschedule a class.
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