Homeschool Guide 2021-2022

[Pages:7]HOMESCHOOL

SCIENCE CLASSES

2021-2022

CSC offers enriching science opportunities for rising Pre-K through High School learners in geology, chemistry, astronomy, biology, environmental science, and more! Classes are designed to be hands-on, as well as age and science content appropriate.

Astronomy content and planetarium shows will be presented in CSC's updated Millholland Planetarium. New technology provides for crisper images, new content, and additional resources to learn about space and much more!

828.322.8169

Registration Information

Pre-K - High School Classes

WHEN: Preschool ? 8th Grade: Choose the Tuesday or Wednesday in the 3rd week of each month High School: Wednesdays in the third week of each month

CLASS TIME: 1:00 - 2:30 PM

DROP OFF: Beginning 10 minutes to class time, sign in at the West Building Lobby.

PICK UP: Participants will be signed out in the West Building Lobby by a parent or guardian.

*Exceptions can be made for older students with parental permission, or for mobility limitations; contact Erin Graves for accommodations.

COST:

Preschool ? 8th Grade: ? CSC Members: $16 per class

($130 entire year) plus tax. ? Non-members: $26 per class

($210 entire year) plus tax.

High School: ? CSC Members: $20 per class plus tax. ? Non-members: $30 per class plus tax.

Registration & Refunds

Payment and registration forms are required to reserve your child's space. Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. If you need to cancel a registration, you must do so at least two weeks prior to the class date in order to receive a refund, minus an administrative fee of $5.

Please note, CSC reserves the right to cancel a class (and issue full refunds) if minimum enrollment is not met.

If you sign up for the year, refunds will not be paid for missed programs, unless they are canceled by CSC.

An optional payment plan will allow for installments to be paid throughout the year. $40 per child and membership, if applicable, must be paid at time of registration. Call (828) 322-8169 for details.

QUESTIONS: Please contact Erin Graves, CSC Director of Programs at (828) 322-8169 or programs@.

COVID-19 Safety Procedures

CSC will follow all NC Dept. of Health & Human Services guidelines for educational settings to protect the health of our participants and staff. These procedures may include masking, social distancing, smaller class sizes, and/or limiting access to classrooms for parents/caregivers.

Current CSC procedures can be found on the education page of CSC's website. We appreciate your flexibility as the pandemic continues.

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Homeschool Educators take $10 off Annual Membership purchases!

Membership Application

O Mr. O Mrs. O Miss O Ms. O Dr. O Other

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This membership is: O Renewal O New O Gift

If gift membership:

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Membership Level: (check one)

O College Student, $45 O Benefactor, $250+

O Senior, $45

O Stellar Society, $500+

O Individual, $60

O Angel, $1,000+

O Grandparent, $75

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O Family, $75

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*To receive $10 educator discount, valid ID is required at the time of purchase. For independent home educators, please provide a copy of "Intent to Home School" form submitted to your local school district. Cost will be added to total on registration form.

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Science Class Descriptions

Pre-K - Kindergarten

September 14-15: Sink or Float Learn what makes some objects sink and others float. Use a ball of clay to make a boat that floats and see raisins bobbing in a cup.

October 12-13: Move On Investigate forces ? make things roll, bounce, slide, and fly while learning the science of motion.

November 16-17: Sensational Senses Smell, see, hear, touch, and taste! Use all of your senses in this fun-filled class.

December 14-15: Stuck on You Find out what will stick to a magnet and why. Make a magnet discovery bottle.

January 11-12: Drip, Drip, Hop, Hop Come find out who lives in a rainforest. Make a tree frog and listen to the sounds of the rainforest.

February 15-16: My Beating Heart Listen to your heart with a real stethoscope. Make your own squishy heart and see how blood pumps through your body.

March 15-16: Soil, Rocks, and Minerals Explore and identify objects that are made from animals, plants, or rocks. Examine clay, sand, and silt. "Mine" for gems to take home and start a rock collection.

April 12-13: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Learn ways you can help conserve energy and reduce pollution! Participate in an Earth awareness scavenger hunt.

May 17-18: Bug-o-rama Grab a magnifier and check out insects and spiders. Make a model of metamorphosis and see butterflies up close!

1st - 2nd Grade

September 14-15: Hair-raising Science Experiment with magnets and electricity. Construct a circuit, watch a pickle glow, and have some "hair-raising" fun with balloons and a Van de Graaff generator.

October 12-13: Going Batty Bats aren't scary! Participate in fun activities centered on Janell Cannon's Stellaluna.

November 16-17: It's a Gas Investigate the properties of gases. Learn about air pressure, the forces of flight, and more.

December 14-15: Star Stories Learn about the winter night sky in the Millholland Planetarium, including a viewing of Legends of the Night Sky - Orion.

January 11-12: Snot-tastic Science Explore snot and other gross things while you learn about your body. Watch Grossology and You in the Millholland Planetarium.

February 15-16: Slithery Snakes Participate in fun activities centered on Janell Cannon's Verdi. Meet a couple of CSC's scaly inhabitants.

March 15-16: Dinosaurs Galore Learn about the dinosaurs that roamed the earth. Measure a dinosaur bone and dig for shark's teeth.

