Grade 1-3 Curriculum Based Workshop Themes
Grade 1: Body Basics
Join us as we journey into the depths of our skeletal, digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems and discover the amazing way our brains coordinate all that we do! Students will investigate their senses, test their eyes and noses, and try to communicate using Braille. They will love learning about their environment and all the living things that share it.
Grade 1: Energy In Our Lives
This workshop demonstrates how solar energy can make things move and change colour. Students will also investigate energy conservation and consumption. They will find it fascinating to track energy changes in their own bodies by knocking down bowling pins and creating energy circuits that transform electrical energy into light and sound.
Grade 1: Mad Seasons
Children will discover there are different seasons & the role that weather plays in our lives. Models will show how the Sun & Earth gives rise to days and years and students will see how different parts of the world experience the cycle of seasons. They will learn how humans, plants, and people prepare for seasonal changes in different ways.
Grade 1: Spectacular Structures & Mad Materials
As Junior Engineers students will build structures and identify the cool shapes used to provide strength and stability. In this hands-on workshop children will identify three types of materials (wood, plastic, and fabric) used in building structures. Grade 1 students will use their five senses to gather information about secret mixtures and to guess the materials used in creating them.
Grade 2: Animal Changes
Students learn the difference between mammals, insects, reptiles, & plants and see how animals have adapted to various environments. Bird beaks are investigated in our “Eat Like A Bird” activity. The cyclical nature of life is discussed using an unusual example and classmates will use their newfound knowledge to delve into animal growth and changes.
Grade 2: Essential Air & Water
Students in this workshop will learn to recognize air and water in various places & states. They will discover sources of water in our natural environment. They explore how air can move objects and collapse structures by using changes in temperature and pressure. A model water cycle will be built to demonstrate evaporation, precipitation, and condensation.
Grade 2: Mad About Matter
As Junior Scientists, students will explore the three states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas. They will be amazed to discover that water can exist as each state of matter. As the children pour and mix liquids they will gain a greater understanding of the concept of buoyancy and density. Reinforcing the importance of safety in the home and school, we will identify product warning symbols.
Grade 2: Moving Machines
Levers, inclined planes, pulleys, screws, wedges, wheel & axles; all simple machines every Junior Engineer will need to know. Throughout a series of hands-on experiments, students will understand the purpose of the six simple machines and will identify examples around them. Gravity, balance and friction will all be put through a Mad Science test as children work together using inclined planes.
Grade 3: Make it Move
Move it, move it, move it! The mighty forces of gravity, inertia and friction will be tested in this fun & interactive workshop. Students will investigate what forces come into play as they start, stop, attract, repel, and change direction of an object. Students will be amazed to discover the ways in which each force affects the operation of everyday devices.
Grade 3: Picking Apart Plants
Students will look closely at a variety of living plants and identify the similarities and differences between them. They will see how vascular plants move nutrients and water through their stems and investigate seed dispersal methods. Students will set up an experiment to see the effects of light and water on the germination of bean seeds.
Grade 3: Super Strong Structures
Squares, triangles, cylinders, domes and arches will all be explored as we introduce students to the super strong world of sustainable structures. As students work together building a bridge, they will gain valuable experience asking and solving important structural issues. Throughout a series of cool hands-on experiments, students will identify building materials best suited for a structure
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