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Education : Home School - Fall 2010

Burpee Museum has been offering classes for students who are home schooled for over 9 years. The current teacher home schooled her own four children, has extensive experience as a teacher in a local home school co-op, and has been on the education staff at Burpee for 7 years.  Classes are for 9 – 13 year olds and are offered three times a month, with a monthly theme.  Workshops are for 6 - 9 year olds and are offered twice a month.  Participants can sign up for the entire month, or pick and choose which classes to attend.  These classes are inquiry based; hands-on activities and experiments are the core of all classes. The curriculum is based on the AIMS (Activities Investigating Mathematics and Science) curriculum. Students will measure, estimate, observe, predict, classify, and gather and record data.

Classes for 9-13 year olds

September: Exploring Energy

Thursday 9/9

2.00– 4.00 pm
Exploring for Petroleum and Petroleum's Products
For 9 – 13 year olds
Conduct an investigation to see how geologists explore for petroleum. Identify special features of petroleum.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 9/16

2.00– 4.00 pm
Modeling Oil and Gas Reserves
For 9 – 13 year olds
Create model oil and gas reserves. Learn the science and technology behind the search for oil and gas.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 9/23

2.00– 4.00 pm
Illinois Coal-Its Formation and Economics of Its Energy
For 9 – 13 year olds

Illinois has extensive coal reserves. Investigate its formation and test its economic value
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

October: Physics I

Thursday 10/7

2.00– 4.00 pm
Topple The Tube
For 9 – 13 year olds
Tubes are found in nature as well as used in energy production.  Design, construct, and test tubes.  Identify a variety of natural tubes.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 10/14

2.00– 4.00 pm
Earth Science Week-Using Energy Resources Wisely
For 9 – 13 year olds
Celebrate Women in Geoscience Day today! We depend on energy every day. Test how people can use energy more efficiently.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 10/21

2.00– 4.00 pm
It's All In The Joints
For 9 – 13 year olds
Test various types of joints to determine the strongest.  Study how nature uses joints in plants and animals.  Build a structure with joints.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

November: Physics II

Thursday 11/4

2.00– 4.00 pm
Test My Stress
For 9 – 13 year olds
Test the strength of structures, graph and draw conclusions from the results. Explore symmetry and structures with symmetry in nature.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 11/11

2.00– 4.00 pm
Suspension Power
For 9 – 13 year olds

Study force, build and test suspension bridges.  Examine natural materials used in early suspension bridges.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 11/18

2.00– 4.00 pm
Bridge It
For 9 – 13 year olds
Construct a bridge and test it.  Research natural bridges and the energy that forms them.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

December: Astronomy I

Thursday 12/2

2.00– 4.00 pm
Space Olympics
For 9 – 13 year olds

Examine the effects of varying amounts of gravity of different planets, and orbits.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 12/9

2.00– 4.00 pm
Journey to the Unknown
For 9 – 13 year olds
Build a planetarium.  Work with phases of the moon, planets and constellations, and model the seasons.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Thursday 12/16                                                                                                                                                2.00– 4.00 pm
Moon Time
For 9 – 13 year olds
Examine the moon.  Use a map of the moon to describe distances and compare them to earth distances.  Create a  model of an eclipse.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

Classes for 6-9 year olds 

September: Exploring Energy

 

Tuesday 9/ 14

2.00– 4.00 pm
Where is Water
For 6 – 9 year olds
Explore where water is on our earth and how it effects energy.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

Tuesday 9/21

2.00– 4.00 pm

A Close Look at Air
For 6 – 9 year olds
Observe air to identify its traits and power. How does it effect energy?
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

October: Measurement I

 

Tuesday 10/12

2.00– 4.00 pm
Celebrate Earth Science Week!-Exploring Energy
For 6 – 9 year olds
Participate in "energy" activities from the American Geophysical Institute to discover our energy resources.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

Tuesday 10/19

2.00– 4.00 pm

Metrically Clipping
For 6 – 9 year olds
Use non-standard measurement and compare your system with the metric system.  Then head out into the Museum and put it to use.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

November: Measurement II

 

Tuesday 11/9

2.00– 4.00 pm
Are You a Square?
For 6 – 9 year olds
Discover how your height is related to your arm span.  Make similar comparisons to various resident critters in the Museum.  
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

Tuesday 11/16

2.00– 4.00 pm

Bear Facts
For 6 – 9 year olds
Learn how to use the metric system. Bring your ear to class! Explore the Museum using the metric system.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

December: Measurement III

 

Tuesday 12/7

2.00– 4.00 pm
Have You Got A Minute?
For 6 – 9 year olds

Use a stopwatch to time some activities.  Discover the speed of some of the Museum's resident critters.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

Tuesday 12/14

2.00– 4.00 pm

Volumes of Fun
For 6 – 9 year olds
Estimate and measure weight. Check out our "weighty" friends here at the Museum.
Pre-registration and payment is required
Call Education Department 815 965 3433 ext 1020 to register
Fees: $12 per child members, additional siblings $9 per child
$16 per child non members, additional siblings $13 per child

 

 

 

 

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