April 12-13: Water Works Bubble over with fun as you experiment with water! You will get wet; you may get soaked!

May 17-18: What's the Buzz? Enter the fascinating world of honeybees! Examine an observation hive and look for the queen bee. Learn how to communicate like bees to find the best nectar.

3rd - 4th Grade

September 14-15: Lights, Heat, Action! Track the movement of heat and discover which materials conduct the most energy.

October 12-13: Who Cut the Cheese? Learn all about your digestive system (including the smellier parts) and other gross things about your body. Watch Grossology and You in the Millholland Planetarium.

November 16-17: Wild Weather Ride Explore all things weather-related on our planet and others too. Watch Zula Patrol: Under the Weather in the Millholland Planetarium.

December 14-15: Winter Constellations Become an expert on your night sky! Make a planisphere and use it in the Millholland Planetarium. View the feature Legends of the Night Sky - Orion.

January 11-12: Sound Science Make some noise while investigating pitch and volume. Play a unique musical instrument without touching it!

February 15-16: Amphibian Misfortunes Solve the mystery of mutating frogs in this class that combines genetics, ecology, and math.

March 15-16: Science Tool Time Discover the world of tools around you, particularly those used by scientists. Learn how tools make our work easier and which ones we use every day.

April 12-13: Talkin' Trash Learn about the impact of trash on our earth and oceans and how YOU can help. Do some fun experiments using recycled materials.

May 17-18: Bugology Observe all things creepy crawly to learn about insects, metamorphosis, and more.

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Science Class Descriptions

5th - 6th Grade

7th - 8th Grade

High School - Physical Science/Astronomy

September 14-15: Exotic Exosolar Planets Board the spaceship in CSC's Millholland Planetarium to fly past the planets and away from the solar system. Watch Extreme Planets and learn about the unique worlds beyond the Sun.

October 12-13: Grossology and You Explore your body's immune, digestive, and respiratory systems. Watch Grossology and You in the Millholland Planetarium.

November 16-17: Fizz, Bubble, Foam Learn about matter as you perform chemical experiments that are a gas! Get ready to mix up the ingredients for fun!

December 14-15: Move It Experience how playing with toys can help you make discoveries about Newton's laws of motion and other physics forces.

January 11-12: Dive Right In Does a clam have a foot? Does a sea star have a mouth? Find out in this dissection class for junior marine biologists. (Additional $4 materials charge)

February 15-16: Close Encounters Enhance your microscope skills and slide preparation techniques as you view a hidden world.

March 15-16: 3D Printing Watch a 3D printer in action. Play around in TinkerCad, the software that translates your imagined objects into reality!

April 12-13: Seed & Soil Science Dig into dirt! Use science tools to examine plants and seeds. Sift through soils to learn about what's under your feet. Participants will meet at Glenn Hilton Park 10 minutes after class start time, and be picked up from there 10 minutes after end of class time (to accommodate families with multiple children enrolled in CSC homeschool classes).

May 17-18: Weather Watchers Discover the tools that help us measure and predict weather! Learn to forecast for your family.

September 14-15: The Pressure's On It's everywhere but you don't see it or feel it! Discover how air pressure affects the world around us and learn some fun air pressure tricks.

October 12-13: Waves, Waves, Waves Investigate sound, light, and seismic, waves through hands-on experiments using lasers, tuning forks, and toys.

November 16-17: Vet School Want to be a veterinarian? Test your diagnostic skills by "reading" animal x-rays. Learn to use a syringe and how to suture!

December 14-15: Science Without Answers Discover solutions to wacky science questions through fun experimentation.

January 11-12: Farts and Phlegm Explore your body's immune, digestive, and respiratory systems. Watch Grossology and You in the Millholland Planetarium.

February 15-16: Something's Fishy Dissect a perch and investigate their unique anatomy. Discover what keeps them afloat and get a microscopic view of scales. Materials Fee: $8.00

March 15-16: Hydromania Assess the water quality of a local stream through hands-on testing. Learn what macro-invertebrates can tell us about the health of the stream.

April 12-13: Poly...what? Find out what polymers are and perform amazing experiments to discover how they're used in everyday life.

May 17-18: DNA Day Crack the genetic code as you work to extract DNA.

September 15: The Properties of Waves Explore the properties of light through the use of lenses and mirrors. Discover properties of sound waves through hands-on experiments.

October 13: Going Around In Circles Explore motion from beginning to end: why it starts, why it stops, and what happens when we spin.

November 17: Is Anything Really "COLD"? Develop an understanding of heat energy and its transfer, including the insulation properties of several common substances. Study the connection between heat and the kinetic energy of atoms.

December 15: It's Electrifying Construct different types of electrical currents and learn the significance of Ohm's Law.

January 12: It's a Matter of Density Develop an understanding of how matter can be described in terms of density. Can liquids be denser than solids? Make a density column.

February 16: Universal Science An introduction to space science including the light spectrum, black holes, astronomical measurement, and galaxy formation.

March 16: Great Balls of Fire Discover the differences between our solar system's non-planetary bodies: comets, meteors, and asteroids. Make models and explore their properties.

