Sandia National Labs Science Day, Albuquerque

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From: Princess Bride
Date: 2007-03-10 22:04:17
Reply: http://www.abqhomelearners.org/reply.php?topic_id=1133

This isn't really a class, but it isn't a field trip or tour either, so I chose to go with the classes forum.

Sandia National Labs will be doing a family science event for homeschoolers on April 6th, from 1-3, at Taylor Ranch Community Center. This event is open to grades K-6. Children must be at least 5 to be considered kindergarten. Younger children may attend with older siblings, but they will not be able to participate in the hands on activities.

When I spoke with the lady from Sandia Labs who schedules these, she said these events are marvelous. They have tons of hands on activities for the kids to participate in. Normally they offer these events in the evening for public schools, but they are working with the homeschool community on this one.

This event was actually scheduled by a homeschool mom outside of our group, but she has invited us to participate in it. The lady from Sandia put me in touch with her when I inquired about doing this event for the homeschool community.



I can accept RSVP's for as many as 25 children. Please RSVP by replying to this thread no later than March 30th.


I still have room for 15 more on my RSVP list.



Although not all of these activities will happen at this event, this is the list of possible activities, just so you can have an idea of what will be offered there....

Snap Circuits - Use building blocks with snaps to build different electrical and electronic circuits.

Invincible Balloon - Study a property of elastic polymers by passing a skewer through an inflated balloon.

Optical Illusion - To understand how optical illusions can manipulate your vision and brain into seeing what is not there.

Attractive - Determine which objects are attracted to a magnet.

Why's That? - Observe the conversion of mechanical energy into heat energy.

Patterns - Determine patterns of shapes and colors with pattern Blocks.

Balancing Bees - Explore the concepts of Balance and Counterweights.

Wonder Whirler - Observe some properties of air pressure and aerodynamics.

Surface Tension of Water - Observe the surface tension of water by placing as many drops of water on a penny as you can without them falling off.

GlueP - Make a gel-like material by changing the physical properties of the polymer polyvinyl alcohol formed from white glue.

Centripetal Force - Investigate centripetal force.

Kitchen Chemistry - Compare the reactivity of different liquids.

Nuddles- Build with a non-styrofoam packing peanut structure to support a weight.

Hoopster- Make an airplane without wings.

Symphony of Sound - Create a symphony of sounds without ever touching an instrument.

Crime Scene - Use chromatography to solve a crime.

Harry Potter Potion - Observe a chemical reaction

Popping Pepper - Take charge and command the pepper to jump.

Spaghetti Structures - Construct designs using creativity and ingenuity