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Enrichment Class Topics
The following is a partial list of class subjects offered by Little Scientists. All lessons can stand alone or be integrated into a series of enrichment programs.
|
Class
Title |
Overview |
Take Home
Project |
The Magic of Color |
Students discover the
effects of mixing and separating colors. |
Rainbow;
chromatogram |
Why the Sky is
Blue |
Students learn how
scattered light can generate different colors. |
Light
catcher |
|
The Magic of the
Kaleidoscope |
Students learn the
components of a kaleidoscope and how multiple mirrors project
images. |
Kaleidoscope |
The Magic of
Crystals |
Students learn about
crystals that area part of their daily life |
Colored sand crystal
patterns |
|
Why Leaves Turn
Colors in the Fall |
Students learn the
parts of a tree and why trees lose leaves in the season. |
Model
Tree |
| Students explore the properties of gravitational forces. | ||
The Center of
Gravity |
Students learn the relationship between balance and gravity | Center of Gravity Finder |
|
|
Students learn and explore the properties of inertia | Inertia Demonstrator |
| What Makes a Ball Bounce | Students learn about the properties that affect how a ball bounces | Ball |
|
Magical
Magnets |
Students explore the
properties of magnets and magnetism. |
Magnet |
Magnetic
Attraction |
Students learn about
magnetic fields and the polarity of magnets. |
Drawing of magnetic
fields, magnetic attraction game; floating magnets |
|
Harvest
Time |
Students explore the
signs of harvest. |
Bird
feeder |
The Science of
Solutions |
Students experiment
to find out which common substances will mix. |
Goop |
|
Different States of
Matter |
Students learn about
three forms of matter and how molecules change from one state to
another. |
Thermometer; model of
three states of matter |
The Magic of
Chemistry |
Students explore the
evidence of a chemical change. |
Chemical sensitive
paper |
|
The Wonders of a
Volcano |
Students discover how
volcanoes are formed, |
Volcano
model |
|
All About
Rocks |
Students learn how
rocks are formed and are classified into three major
categories |
Rock collection box
and sample rocks. |
The Science of
Sound |
Students learn
different sounds all depend on vibrations |
Musical instrument;
telephone |
The Magic of
Winter |
Students learn how
plants and animals prepare and adjust for the winter. |
Model snowflake;
Winter match up sheet |
|
The Prehistoric
Dinosaur |
Students discover the
science of paleontology |
Dinosaur
model |
|
Digging for Fossils |
Students examine
fossils and learn about these records of earlier times |
Fossil |
The World of
Computers |
Students are
introduced to the components of a computer and how it works (3
sessions) |
Computer generated
storybook |
|
Signs of
Spring |
Students learn the
parts of a plant and the role played by each |
Seed doll; model
plant |
| The Magic of Spring | Students learn the basic parts of plants | Bean plant |
The Science of
Bubbles |
Students experiment
with different properties of soap bubbles |
2 and 3 dimensional
bubble blowers |
The Science of
Flying |
Students learn how
Bernoulli's principle gives planes lift |
Airfoil and wingless
airplane |
|
Flying
Higher |
Students learn about
man-made aerial items other than planes |
Paper helicopter;
boomerang |
The Power of
Pressure |
Students learn about
atmospheric pressure |
Cartesian
diver |
How Straws
Work |
Students learn how
atmospheric pressure makes straws and siphons work |
straw art;
siphons |
|
The Magic of Static
Electricity |
Students experiment
with the forces of static electricity |
Static electricity
tube |
|
What is the Solar
System |
Students learn the
components of the solar system |
Planetary
mobile |
Lenses and
Telescopes |
Students learn about
the principles of lenses and the components of a telescope |
Telescope |
Our Earth, Our
Moon |
Students learn about
the relationship between our earth and moon |
Floating lunar
astronaut |
|
What Makes the
Changing of the Seasons |
Students learn about
rotation, revolution, and the tilting of the earth. |
Rotating earth
model |
All About
Weather |
Students learn about
the types of weather and weather measurement |
Tornado
Bottles |
|
The Magic of Surface
Tension |
Students explore the
