Presented by UWGB Youth Opportunities
in partnership with Space Education Initiatives

Explore and discover a variety of exciting science opportunities designed just for you. Taking a look at a number of topics and fields, e.g. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, you will learn how everything in your world is so important to everything we do! You will enjoy your teachers, as they are passionate about science discovery! Be part of this exciting opportunity…Jump into Science Saturdays!

Fee: $30 per class, or $25 per class if registering for all four.

Each session starts promptly at 8:30AM. Meet in the Laboratory Sciences Building Room 307. Please park in the Laboratory Sciences Parking Lot. Enter any entrance to the building and take the stairs or elevator to the third floor. All classroom supplies will be provided. Please pick up your child promptly at 11:30AM. Please meet your child at their classroom.

Programs

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Toys in Space - February 27th, 2010 - Registration Now Closed

Instructor: Cindy Byers, Science Teacher, Rosholt Middle School

Could you play baseball in space? What do you think would happen if you tried to play jacks in space? Do astronauts play with toys in space? Come to this Jump into Science Saturday to learn all about microgravity! You will get to play with the same kind of toys that have been experimented with on the International Space Station. Maybe you will be the first kid from your school to play space soccer!

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Exploring Chemistry - April 10th, 2010 - Registration Still Open!

Instructor: Steven Kircher, Science Teacher, Notre Dame High School

Chemistry is all around us and part of our daily lives. Did you ever wonder how ice cream is made? Why do some things glow in the dark? What about toothpaste? What are plastics made from? In this hands-on activity, you will learn how to make some products from your daily lives using materials you probably have at home.

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Rocks, Minerals, and Mining - April 24th, 2010 - Registration Still Open!

Instructor: Susan Hayes, Science Teacher, Oneida Nation High School

In this session, each participant will explore rocks and minerals native to northeast Wisconsin and investigate how they form, how they are mined and how they are used in everyday life. This is your chance to explore the world of rocks, minerals, and mining in a fun hands on way.

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Designing a Spacesuit - May 8th - Registration Still Open!

Instructor: Jim Schmidt, Special Programs Coordinator for the WI Space Grant Consortium

In this session, students will explore the challenges that engineers face as they design spacesuits for missions to the Moon and Mars. Students will look at the concepts of pressure and radiation as they develop their own models of potential designs. Students will see how pressure changes as objects are compressed in a chamber. They will also observe the impact that a vacuum has on various materials. Finally students will compare materials based on their effectiveness for insulation and whether or not those materials are practical for protective suits that future astronauts could one day be wearing.

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