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Membership Bonus

Join us for Home School Connections classes and receive a $20 discount on any level membership.

 

science fair 

Open to all home school students on March 6, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Download Registration form HERE! 

Family science nights 

All Ages
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tween classes 

Ages 11 and up
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      usery park classes 

        Ages 6-10
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 explorer classes 

 Ages 6-10
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EXPLORER CLASSES

 

Pre-registration required for all programs.
all classes are non-refundable.

to register, CONTACT Mary campbell at campbellm@azscience.org or
602-253-4219 ext. 234 (Note: Email is PREFERRED).

PRICING:

Members: $15 for one child and one parent
Non-Members: $20 for one child and one parent

$5 for each additional child

 

SPECIAL THROUGH SEPT. 1 - REGISTER FOR 10 CLASSES AND GET the 11th FREE!

 

 

Check Out Kits

 

Families who participate in Home School Connections programs are eligible to check out one of our science kits for one month at $5 per kit. Kits can be checked out immediately following any Home School Connections class.

Some of the available kits are: archeology, arches, destination moon, detective lab, electricity, forces and motion, light and color, magnetic levitation, microscopes, pendulums, ponds and streams, pulley power, rocks and minerals, and static electricity.

  

AUGUST 2010 - MAY 2011 Explorer Schedule of Classes

Click HERE to download the schedule!

Magnetism

Aug. 24, 25, 26 & 27, 10-11:30 a.m.
Aug. 30 & 31, Sept. 1 & 2, 1-2 p.m.
What can hold most metals together? No, it isn’t glue. Engage in a hands-on exploration of the power of magnetism!

Owl Pellets

Sept. 21, 22, 23 & 24, 10-11:30 a.m.
Sept. 27, 28, 29 & 30, 1-2:30 p.m.
The wise old owl leaves clues about its meals. As you study the evidence, you will determine what an owl eats.

Bats Incredible!

Oct. 12, 13, 14 & 15, 10-11:30 a.m.
Oct. 18, 19, 20 & 21,
They fly at night and eat thousands of insects. Join us as we study these unique creatures.

Water Cycle

Nov 2, 3, 4 & 5, 10-11:30 a.m.
Nov. 8, 9, 10 & 11, 1-2:30 p.m.
You can’t live without it and it covers most of the earth!  Become a drop of water and move through the water cycle.

Loopy Geometry and More

Nov. 30, Dec 1, 2 & 3, 10-11:30 a.m.
Dec. 6, 7, 8 & 9, 1-2:30 p.m.
Give a twist and explore the characteristics of the Mobius Strip. Then exercise your brain with tangrams.

Zap!

Jan. 4, 5, 6& 7, 10-11:30 a.m.
Jan. 10, 11, 12 & 13, 1-2:30 p.m.
Explore series and parallel circuits as you make your own game.

  

The Eyes Have It!

Feb. 1, 2, 3 & 4, 10-11:30 a.m.
Feb. 7, 8, 9 & 10, 1-2:30 p.m.
Can you see in the dark?  Do you know why the eyes of some animals glow at night? Dissect a real cow eye and compare it to your eyes.

Cat-a-pults

Mar. 1, 2, 3 & 4, 10-11:30 a.m.
Feb 28, Mar. 1, 2 & 3, 1-2:30 p.m.
In this very active, hands-on workshop, learn the basics of our crafty cat-a-pults, then participate in a “cat” challenge.


Beautiful Butterflies

Note there is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

Mar. 22, 23, 24 & 25, 10-11:30 a.m.
Mar. 21, 22, 23 & 24, 1-2:30 p.m.
Registration closes Mar. 15.
Bring the metamorphic cycle to life in your home.  Make a butterfly habitat, receive painted lady butterfly larvae and take them home to watch their beautiful transformation. 

Have a Heart! You Have a Lot of Nerve!

April 5, 6, 7 & 8, 10-11:30 a.m.
April 11, 12, 13 & 14, 1-2:30 p.m.
Create blood soup, beady neurons and more as you digest some of the human body.

Fascinating Polymers  /  Marvelous Chemicals

May 3, 4, 5, & 6, 10-11:30 a.m.
May 9, 10, 11 & 12, 1-2:30 p.m.
It’s a solid.  No, it’s a liquid! It’s wet. No, it’s dry! What is this stuff?  Play with polymers and learn about their amazing properties! 

 

family science nights 

Join us on these special evenings and bring the whole family to explore, play and learn!

 

PRICING:

Members: $5 per peron

Non-Members: $7 per person

Program fees are non-refundable

 

Reservations required; call 602-253-4219 ext. 234 or email campbellm@azscience.org.

  
 

More Coming soon!

Thanks to all who particiated in the Family Science Nights!

Stay tuned for future events!

  
 
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tween programs 

Classes for ages 11 and up. Must be accompanied by an adult.

THIS FALL, WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT OUR FIRST SERIES – THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF CHEMISTRY.  REGISTRATION AND PRICING IS FOR ALL FIVE CLASSES.

 

SERIES PRICING:

Members: $60 for one child; $20 for each additional child

Non-Members: $70 for one child; $20 for each additional child

Program fees are non-refundable

 

Reservations required; call 602-253-4219 ext. 234 or email campbellm@azscience.org. All classes as non-refundable

  


Series One: The Building Blocks of Chemistry

Come join us for a series of classes designed so that you can experience the laboratory work of scientists!
You will learn everything from the fundamentals of measuring to how to isolate compounds

Stay tuned for information about our next series!
 

Do You Measure Up?

Oct. 15, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m.
Learn how to measure in scientific units, such as milliliters, microliters and grams.  Experience working with the tools scientists use every day in their labs.

What is Your Solution?

Oct. 22, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m.
Do you know how to make a 10% bleach solution?  How about a 10mM solution of calcium chloride (CaCl₂)?  Scientists need to make solutions all the time, and with a little math and your newly learned measuring skills, you can become a solution pro too!

Connect pH to Acids and Bases

Oct. 29, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m.
Yes, vinegar is an acid, but do you know what the pH of vinegar is?  Our world is made up of all kinds of acids and bases.  Learn about acids and bases and how they connect to the measurement of pH.  Also learn what happens when you mix acids and bases, as they do in a chemistry lab.

 

  

How to Turn a Liquid into a Solid

Nov. 5, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m.
In this class, you will learn how to mix two solutions together to create a precipitate and how to crystallize a chemical compound.  Both precipitation and crystallization are used by scientists to purify chemical compounds in their labs.

Challenges for a Scientist

Nov. 12, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m.
What do you do when you have an unknown mixture of compounds, or you don’t know what concentration a solution is?  These are common questions and challenges that scientists face daily. Now that you are a trained scientist, you will use chromatography to separate each of the compounds in a mixture and do titrations to find the concentration of solutions. 

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