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Membership Bonus

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

 

tween classes 

Ages 11 and up
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  USERY MOUNTAIN  PARK CLASSES

  Ages 6-10
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Classes held at Usery Mountain Park are three hours in length which  includes class, and an exploration of the Park with Ranger B.

 explorer classes

 Ages 6-10
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SCIENCE FAIR

March 24, 2012
Home Schoolers of all ages
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EXPLORER CLASSES

 

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

to register, CALL MARY CAMPBELL at 602-716-2000, ext. 2529


 

 

PRICING

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

$5 for each additional child

 

 

  

SEPTEMBER 2011 - MAY 2012

ROCKIN ROCK CYCLE

ASC
Sept. 27, 28 & 30: 10-11:30 a.m.
Oct. 4, 5 & 6: 1-2:30 p.m.

Usery Mountain Park
Sept. 23: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

See what happens to rocks when they are exposed to different geological events! Identify rocks by their physical and/or chemical characteristics, and learn how to create beautiful crystals at home. Take home samples of Arizona rocks.

 

AHOY THERE MATEYS!

ASC
Oct. 25, 26 & 28: 10-11:30 a.m.
Nov. 1, 2 & 3: 1-2:30 p.m.

Usery Mountain Park
Oct. 21, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Yo ho ho, it's a pirate's life for me! Dress like a pirate and hop aboard as we explore the science and technology of pirates who traversed the seas.  Learn about tying knots, navigation and how pirate ships were affected by ocean currents. 

 

GRANDMOTHER'S SMILE

ASC
Nov. 29 & 30, and Dec. 2: 10-11:30 a.m.
Dec. 6, 7 & 8: 1-2:30 p.m. 

Usery Mountain Park
Nov. 18: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Have you ever been told that you have your dad's eyes, your mom's nose or your grandmother's smile? Join us to learn how we acquire those traits.  Chart your characteristics and compare yourself to other participants in the class. 


cow eyeball dissection
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

Dec. 15 & 16: 10-11:30 a.m.
Dec. 13 & 14: 1-2:30 p.m. 

If you missed this class last year, you have another chance to study a cow's eyeball inside and out to see how it compares to your eye.  Learn to identify each part of the eye and its function.  See for yourself why your pets' eyes glow in the dark! 


ENERGY ON THE MOVE

ASC
Jan.10, 11 & 13: 10-11:30 a.m.
Jan. 17, 18 & 19: 1-2:30 p.m. 

Usery Mountain Park
Jan. 20, 2012: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

What is energy? How do we know it is there if we can't see it? Explore potential and kinetic energy through hands-on experiences that not only teach us what energy is but how we use it, and how we can make it work for us.

 

SEA STAR dissection
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

Jan. 25: 10-11:30 a.m.

Limited to 20 participants ages 7 and up

Have you ever wondered how a sea star takes in food, or how it moves about? Get up close in this dissection lab and discover the answers to these questions and more about this echinoderm.

 

I See and I hear

ASC
Feb. 7, 8 & 10: 10-11:30 a.m.
Feb. 14, 15 & 16: 1-2:30 p.m

Usery Mountain Park
Feb.24: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.How does your eye take a picture and send it to your brain? What are sound waves and why do some things sound louder than others? Come explore with us and learn how your eyes and ears work while investigating insruments and optical illusions.

 

SQUID dissection
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

Feb. 22: 10-11:30 a.m.

Limited to 20 participants ages 7 and up

Which carnivore has a large head, eight sucker-bearing arms and can shoot out a cloud of dark ink when being pursued? Come and learn about squids through a hands-on dissection.


BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each family.

ASC
Mar. 8 & 9: 10-11:30 a.m.
Mar. 6 & 7: 1-2:30 p.m. 

Usery Mountain Park
March 16: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Registration closes on February 10

Here is another class favorite so sign up early to save your spot! Take home larvae to experience the wonder of butterfly metamorphosis.  But first, you will make your own butterfly habitat and learn about the life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly. Once the cycle is complete, release your butterflies into your yard!


frOG dissection
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

Mar. 28: 10-11:30 a.m.