April 13: The Sun - Our Stellar Sea Learn about our Sun, the forces that hold it together, its formation, life cycle, and processes. Discover how the Sun's magnetic storms impact planet Earth.

May 18: Planetary Objects Explore the members of our solar system, their structures, their similarities and differences, and how they can impact one another.

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CSC Homeschool 2021-2022 Registration Form

Pre-K ? 8th Grade Classes

Please use a separate form for EACH child registering. Photocopies are acceptable, or download additional forms at .

Return completed form with payment to: Catawba Science Center, PO Box 2431, Hickory, NC, 28603, email to scheduling@, or fax to (828) 322-1585.

Child's name

M F Birthdate (mo./day/yr.)

Grade

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

Primary phone

Is this: Home Work Cell

Secondary phone

Is this: Home Work Cell

Address

City

State

Zip

E-mail

CSC Member? Y N (see pg. 2 ) Exp. Date

Membership must remain valid through May 31, 2022.

Other individuals allowed to pick up your child(ren):

I hereby consent and authorize Catawba Science Center to use and reproduce any photographs of my children for promotional purposes or otherwise.

Class Selections: Please circle Tuesday or Wednesday date

Class Cost:

Sept. 14, 15

Oct. 12, 13

Nov. 16, 17

Dec. 14, 15 Jan. 11, 12

CSC Members: $16 per class, $130 per year + tax

Feb. 15, 16

March 15, 16 April 12, 13

May 17, 18

Non-members: $26 per class, $210 per year + tax

Entire year option, Tuesday or Wednesday (please circle your day of choice)

Payment Method:

Check enclosed Please call for information:

Charge my Visa MasterCard Discover

Name on card

No.

Security Code

Exp. Date / /

Signature

I would like to participate in CSC's payment plan. If choosing payment plan, $40 per child and membership, if applicable, is due at time of registration.

Signature

Date

$

Classes subtotal

$

Tax (7%)

$

Fee subtotal

$

Membership Cost

$

Grand Total

Refund policy: A refund minus an administration fee of $5 will be issued if you cancel at least two weeks in advance. Cancellations made within two weeks of a class will not receive a refund. CSC reserves the right to cancel any programs in the event that minimum class enrollments are not met. If this occurs, your payment will be refunded fully.

Medical Information: (Completion required)

Emergency contact (if parent can't be reached)

Primary Phone(s)

Health/Accident Insurance: Employer

Company

Policy #

Name of Insured

Dr.

Phone

Currently on any medications? If so, please list and describe schedule for emergency administration. Include any asthma or allergy medications. If there are medications that must be administered by CSC staff, written directions must be sent.

Allergies

Medications

I,

medical treatment or medicine for my son/daughter,

, during the 2021-2022

homeschool program.

Signature

Date

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CSC Homeschool 2021-2022 Registration Form

High School Physical Science & Astronomy Classes

Please use a separate form for EACH child registering. Photocopies are acceptable, or download additional forms at .

Return completed form with payment to: Catawba Science Center, PO Box 2431, Hickory, NC, 28603, email to scheduling@, or fax to (828) 322-1585.

Child's name

M F Birthdate (mo./day/yr.)

Grade

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

Primary phone

Is this: Home Work Cell

Secondary phone

Is this: Home Work Cell

Address

City

State

Zip

E-mail

CSC Member? Y N (see pg. 2 ) Exp. Date

Membership must remain valid through May 31, 2022.

Other individuals allowed to pick up your child(ren):

I hereby consent and authorize Catawba Science Center to use and reproduce any photographs of my children for promotional purposes or otherwise.

Class Selections: Chemistry, Please circle your choices.

Sept. 15 Feb. 16

Oct. 13 March 16

Nov. 17 April 13

Dec. 15 May 18

Jan. 12

High School Classes: CSC Members: $20 per class + tax Non-members: $30 per class + tax

Check if able to switch into Tuesday classes Y N

Payment Method:

Check enclosed Please call for information:

Charge my Visa MasterCard Discover

Name on card

No.

Security Code

Exp. Date / /

Signature

I would like to participate in CSC's payment plan. If choosing payment plan, $40 per child and membership, if applicable, is due at time of registration.

Signature

Date

$

Classes Subtotal

$

Tax (7%)

$

Membership Cost

$

Grand Total

Refund policy: A refund minus an administration fee of $5 will be issued if you cancel at least two weeks in advance. Cancellations made within two weeks of a class will not receive a refund. CSC reserves the right to cancel any programs in the event that minimum class enrollments are not met. If this occurs, your payment will be refunded fully.

Medical Information: (Completion required)

Emergency contact (if parent can't be reached)

Primary Phone(s)

Health/Accident Insurance: Employer

Company

Policy #

Name of Insured

Dr.

Phone

Currently on any medications? If so, please list and describe schedule for emergency administration. Include any asthma or allergy medications. If there are medications that must be administered by CSC staff, written directions must be sent.

Allergies

Medications

I,

do hereby authorize CSC staff to act on my behalf in seeking any

medical treatment or medicine for my son/daughter,

, during the 2021-2022

homeschool program. Signature

Date

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