2012 Spring Session Class Descriptions

Every class that we design at Kids Science Labs, begins with a fundamental question that is asked by kids everyday, and then hands-on science is used as a vehicle for engaging, discovering, and learning through actually experience, not just explanation. 

Here's a sneak peak at what we are teaching this Spring Session (March 12 - June 2, 2012) 

NexGen Design Lab: On Saturdays, our next generation designers (Ages 9-12) will be doing advanced product design and re-engineering of everyday products, incorporating science from all five our science foundations.

During the weekdays (M-Th) our next generation designers (Ages 9-12) will be engaged in an Advanced Immune System series.  Students will even have the option to perform their first simple dissection and microscope experiment. Parents don't worry, its perfectly safe, engaging, and adapted to be age appropriate.

Physiology & Food Science: Kids love Grossology, so our Saturday students, ages 3-8, will be led on an exploration of our immune systems in this captivating series on how our bodies protect us. Students will experiment with the functions of skin, understand the goo in our ears, what stomach acid is and why we need it, and learn how germs spread and attack. During the weekday, kids ages 3-8 will learn How Stuff Works III (see below). 

Toddler Discovery Science: Our toddlers will move from exploring How Stuff Works in the Winter to a new Science Fundamentals series. Our youngest scientists (Ages 2-3) will do brand new experiments involving compare/contrast, color design, rainbows, and all five senses, including a taste of physiology & food science.  Join us as we mix, pour, and measure our way to understanding our world.

Science Fundamentals: Kids are always asking really basic science questions and its time to engage our weekday scientists with a brand new series that explores how spiderman walks on walls (pressure & suction), how tape works (adhesives), and why bowling pins fall down (momentum) and even projectile motion in a class called Flying Chickens. Each week we address a new question and explore how things work.

For parents interested in further detail, a sample description of a single class in each of the five science foundations is provided below:

How Stuff Works

Fruit Smashanomics: Fruit mania meets beginning physics in this class that allows children to compare the structure of fruits while exploring gravity, impact, and acceleration in a splat-tastic way!

Physiology & Food Science

Scab Lab: What's that goo oozing from my bandaid? Students find out this and more in a scab lab where they investigate how scabs form and how bandages help them heal. 

NexGen Design LabCreativity & Design

Strings That Sing: Children strum into sound vibrations in this class about the engineering of common string instruments and jam with resonance, sound waves, and pitch. 

 Science Fundamentals

Liquidity Lesson: What is a liquid and how is different from solids? Students will explore everyday household items to understand principles of some common and uncommon liquids . 

Planet Earth & Green Technology

Erosion Implosion: Kids learn about the strength of water, how our beaches are formed, and how to create natural and manmade barrier walls to protect our homes and environment from the power of water. 

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