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Welcome to Wednesday Workshops for Home Schoolers!
Wednesday afternoons are for Home Schoolers at the Maryland Science Center when you participate in Wednesday Workshops–a new program this year. From October through May a different workshop is available every Wednesday and we're making it easy for you to attend. Home Schoolers can buy a block of any six for just $25 or a block of 12 for $50. Or choose individual workshops for just $4.50 each.
Participants can register for workshops or drop-in. Registration ensures your participation in the workshops of your choice. Drop-in participants will be admitted on a space-available basis. Plus, we've added special pricing if you want to visit the exhibit halls at the Maryland Science Center as part of your afternoon! Arrive anytime after 1:00 and admission is just $8 per person for the workshop participant and non-participant family members. As always, Maryland Science Center Members can visit the exhibit halls for free any time.
*All classes are suited to grade levels 4-9
*Capacity for each class is 24 except for the CRICKET Lab which holds only 10
*All Wednesday Workshops for Home Schoolers begin at 3:00 p.m. and run approximately 60 minutes. For reservations, program block or individual program purchases, and more information please phone 410-545-5945
January 2008
| 9 |
Magic Lanterns
SOLD OUT |
A CRICKET Technology Lab–Construct a lamp and program a computer to make it "sensitive" and change colors. |
| 16 |
Kinetic Sculptures
SOLD OUT |
A CRICKET Technology Lab–Art, engineering, and technology combine as you build a sculpture and program a computer to make it move. |
| 23 |
Inventing Instruments
SOLD OUT |
A CRICKET Technology Lab–What does a fruit salad xylophone sound like? Wire up stuff, connect it to a computer and find out. |
| 30 |
Discovering Dry Ice
SOLD OUT |
Experiment with solid carbon dioxide to learn about states of matter and our atmosphere. |
February 2008
| 6 |
Weather Forecasting |
(TerraLink) Use global data and tools of the meteorologists to decide what will happen to the weather. |
| 13 |
Invisible Science |
Beyond the rainbow is light we cannot see, but we can detect and use it in many familiar ways. |
| 20 |
What's A Fossil? |
Examining specimens uncovers how many remarkable ways nature provides for preserving evidence of past life. |
| 27 |
Making Sense of Your Senses |
Find out how your body perceives the outside world. Is the information provided by your senses accurate? |
March 2008
| 5 |
Eureka! It Floats |
Learn about buoyancy as you predict which objects will float in water, air, and other fluids. |
| 12 |
Healthy Hearts & Bodies |
(WetLab) Find out about links between heart disease, blood pressure, BMI, diet and exercise while you dissect a pig heart. |
| 19 |
Chesapeake Science |
Observe the microscopic plankton that forms the basis of the food web supporting life in the bay. |
| 26 |
Space Weather |
(SpaceLink) Discover how the sun and local conditions in other parts of the solar system can produce some exotic "weather." |
April 2008
| 2 |
Marvelous Magnifiers |
What surprises can you see if you make your own microscopic viewer and try it on some common objects |
| 9 |
Food Frenzy |
(WetLab) What are good choices at mealtime? Learn the latest about how to maintain a healthy body with proper nutrition. |
| 16 |
Earth Shakes & Quakes |
(TerraLink) Build a structure to survive the seismic forces shaping planet Earth and test it in a simulated earthquake. |
| 23 |
The Sky Tonight |
(Planetarium) Visit the Davis Planetarium for a live encounter revealing which planets and stars will be visible when you look up tonight and how you can find them. |
| 30 |
Sounds Right |
Try some experiments and discover how you can change the character and control the path of sound waves. |
May 2008
| 7 |
Where There's Air |
What is the evidence for a mysterious, invisible substance called air? Is there really such a thing? |
| 14 |
Shedding Light on Chemistry |
Light and chemicals interact to support life, capture images, and produce amazing effects in this series of experiments. |
| 21 |
Bubble-ology |
Apply your best blowing technique and math skills to determine which recipe for bubble juice makes the biggest bubbles. |
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