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Build-a-Book Practice rhymes, rhythm, patterns and more! Read a book and create your very own. Use your thinking cap to come up with ideas and bring those ideas to life. Be an author and illustrator and take your book home to share with all of your family and friends. Story-telling skills will also be discussed. Grades K-1. Buildings, Towers and Bridges: Oh, My! How do buildings stay standing? Can you make a building out of paper that stands up? How strong should it be? In teams, students will create towers and bridges to see whose is the strongest. Grades K-1. Chemistry 101 Chemistry is an essential part of all areas of science. Learn about some important concepts in chemistry through demonstrations and hands-on activities. Balance chemical equations and discuss chemical reactions. Explore the periodic table and discuss bonding in atoms. Classify acids and bases and learn about their properties and indicators. Learn how J.J. Thomson, James Chadwick, and other scientists made important discoveries about the atom. Discover how the Bohr model of the atom compares to the Quantum Mechanical Model. Grades 8-10. Culinary Chemistry Join your fellow scientists as we use everyday ingredients to conduct experiments and learn the science behind them. Make colorful chemical “fireworks” on a plate. Create glow-in-the-dark gelatin. Learn about the changing states of matter by making butter. Because we will use materials that can be found in most homes, you will take home all laboratory instructions and be able to dazzle friends and family with your kitchen chemistry knowledge. Grades 4-5. Ecosystems: Alive! Come celebrate the wonder of our natural world as we unravel the mysteries of ecosystems. Learn about the science behind amazing living plants and animals as well as some nonliving things that really matter to them. Test soil and water samples to predict what types of plants might be able to grow here and which animals might like to live in our local ecosystem. Discover how plants and animals are able to survive in the various ecosystems of the world and compete in a challenge to see how we stack up against some of the world’s most extreme animals! Class meets from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Grades 2-3. Egg Drop Physics Develop your physics and engineering skills by designing and building devices that protect an egg dropped from the second floor. Students who like seeing their pen and paper creations become a reality will enjoy this course! The final egg drop takes place during the last 15 minutes of class. Parents are welcome to watch their “egg”-gineers in action! Grades 3-5. Electricity and Simple Circuits Explore electricity, run experiments and learn to make simple circuits. Learn about conductive materials, batteries, motors, lights and various types of switches. Make sketches of your circuits and learn to describe what is happening. Take apart and explore electronic toys and learn to identify the components you find. Explore soundmaking circuits and how you can control and change the sounds produced using various sensors. Class meets from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Grades 1-2. 3 Extreme Weather Trends, Climate Science and Public Opinion The scientific consensus is that climate change is occurring and is anthropogenically caused. The frequency and severity of extreme weather events are increasing. In the last two years, the United States has experienced twice the average frequency of record extremes in temperature, precipitation, drought, and tropical cyclones. Scientists have rigorously tested possible links between climate change and certain extreme weather events; the consensus is that climate change has historically increased and the probability of certain extreme events such as heat waves, heavy precipitation events, and local flooding is predicted to increase. We will explore climate change, extreme weather, and possible links between the two. Activities include brief lectures coupled with student-centered learning activities on flows and stocks of emissions, weather gauges, and decision-making. Instructor: Dr. Kelly Klima, research scientist with CMU’s Engineering and Public Policy Department. Grades 8-10. Eye on the Sky Explore the mysteries of the night sky. Examine stars, constellations and the moon while taking part in fun, hands-on activities! Learn about the different phases of the moon by creating your own moon shapes and designing your own crazy 3-D constellation. Discover what you are really looking at when you gaze up at the glorious night sky! Grades K-1. Get a Clue: Detectives Who stole a jeweled tiara from a hotel safe and left a mysterious white powder at the scene? Can you sort through facts, suspects, motives, alibis, and evidence to nail the perpetrator? You’ll need the skills of a CSI (Crime Scene Investigator) and a Crime Lab Chemist. Once you have solved the case, use all your insight, creativity, and humor to fill in Stories with Holes; you will be begging for more! Grades 4-6. Ice Cream Science Join in the fun as we explore two types of matter: solids and liquids. Receive your own science journal and conduct inquiry experiments using the same process that true scientists follow. Explore flotation, viscosity and density. Conduct the tastiest experiment of all: making real ice cream! Grades 1-3. Inside the Beehive Take a trip inside a beehive! See the many kinds of hives bees live in and learn the biology of bees. Follow bees through the ages. Take a look at how they help flowers, and learn about pheromones and how bees communicate with each other. Discover the many jobs they do. Examine where beeswax comes from and taste some honey. Grades K-1. Intro to Materials Science What “stuff” do you have in your backpack? Have you thought about the science that goes into the design of materials you use every day? Explore the world of materials science, the study of the characteristics and uses of metals, composites, polymers, ceramics and glass. Build crystals, investigate polymers, and test the properties of copper wire. Learn how scientists use the properties of materials to design objects used in everyday life. Grades 6-8.
