TIMES: Tuesdays
FEES: $166
TERM: 7 weeks
AGES: 5 to 12
TO ENROLL: Call (858) 756-2461.
FALL - WINTER 2008
Sep 2 – Oct 14, 2008 (7 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?
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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 21 – Dec 2, 2008 (7 weeks)
DangerPlanet
[8-11 yrs]
Which is stronger—newspaper or balsa wood? Can water boil at room temperature? What is the best rocket fuel? Can you make an anti-gravity machine? Can plants sense sound, light or gravity? Which is heavier—gold or lead? Would your eardrum burst if you dove underwater too far? Can an octopus bite off your finger? How does a fish raise and lower its buoyancy? Here's just a taste of the activities you'll do to find out!
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Throw a space-age gyroscopic football—up to 600 feet!
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Simulate hot lava flows and observe the damage caused by such intense heat.
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Form a fossil-filled sedimentary rock in a matter of hours.
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Trick a plant into growing sideways or even upside-down! 40360
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Ride on a man-sized hovercraft.
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!
More classes to be announced
TO ENROLL: Call (858) 756-2461.