CarlsbadTIMES: Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
FEES: $94 Resident/ $104 Non-Resident
TERM: 4 weeks unless noted
AGES: 5 to 15
TO ENROLL: Call 760-602-4680 or click here.
FALL - WINTER 2008
Sep 11 – Oct 2, 2008 (4 weeks)
FlameFury
[8-11 yrs]
Grab your goggles and hold on! Can you make a rocket out of a soda bottle? What kind of fire BURSTS INTO FLAME when you pour water on it? Which will win—Flaming Hot Iron or Super frozen Liquid Nitrogen?
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Could a constrictor snake suffocate you?
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How dangerous is a laser, really? How hard is it to trick your eyes? What's inside the pupil of your eye?
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What makes the colors in fireworks? What color is white light?
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It’s up to YOU to find the answers!
Incredible Chemicals & Intricate Eyes! [5-7 yrs]
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Watch enzymes cause a soda fountain spurting 20 feet in the air!
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Observe metals burning and make foaming invisible gasses.
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Create indoor snowstorms for a snowball fight! Concoct sub-zero liquid nitrogen smoothies.
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Zap an electric pickle. Slice with a real laser.
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Shock your eyes with optical illusions and black light glow.
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Check out intricate human and animal eyes.
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Learn the intricacy and precise design in our visual system.
Oct 9 – Oct 30, 2008 (4 weeks)
ShockSense
[8-11 yrs]
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Give your senses the ride of their life!
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Can sound waves alone cause a bridge to break—not to mention a glass goblet? Can blind people “see” with sonar?
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Could your voice be heard in a vacuum? Can you sense distant vibrations through the ground?
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Can sound waves drive you crazy? Which is stronger—newspaper or balsa wood?
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Can water boil at room temperature? What is the best rocket fuel?
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How far can a Gyrating Vortex travel? What kind of machines can hover on air?
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Can heavier-than-air objects float away?
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YOU must uncover the truth!
Strange Sound Waves & Amazing Air Pressure! [5-7 yrs]
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See sound form water waves, make objects dance, crack glass!
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Watch bats and dolphins "see" with sound. Encounter amazing inventions of geniuses like Bell and Edison.
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Conquer the skies like the Wright Brothers!
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Test wing shapes and fly planes 300 feet! Lift people and crush cans with air pressure.
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Make whipped cream get giant and balloons huge with vacuum power.
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Take a ride on a real air-cushion hovercraft!
Nov 6 – Dec 4; Skips Nov 27, 2008 (4 weeks)
DangerPlanet
[8-11 yrs]
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Time to investigate some of the craziest places on earth—oozing volcanoes and deep ocean depths!
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What damage can hot lava cause? Can you create a working geyser?
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Is it possible to create a sedimentary rock? How long does it take for a fossil to form?
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Can plants sense sound, light or gravity? Can a person lift a car?
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Which is heavier—gold or lead? Would your eardrum burst if you dove underwater too far?
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Can an octopus bite off your finger? How does a fish raise and lower its buoyancy?
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Only YOU can find out!
Fascinating Fossils & Daring Divers! [5-7 yrs]
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Crack open hidden geode crystals! Watch walking, exploding, burrowing, oceangoing seeds!
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Create your own collections of awesome minerals. Assemble sedimentation tanks.
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Dissect incredible flowers and see plant carnivores consume their prey!
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Observe buoyancy and scuba diving gear in action. Create your own liquid density tank.
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Take home a unique collection of sea shells! Make a diver that rises and sinks on command!
TO ENROLL: Call 760-602-4680 or click here.
For MATH classes in this location click here.