Intro to Mobile Robotics For girls ONLY! This course will be conducted by members of the Girls of Steel FIRST Robotics Team, an all girls robotics team mentored at Carnegie Mellon’s Field Robotics Center. Learn about the basic tools, electronics, and materials used to build a robot chassis similar to those used for the FIRST ® FRC level robotics competition (www.USFIRST.org). Assemble a 6-wheel drop center chassis and learn to drive it. Grades 7-9. Junior Geologists What secrets do the rocks of Western Pennsylvania hold? Spend the day exploring the unique local geology of our area and the rocks and fossils which are millions of years old! Learn how our continent and the location of Pennsylvania has changed over the ages and which types of rocks and fossils you find here. Learn how to determine the origin and history of a rock by examining what’s inside of it. In this hands-on fossil hunt, you will search through and crack open ancient rocks to expose fossils that have not seen the light of day for millions of years! Grades 3-4. Kitchen Chemistry Learn the chemistry of common household items. Make slime, explosions and goop from kitchen chemicals and learn the science behind these interesting concoctions! Wear old clothes: we will get messy! Grades K-1. M&M Probability Predict, count, graph, and eat M&M’s in this edible lesson. Devise, color, and draw different types of graphs, including pie, picot, and bar graphs. Discover the secret behind each color in a bag of M&M’s! Grades K-1. Magic Math Develop a solid base of math needed for success in elementary and middle school. Discuss algebraic topics such as fractions, long multiplications and multiplying with decimals. Geometric discussions will include types of quadrilaterals and angle measurement. Learn math in a fun way by relating it to everyday life. Solve problems using manipulatives and strategies presented. Explain your thinking using pictures, models and words. Formulate number sentences for your solutions. Our goal is to help you build and articulate your own problem solving strategies. Grades 2-3. Magnificent Math Play cards and learn simple magic tricks involving basic math operations. Discover fundamental geometric principles by making LEGO ® houses. Find hidden polygons in LEGO ® models. Make multiplication flash cards. Have fun creating a board game of geometry that you can take home and play with your family and friends. Grades 1–2. Mini Math Olympiad Participate in two mini-simulations of Math Olympiad contests with ribbons awarded for top scorers. Discuss problem solving strategies such as finding a pattern, drawing a picture, making a list or table and working backwards. Try actual contest problems from the Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools competition. Grades 4-6. Money, Money, Money! What are stocks? How do people make decisions about buying stocks? See what it’s like to be a stock trader by participating in a stock market simulation. Buy stocks, pay commissions, and trade 4 stocks with your friends. We have a challenge for you: can you invest some “money” and turn it into a whole lot more? Play our game and find out! Grades 4-5. My Ideal House Design your dream house! What types of rooms will you need in your house? How big are the bathrooms compared to the kitchen? How do you show your ideas to others? Learn about plans, sections and elevations while creating a great place to live! Instructor: Samantha Carter, Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Department. Grades K-1. Persuasive Writing-Triple Stuff! Persuading others to think as you do requires technique and skill! Writing to persuade can be simplified by looking at how an Oreo cookie is constructed. Brainstorming techniques, developing a strong topic sentence, constructing five interesting paragraphs and finishing with a powerful conclusion, can all be accomplished. There will be an emphasis on strong descriptive words and sentence structure. If you like Oreos, you’ll savour this special “triple-stuff” writing activity. Come and get a taste of persuasive writing. Grades 4-5. Playwriting Storytelling is the oldest form of communication. Long before there were books, TV, movies or cell phones, people gathered together to share experiences and express themselves creatively through dramatic storytelling. Through exercises designed to allow you to explore and develop your creative voice, learn about such playwriting craft elements as structure, plot, character, conflict, and scene development. Gain experience creating dialogue and short scenes between two or three characters. Go home with material that may later lead to completed or more fully developed work. Grades 6-8. Pre-Algebra with Pizzazz Learn basic concepts needed to solve equations in algebra. If one basket requires three frogs, how many frogs are needed to fill four baskets? Which bear weighs the most? Use balance scales to compare weights of different objects. Use Cuisenaire Rods and clues given to determine the value of the hidden rods. At the end of class, who will be the fastest to buzz in with the correct answer? Grades K-1. Pre-algebra: Positive about Negatives Help stop the evil Captain Zilch from taking over the planet! While doing so, learn the rules for combining positive and negative integers in a fun and memorable way. This useful skill will prepare students for algebra and beyond by introducing the concept of negative numbers and how to work with them. Grades 2-3. Puzzles, Games, and Problem Solving Get some tips from a Carnegie Mellon professor about critical thinking and problem solving strategies. Dr. Raja Sooriamurthi, Associate Teaching Professor in Information Systems, will share the approaches he teaches Carnegie Mellon undergraduates. In this fun and interactive class, play with a range of puzzles, brainteasers and games. The ultimate goal of this puzzle-based learning is to lay a foundation to become effective problem solvers in the real world. These general problem solving techinques are useful for careers requiring excellent analytical skills---future managers, scientists, engineers, computer programmers, etc. Companies
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