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STEM LABsTeacher: Deidre Anderson
Come use your engineering skills to create happy ending to famous stories! A chair that Goldilocks cannot break, a house that can withstand the wind, and an escape ladder for Rapunzel are among the fun challenges! Class time will include a short story introduction with lots of time for hands-on building. Everything is provided, just bring your design and problem-solving skills!
You will not only have fun in this lab, you will also learn important engineering concepts! Discover the strongest building shapes, problem-solve through challenges, and collaborate with friends to create the best project! Everything is provided for this essential, 21st century skills class. No previous experience required!
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Super ScienceTeacher: Colleen Williams
SPRING: This class will study the life cycles of a chicken, a frog, plants, and a butterfly. Using non-fiction books, and LOTS of art & science activities students will have so much fun they will forget that they're learning! Class time will even include observing some of the creatures we are studying IN CLASS. Be sure to bring your curiosity for a great time exploring God’s creation!
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Asian Animal adventuresTeacher: Faith Bruck
Join us on an animal adventure to the Orient! This semester, we will visit the exotic, diverse continent of Asia. We will explore the many varieties of animals that coexist on earth's largest continent. What lessons can we learn about extinction from the Giant Pandas? Is the tiger the largest member of the cat family? We will learn about these and 8 more animals while exploring the land of Asia. The students will work weekly on a cumulative poster to brought home on the last day of class. Lessons will focus on the geography of the area, classifying the animals by kingdom, learning the traits and characteristics of animals, and practicing sketching our animals.
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characteristics of flightTeacher: Kim Workman
Ready, Set, Lift Off! This class will explore the characteristics of flight and the properties of air through experimentation and investigation. We will explore how airplanes fly through experiments and student activities while learning the scientific method, different types of aircrafts, as well as famous aviators that have made history. At the end of semester the students will construct their own mini-airplane based off of the properties we have learned and compete against one another to see whose can fly the farthest.
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The Secret gardenTeacher: Olga Shroff
Take a journey with the character of the novel "The Secret Garden". As the heroine of the story, Mary Lennox discovers how fun gardening can be, she finds true friendships and healing for herself and her friends. We will learn the history of various garden styles. We will experiment with the science of botany by growing our own plants in class. The students will explore chemistry by testing the soil and play with geometry by designing and rendering their very own garden.
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