Session 6 (VS006)
Session 6 Classes:
Concepts Covered:
Become an ornithologist and learn all about birds. Examine adaptations like feathers and beaks and how they help birds survive.
Experiments:
Feather Analysis, Bird Beak Challenge, Wax Penguin
"Birds of a Feather" Materials:
Concepts Covered:
Paleontology is the science of the day. Explore the science of fossils and the dinosaurs that turned into them. Go on a fossil dig and classify real fossils.
Experiments:
Fossil Dig, Fossil Matching, Fossil Print
"Fossil Fun" Materials:
Concepts Covered:
This program explores the role of the engineer in solving problems. Learn how civil engineers use trusses and arches to hold structures up against the pull of gravity.
Experiments:
Gravity Bridge, Truss Bridge, Sticky Arch
"Early Engineers" Materials
Concepts Covered:
Young scientists have fun experimenting with static electricity and learn how to manipulate all sorts of materials using static electricity.
Experiments:
Static Balloon, Static Fish, Static Tubes
"Staying Static" Materials: