Your eager junior scientist will delve into a world of excitement and awe as they study the intricate complexities of things immensely small as atoms and cells, or vast, mysterious and wondrous as the universe itself. Emphasis is placed on hands-on learning, including labs, microscope work, and projects which stress ingenuity researching how things work and their impact of Science on everyday life.
Covered topics will include the scientific method (learning to think, question, and create labs like a true scientist), astronomy, biology, geology, human anatomy, genetics, weather, the structure of the earth, simple machines, and Newton’s Laws. All students will embark on this scientific journey as they promote scientific literacy, while inspiring and supporting advanced study in science-related careers, like:
Astronomer & Astronaut – Get ready NASA as the A+ students’ blast off into understanding the marvels of outer space and our universe through examination of the solar system, planets, galaxies and trips to the moon. Your Astronaut/Astronomer will answer the questions: How are rockets made? Why does the moon have phases? How old is the solar system and the universes?
Meteorologist – They’ll discuss the tumultuously mysterious behavior of weather and climate influenced through the delicate interconnected balance of sun, water, air, and earth. They will recognize and predict what propels storms and tornadoes and discuss how hurricanes unleash their fury.
Geologist – Study the origins, movements, and formations that build the landscape of the Globe. Your student will study rock, minerals, fossils and plate tectonics. They will find answers to such questions as why are there earthquakes, where the glaciers were, and how far, deep, and old is the sea. Biologist, Ecologist – Your young researcher will study the resilient adaptive interconnection between things both living and non-living and the mysterious nature of those few entities that straddle both worlds such as virus.
Physics & Chemistry - Our bright Einstein’s will explore the nature of motion, matter, and energy. They will observe what constitutes the very atoms that build our existence and the mystifying forces that hold it together and move it into creations of wonder. |