Programs and Courses - Schenectady County Community College
Programs and Courses - Schenectady County Community College
Programs and Courses - Schenectady County Community College
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CSICFN 942-01 60556 $150Monday-Thursday, July 15-18, 12:45-4:30 pmStudents (ages 8-12) will become super science sleuths. They will have fun learning aboutforensics, crime scene investigations, <strong>and</strong> crime lab chemistry as they perform as many as15 different experiments designed to show just how those tricky cases are solved. They willsearch for the evidence, gather clues, <strong>and</strong> discover how science can help solve a mystery.Students will: dust for fingerprints, analyze h<strong>and</strong>writing, test for blood type usingsimulated blood, examine hair <strong>and</strong> clothing fibers, practice chemistry to identify mysterysubstances <strong>and</strong> much more. Students will then use their skills to solve crimes of thecentury. This course is taught by Sciensational Workshops for Kids, Inc., offering a fantasticscience enrichment program for kids for the last 31 years.Make It <strong>and</strong> Take It HomeCFN 909-01 60554 $150Monday-Friday, July 22-26, 9 am-12 pmIn this h<strong>and</strong>s-on, fun <strong>and</strong> exciting program, students (ages 6-11) will discover the amazingworld of science. Students will make <strong>and</strong> take home a wide assortment of toys designed toteach science concepts in a h<strong>and</strong>s-on way. Students will grow <strong>and</strong> take home a crystal tree,make an energy bead bracelet <strong>and</strong> watch the beads turn from white to a rainbow of colors,build a working electric motor <strong>and</strong> much more. Students will also make their own sharpiepen T-shirt <strong>and</strong> learn some cool chemistry. Students will make their own bubbling blobs,make silly putty <strong>and</strong> green flubber. Students are asked to bring a 100% cotton T-shirt.This course is taught by Sciensational Workshops for Kids, Inc., offering a fantastic scienceenrichment program for kids for the last 31 years.Hovercraft – Design Your Own VehicleCFN 943-01 60557 $150Monday-Thursday, July 22-25, 12:45-4:30 pmStudents (ages 6-11) will learn about the laws of motion, energy, air pressure, friction, lift,speed <strong>and</strong> acceleration in this h<strong>and</strong>s-on course as they design, build <strong>and</strong> take home threedifferent vehicles. First, students will design <strong>and</strong> build their own air powered Hovercraft.They will also design <strong>and</strong> build a supercar powered by more than once source of energy.Students will get a chance to be creative <strong>and</strong> use a variety of materials as they create thisdynamic vehicle. Lastly, students will also get to build an egg drop car, a gravity vehiclethat can cushion a raw egg as the car holding the egg is dropped from a high height. Thiscourse is taught by Sciensational Workshops for Kids, Inc., offering a fantastic science enrichmentprogram for kids for the last 31 years.Summer 2013 • 15
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