Limited to 20 participants ages 7 and up

No need to worry, you won't get warts from this class! Why do frogs have two sets of teeth? How does a frogs tongue differ from yours?  Discover the answers to these and other questions through a hands-on dissection.

 

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF...

ASC
Apr. 10, 11 & 13: 10-11:30 a.m.
Apr. 17, 18 & 19: 1-2:30 p.m.

Usery Mountain Park
April 20: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Do you enjoy conducting experiments?  Do you know how to test variables?  Become a scientist and use a method of inquiry that even the smartest scientists use.  You will learn how to manipulate your investigation to find how to make toys work better and how to surprise even your mom and dad with challenges you can try at home.

 


CHEM-MYSTERIES

May.1, 2 & 4: 10-11:30 a.m.
May 8, 9 & 10: 1-2:30 p.mDo you love mixtures, baking or exploding volcanoes? Chemistry is the science of matter and their reactions when combined or manipulated. Come test various elements and discover if you can change an element by heating it up or mixing it with another element.  Get your goggles on and be ready for lots of chem-mystery fun!

 

 

 

  

 
 
 
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tween programs 

Classes for ages 11 and up.

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

CALL MARY CAMPBELL at 602-716-2000, ext. 2529

 

 

SERIES PRICING:
*You must sign up for AN entire series

SERIES One: Members $75 for one child; Non-Members $100.  $25 for each additional child
SERIES Two: Members $45 for one child; Non-Members $60.  $15 for each additional child

DISSECTION CLASSES: $20 for one child; Non-Members $25.  $10 for each additional child

Program fees are non-refundable

SEPTEMBER 2011 - MARCH 2012

 

Series one: the building blocks OF CHEMISTRY
*You must sign up for THE entire series

 

Class One: DO YOU MEASURE UP?

Sept. 12: 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Learn how to measure in scientific units, such as milliliters, microliters and grams. Experience working with
the tools scinetists use every day in their labs.


Class Two:  What is Your Solution?  

September 13, 10 - 11:30 a.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!

 

Class Three: Connect pH to Acids
and Bases    

September 14: 10 - 11:30 a.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.

 

CLASS FOUR: How to Turn a Liquid
into a Solid    

September 15: 10 - 11:30 a.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.

 

CLASS FIVE: Challenges for a Scientist     

September 16: 10 - 11:30 a.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. 

 

series TWO: PHYSICS

*You must sign up for AN entire series

 

MEET YOUR POTENTIAL

November 8: 10 - 11:30 a.mLearn the basics of energy transfer and conservation. Challenge yourself to move an object without touching it and do the math to show how the energy was transferred to move the object.

 

CIRCUITS, RESISTORS AND MR. OHM

November 15: 10 - 11:30 a.m.

What happens when you add more electrical current to a circuit? What happens when you include a resistor? Do your math to learn how Mr. Ohn created Ohm's Law to explain the relationship between current, voltage and resistance.

FUSION, FISSION AND A HALF-LIFE

November 22: 10 - 11:30 a.m. Learn about the amazing power of nuclear energy.  Find out the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission and how they exist in our everyday life.  Do an experiment to see how to calculate the half-life of a radioactive isotope and see examples of radioactivity that surround us.

 

DISSECTION WORKSHOPS
*You MAY SIGN UP FOR THESE INDIVIDUALLY


 

TAKE HEART
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

January 24: 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Limited to 20 participants ages 11 and up
Hold a cow heart in your hands and see where blood enters and exits this vital organ. Through dissection, you will understand how the blood flows through the heart so it can pump it throughout the body.


LUNG POWER
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

February 21: 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Limited to 20 participants ages 11 and upEver wonder how big cow's lungs are? What about how oxygen gets inside the body and into the blood? Open up the lungs and see the intricate pattern of tubes that grow ever smaller to allow the oxygen to pass through to the bloodstream.


FILTERING KIDNEY
Note: THERe is an extra $5 charge for each participating child.

March 27: 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Limited to 20 participants ages 11 and upThe heart pumps the blood, the lungs add oxygen to the blood and at some point the blood needs to be cleaned.  Dissect a cow kidney and learn about the amazing delicate parts of the kidney that filter all the bad stuff from the blood and into the urine.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

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