Grade 4-6 Curriculum Based Workshop Themes
Grade 4: Healthy Habitats
Students will learn about carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, populations, & communities. They will see how even small changes in nature can lead to massive effects. We will demonstrate how energy moves through a food chain and explain why some is lost at every stage. Students will understand how & why a habitat can support only a limited number of organisms.
Grade 4: Light & Sound Energy
Classes discover wave movement & how changes in amplitude & frequency cause pitch & volume. They will experiment with Boom Whackers to create a classroom musical performance & use model eardrums to see how waves are changed into electrical impulses. Light sources are tested & we determine the reflective and refractive properties of materials.
Grade 4: Mineral Mania
What is classification? What is the difference between a rock & a mineral? Who was Friedrich Mohs? Students will learn about the rock-cycle, how to identify a variety of rocks & minerals, and the uses of rocks in daily life. No lesson on geology would be complete without a volcanic eruption. The students will also have the chance to pan for gems.
Grade 4: Powerful Pulleys & Groovy Gears
Oh no! Rogue Mad Scientist, Professor Chaos, has stolen all the pulley and gear knowledge in the world! Can your team relearn everything that's lost and prevent disaster? Take-Homes: Desk Elevator and Gear Toy Defeat his dastardly plan by discovering and sharing knowledge that survived the brain drain! What are pulleys and gears? Where are they used? How do they work?
Grade 5: Change Matters
During fun & interactive demonstrations, students will be able to answer the age-old question; what’s matter? Frosty dry Ice and hot melting metal will be used to exemplify the changes that can occur to matter. Evaporation, condensation, and sublimation; three awe-inspiring words students won’t soon forget. Students will be amazed to discover the differences between physical and chemical changes.
Grade 5: Excellent Energy
Our Steel Balls experiment will make an impact as students familiarize themselves with the scientific method. They will test a variety of materials in order to transform energy from one form to another. The class will be asked to think long-term as we discuss renewable & non-renewable energy sources and make predictions and suggestions for the future.
Grade 5: Forces Acting Up
Students will identify internal & external forces acting on structures & measure material strength in a series of compression, tension, and torsion tests. They will create & evaluate mechanical systems designed to decrease input force. They will look closely at four bridge types & assess how each one handles dead and live loads, as well as the strains from natural phenomena.
Grade 6: Air & Aerodynamics
Up, up and away! During this fun & uplifting workshop students will be blown away as they investigate the mighty properties of air and identify how it is possible for humans to fly. Throughout a series of experiments, children will discover air pressure and Bernoulli’s Principle. The wonders of flight, lift, drag, propulsion, and gravity will all be revealed.
Grade 6: Electrifying Science
Students will harness the power of static & current electricity to build parallel & series circuits, test conductors & insulators & explode a balloon to learn about fuses! Watch as our Wimshurst machine generates lightning inside the classroom. They will research power stations, investigating energy alternatives and measuring the current of fruit batteries.
Grade 6: Space Spectacular
Students become astronauts & learn about our place in the Solar System, learn about conditions on other planets, & experience the chills of spacesuit cooling systems. Our laser-guided maze teaches students how technology is crucial to space exploration. Back on Earth, they will replicate Sun, Moon, & Earth rotations in order to create indoor eclipses.
Grade 6: University of Diversity
Students will discover the ways that living things can be classified. They will delve into the Animal Kingdom & learn the characteristics & anomalies of the planet’s largest group. Their understanding of warm & cold-blooded creatures will deepen & they will learn to make predictions about adaptations for a range of environments. Bacteria & plants will also be examined.
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