force of surface tension |
Marbled
paper |
Floating and
Sinking |
Students learn how
the shape and weight of an object affect its buoyancy. |
Sail
boat |
|
The Wonders of the
Ocean |
Students learn about
the animals and plants that live in the ocean |
Rock/shell
paperweight |
The Science of
Shells |
Students learn how
different shells are made and classified. |
Shell collection
box |
|
All About
Water |
Students explore the
properties water (H2O) and learn about the changes water undergoes in
daily life. |
Water molecule
model |
|
The Salt
Marsh |
Students will
understand the adaptations organisms have gone through to survive in
salt and fresh water. |
Fiddler Crab
Model |
|
The Art and Science
of Sand |
Students will learn
what sand is made of , how it is made, and what it is used for. Different
types of sand are explored. |
Sand
painting |
|
The Magic of the
Periscope |
Students will learn
about the basics of optics and mirrors. |
Periscope |
|
The Rocky Inter tidal
Zone |
Students will explore
how tides affect plant and animal life at the seashore. |
Salt Water
Tank |
What Holds Us
Up |
Students learn what
would happen if we didn't have bones to hold us up. |
Skeleton |
|
All About
Teeth |
Students learn what a
cavities, how it is formed and how it is detected, plus the structure and
function of different teeth |
Model
tooth |
|
DNA, Genes and
Heredity |
Students learn about
the basics of genetics and molecular biology. |
Gene model,
fingerprint |
|
All About
Animals |
Students learn about
the differences between mammals, amphibians and reptiles |
Animal Classification
Chart |
The Beautiful
Butterfly |
Students will
experience firsthand the various stages in the development of a
butterfly. |
Butterfly
model |
Separation
Science |
Students study how
mixtures can be separated |
Separation prediction
sheet; chromatogram |
|
Sticky
Science |
Students learn about
adhesion and cohesion |
Glue
sample |
|
Stickier
Science |
Students learn more
about adhesion and cohesion |
Sticky putty; student
made sticky note pad |
All About
Electricity |
Students study basic
electric circuits |
switch; schematic
diagram |
|
All About
Electromagnets |
Students learn about
the relationship between electricity and magnetism |
Electromagnet |
|
All About Electric
Motors |
Students learn the
components and how an electric motor works |
Simple
motor |
Energy and
Motion |
Students learn about
potential and kinetic energy. |
Roll back; optical
illusion |
| The Primary Colors | Students learn to identify the primary colors | primary color sheet; color pattern ribbon; color wheel & top |
| Shades of Blue | Students will learn about color variation | blue/white gradient; blue/yellow gradient; pendant |
| What are Shapes? | Students will learn about the different shapes | sorted shape sheets; wax shapes |
| Circles and Balls | Students will learn about how an object’s shape affects its rolling ability | rolling art |
| What is a Magnet? | Students will learn about and explore the properties of magnets | Wanda magnetic |
| Magnets Push and Pull | Students learn how magnets can be used to repel things or attract things | magnetic car |
| Stop and Go | 3 different surfaces on triangle block | |
| All About Nature | Students learn to understand nature observations | bird house |
| Plants are Different from Animals | Students will learn the parts of plants and how they are different from animals | palm & leaf impressions |
| The Wonder of Flower | Students learn the parts of a flower and the role each one plays | model flower |
| Growing Plants | Students learn how plants grow | grass ball |
| The Buzzing Bee | Students will learn about bees | model bee |
| Velcro | Students will learn about Velcro and how it works | Velcro music sticks |
| Hot and Cold | Students learn about heat | simple thermometer |
| The Air Around Us | Students will learn some of the properties of several gases | simple barometer |
| Air Helps Us Float | Students will learn and explore how air affects buoyancy | pontoon boat |
| What is Adaptation? | Students learn that animals adapt to survive | Vision image chart |
| Animal Ears Are Different | Students will learn how animals have adapted to respond to sound | model ears |
| What are Hands and Feet for? | Students explore how hands and feet are adapted to different needs | model feet |
