Home School Explorations Series (ages 5-7)

Spring 2012 Semester

For K–2nd graders (ages 5–7)

Mondays 11 am - 12 pm / 1 - 2pm

Tuesdays 11 am - 12 pm

Classes begin the week of January 30 and end the week of April 30. There are no classes the week of March 12 for Explora Spring Break Camp.

Bubble, Fizz and Foam

1/30 or 1/31
Become a curious chemist when you mix up cool concoctions, investigate foamy foods, and pour bubbling solutions.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II

Balancing Act

2/6 or 2/7
Can you balance on one foot? Test your sense of balance and explore counterbalance and center of gravity with a wide variety of interesting objects.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard I, BM III, PS K-1,2, 1-1,2, 2-1

Light and Shadow

2/13 or 2/14
Discover different ways to make shadows as we investigate light by bouncing and bending it, explore shadows and shadow shapes, and experiment with colored light and colored shadows.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard I, BM I, PS K-2, 1-2

Discovering Triangles

2/20 or 2/21
It’s time to give triangles the attention they deserve! In this exploration students discover the different kinds of triangles and their importance, and use triangles to build three-dimensional objects.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II
Math: Geometry Strand, Measurement Strand

Switch On, Switch Off

2/27 or 2/28
Turn things on and off as you explore open and closed circuits. Investigate a variety of switches and muchmore.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard I, BM II and BM III

In a Spin

3/5 or 3/6
Experiment with spinning and twirling, looping and whirling. Students make their own tops and “twirly birds”to take home.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard I, BM I, K-1,2, 1-2 and BM II, PS K-1, 1-1, 2-5 and BM
III, PS K-1, 1-1, 2-1.

On a Roll

3/19 or 3/20
Observe and compare rolling systems using recycled materials, cups and marbles. Test which shapes roll the best and create a roller coaster for marbles.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard I, BM I, PS K-1,2, 1-2 and BM II, PS K-1, 1-1, 2-5 and
BM III, PS K-1, 1-1, 2-1

Make Sense of your Senses

3/26 or 3/27
Explore each of your five senses as you walk on different textures, match pairs of scents, identify mysterious sounds and more.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard II, BM III, PS K-1

Our Amazing Bodies

4/2 or 4/3
Let’s celebrate our amazing bodies from our fingerprints to our hearts and bones! We’ll conduct some experiments and create a mural of our insides.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard II, BM III, PS K-2, 1-1, 2-1

Slippery Slime

4/9 or 4/10
Get your hands dirty as you explore a variety of slimy substances and make your own chemical concoctions.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II

Wonderful Water

4/16 or 4/17
Get wet exploring ice and water during several exciting activities. Students experiment with water drops and investigate absorption, adhesion and other unique properties of ice and water.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard I, BM I, PS K-2, 1-1, 2

Growing Pains

4/23 or 4/24
What do butterflies and frogs have in common? Students observe plants and animals at different stages in their life cycles, and discover how plants and animals change and grow up to be like their parents.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard II, BM I, PS K-1, 1-1,2,3,4 and BM II, PS K-1,2, 1-2,
2-1,2

Leaves, Leaves, Leaves

4/30 or 5/1
Sort a variety of leaves and observe them up close. Students discover how special leaves are by investigating the hidden colors in a green leaf and exploring leaf patterns with rubbings and prints.
Science: Strand I, Standard I, BM I, II and Strand II, Standard II, BM I, PS K-1,2, 1-1,2

For more information on this program, call (505) 224-8341, email reservations@explora.us, or visit www.explora.us.

Para español, llame al 224-8323