Scintillating Scientific Seminars I 2 hour seminars for those that want to delve deeper into a subject or have an out of classroom experience on the school grounds whether it is a school nature trail or playground. Available for Elementary & Middle School levels.
Nature Exploration – Dive into the world of ecosystems. Explore the world outside your classroom with naturalists, Dr. Bunson & Dr. Beaker. Whether using a nature trail on site or an open field, participants will examine ecosystems as small as a square foot and as large as a forest or meadow. We will discuss what defines an ecosystem and what makes them fragile or resilient. Through group games participants will learn food, population and other ecosystem cycles. Grades 3-4-5-6
Let’s Go Fly! – Dr. Bunson & Dr. Beaker become aviators and teach about the fundamentals of aerodynamics while testing your spatial reasoning skills with folding & flying paper airplanes. Humans have been fascinated with flight for a very long time. Participants will fold 3 different paper airplane designs and field test them. Airplanes, instructions, and field logs can be taken home or kept in the classroom for further explorations. Grades 3-4-5-6
Design a Seminar* – Work with Hands On! educators to design a 2 hour seminar to meet any of your science curriculum goals. Includes 1 hour consultation with teacher and email communication to achieve the exact program you are looking for. (example of seminar designed: Weather-with matter review, weather experiments & introduction to the water cycle).
Cost for all seminars: $7 per child with a $50 minimum; no cost for teachers/adult chaperones; require 1 adult per every 12 children for assistance & group monitoring.*Design seminar includes an additional $50 design fee.
Outdoor seminars can be scheduled with a rain date or indoor alternative plans can be made. $50.00 deposit to secure your date. Additional mileage cost incurred if program is outside of Henderson County at the rate of .44 per mile from Hands On! to program location and back.
Call Beth Bockoven, Operations Manager, at 828.697.8333 to schedule YOUR workshop.
