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Fall_2014_Program Guide

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38 PROGRAM AGES DAY(S) & DATE(S) TIME(S) LOCATION # of CLASSES ACTIVITY # RES/NR Mad Science: Toys 3-5 Sa,Dec 13 9:30-10:30A Field Center 1 463240-01 $18/$27 Mad Science: Weather Wonders 3-5 Sa,Oct 18 9:30-10:30A Field Center 1 463244-01 $18/$27 Mad Science: Fluttering Birds 3-5 Sa,Sep 27 9:30-10:30A Field Center 1 463249-01 $18/$27 Mad Science: Dinosaurs 3-5 Sa, Nov 22 9:30-10:30A Field Center 1 463243-01 $18/$27 Measure, Test, & Pour 3-5 M,Sep 15 - Oct 27 4:00-4:45P Andersen Center 6 463257-01 $55/$83 Measure, Test, & Pour 3-5 M,Nov 3 - Dec 15 4:00-4:45P Andersen Center 6 463257-02 $55/$83 One Day Autumn Play: I Scream, You Scream 3-5 Sa,Sep 20 10:00A-12:00P Barrie Center 1 463370-01 $18/$27 One Day Autumn Play: Boo Bash 3-5 Sa,Oct 25 10:00A-12:00P Field Center 1 463371-01 $18/$27 One Day Autumn Play: Apples, Apples, Apples! 3-5 Sa,Nov 15 10:00A-12:00P Field Center 1 463372-01 $18/$27 One Day Autumn Play: Snowmen & Magic 3-5 Sa,Dec 6 10:00A-12:00P Field Center 1 463383-01 $18/$27 EARLY CHILDHOOD Mad Science: Toys Supervisor: Amanda Heiman Are you excited about what new toys you might get this holiday season? Do you wonder how they are made, how they work, or how to fix them? Come join Mad Science as they explore the wonderful world of toys. From tops to cars to even airplanes toys are full of excitement whether we are playing with them or discovering the science behind them! Min 10/Max 15 Mad Science: Weather Wonders Supervisor: Amanda Heiman This program introduces preschoolers to the wonderful world of science through the exploration of weather: rain, wind, snow, and storms. Join Mad Science in this interactive workshop designed to captivate the curious love of nature within your child. This program includes science exploration, science stories, a take home project and more! Min 10/Max 15 Mad Science: Fluttering Birds Supervisor: Amanda Heiman What has feathers, beaks, and wings? You guessed it . . . a bird, but there's so much more to discover about our feathered friends in this Saturday class with Mad Science. Round up a flock of your neighbors and fly your way into a day of unearthing something new about creatures we see outside our window, everyday! Min 10/Max 15 Measure, Test, & Pour Supervisor: Amanda Heiman This is the perfect 6 week class for your little scientist. Each week participants will use their senses to experiment with everyday items such as water, sugar, eggs, and ping pong balls. They may write secret messages with invisible ink or bend straws with water; experiments equal excitement! Your child is sure to come home amazed by what they've learned and ready to amaze you with . . . Science! Min 8/Max 12 Class does not meet: 10/13, 11/10 One Day Autumn Play Days Supervisor: Amanda Heiman NOW WITH LONGER TIMES! The leaves are falling down, the leaves are falling down, red, yellow, orange, and brown, the leaves are falling down! Fall is near...join old and new friends as we play our way through this colorful season. As part of each one day program your child will explore using their five senses in a variety of hands-on, age appropriate activities. Min 8/Max 20 September: I Scream, You Scream . . .. . We all scream for ice cream! What better way to spend a Saturday, then with friends: tasting, making, decorating, and scooping this delicious treat. How do you make it? How do you melt it? . . . Watch me eat it! Participants will also participate in ice cream related activites and complete a take home craft. October - BOO BASH: Come show off your funny, scary, or inventive costume and join us for a morning of Halloween fun! We will share our costumes, listen to spooktakular stories, make a craft, and take home a treat bag full of ghoulish goodies. I dare you to sign up!! November - Apples, Apples, Apples! So many things to do with apples: eat them, turn them into sauce, stamp with them, dissect them, count them, and more! As scientists, artists, and chefs, we will explore red, green, and yellow apples. Each child will receive a healthy apple recipe to take home and share with family! December - Snowmen & Magic - NEW Help bring Frosty to life this winter season. We will spend our Saturday building snowmen, playing with snow and ice, and snacking on something cold . . . but what about the magic? Frosty needs hocus pocus & rabbits in hats to come to life, create a magical memory with us as we try our "hat" at magic! This is a drop off program – dress for winter as some of our morning will be spent outside (weather permitting). Mad Science: Dinosaurs Supervisor: Amanda Heiman If I was a dinosaur, I would be a .... ? Be any dino you want in this class! Learn fun facts, classifications, and all about fossils. We'll also learn what dinosaurs did for food. When it's time to head home, you'll take a project with you and be one step closer to becoming a paleontologist! Min 10/Max 15 Noon on Th, Aug 7 - see page 90 for details Resident Lottery:

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