LOCATION: 1140 Oakcrest Park Dr, Encinitas, CA  92024 [map]
TIMES: Mondays, 3:30 - 5:00pm
FEES: $139 Resident/ $149 Non-Resident
TERM: 6 weeks unless noted
AGES: 5 to 15

FALL - WINTER 2008

Sep 8 – Oct 13 (6 wks)

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?

• Could a constrictor snake suffocate you?

• How dangerous is a laser, really? How hard is it to trick your eyes? What’s inside the pupil of your eye?

• What makes the colors in fireworks?

• What color is white light?

• Can sound waves break a bridge? How about a drinking glass?

• It’s up to YOU to find the answers!

 

Incredible Chemicals & Intricate Eyes!   [5-7 yrs]

• Watch enzymes cause a soda fountain spurting 20 feet in the air!

• Observe metals burning and make foaming invisible gasses.

• Create indoor snowstorms for a snowball fight! Concoct sub-zero liquid nitrogen smoothies.

• Zap an electric pickle. Slice with a real laser.

• Shock your eyes with optical illusions and black light glow.

• Check out intricate human and animal eyes.

• Learn the intricacy and precise design in our visual system.

• See sound form water waves and make objects dance to a tune.

Oct 27 - Dec 8; Skips Nov 24 (6 wks)

DangerPlanet  [8-11 yrs]

• Investigate some of the craziest places on earth—oozing volcanoes and deep ocean depths!

• Can plants sense sound, light or gravity?

• What is the best rocket fuel? What damage can lava cause?

• Can an octopus bite off your finger?

• Can you create a working geyser?

• Is it possible to create a sedimentary rock? How long does it take for a fossil to form?

• Can plants sense sound, light or gravity? Can a person lift a car?

• Only YOU can find out!

 

Amazing Air Pressure, Fascinating Fossils & Daring Divers!  [5-7 yrs]

• Conquer the skies like the Wright Brothers!

• Test wing shapes and fly planes 300 feet! Lift people and crush cans with air pressure.

• Make whipped cream get giant and balloons huge with vacuum power.

• Take a ride on a real air-cushion hovercraft!

• Crack open hidden geode crystals!

• Watch walking, exploding, burrowing, oceangoing seeds!

TO ENROLL: Call 760-943-2260 or visit www.encinitasrecreg.com

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