| Our Sense of Smell and Taste | Students will learn and understand the relationship between smell and taste | Scratch and smell sheet |
| Why is it Cold Outside in the Winter? | Students learn to identify the season of winter and what kind of coverings keep us warm | changing seasons game |
| How do Animals Survive the Cold? | Students learn how winter affects animals | hibernating animal model |
| So Where is There Air? | barometer | |
| What is a Bubble? | Students will learn the materials a bubble is made out of and that all soaps make bubbles | Bubble art |
| Separation Science | Students will learn that different solutions can be separated by different procedures | chromatograph |
| All About Water | Students will explore water’s properties and learn how it changes | model water molecule; polyacrylamide gel animal |
| All About Electricity | Students will learn about electricity | electric switch; schematic diagram |
| All About Electromagnets | Students will learn about electromagnets as well as the relationship between electricity and magnetism | 4 activities; electromagnet |
| Inside an Electric Motor | Students will learn how an electric motor works | 2 activities; electric motor |
| Energy and Motion | Students will learn the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy | 9 activities; optic illusion cards; roll back |
| Sticky Science | Students will learn how things stick together and how to compare this force | 4 activities; student-made glue |
| Stickier Science | Extension and expansion on “Sticky Science” | 6 activities; paper pad; sticky putty |
|
Volume 2A ages 6 plus |
||
| Going Fast with Friction | Students will learn about friction | 5 activities; friction prediction sheet & bottle lid |
| Rolling Along | Students learn about how wheels and axles are used in vehicles | 7 activities; wheeled vehicle |
| Learning About Levers | Students will learn about the first class lever | 5 activities; lever worksheet; first class lever |
| Knots and Nails | Students learn about how knots and wedges are used to hold things together | 7 activities; knot sheet; wooden pegs & Styrofoam block |
| Getting to Know Gears | Students will learn about gears and explore how they work | 8 activities; simple gears |
| The Power of Pulleys | Students learn about fixed and movable pulleys | fixed & movable pulleys |
| Spiral Science | Students learn about inclined planes and screws | 5 activities; spiral inclined plane; block & screws |
| More Machines | Students will learn about more kinds of levers and wheels | 5 activities; flyswatter |
|
Volume 3A ages 6 plus |
||
| Our Eyes | Students will learn how their eyes work | 8 activities; inverse-color flag picture |
| Metals | Students will learn about the properties that are used to identify metals | 6 activities; metal/nonmetal prediction sheet; metal tester |
| Actions and Reactions | Students will learn the relationship between actions and reactions | 7 activities; balloon air rocket |
| Lungs and Breathing | Students learn that breathing is an exchange of gases and also how their lungs work | 6 activities; model diaphragm |
| The Sense of Touch | Students will learn about the sense of touch and how we use it | 6 activities; touch prediction chart; samples of tested items |
| Working with the Ocean | Students learn about how we interact with the ocean | sextant |
| Planet Earth | Students will learn about the different parts of our world | 5 activities; model of the lithosphere |
| The Science of Polymers | Students learn about the effects of changing variables, illustrated by changing the proportion ratios of ingredients in solutions to make polymers | 4 activities; polymer experimental chart; polymer samples |
| Volume 4A ages 6 plus | ||
| Air Pressure and Rockets | Students will learn how air pressure can propel rockets | 6 activities; balloon rocket |
| Rockets need Energy | Students learn why rockets need energy | 7 activities; propeller driven rocket |
| Building Rockets | Students will learn how rockets are built | 5 activities; gas powered rocket |
| Water Pressure and Rockets | Students learn how water pressure can be used to propel rockets | 5 activities; air and water rockets |
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