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Grades K/1
CLICK HERE FOR ALL COURSE DESCRIPTIONSTo register your child(ren), please click on the 'Register' link to the left. Remember - the grade levels refer to the grade your child will have completed when Kids University begins in June 2009.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Amazing Africa -
Let's discover several African countries, their culture and unique plants
and animals. We'll make our own African face mask.
AquamarineXtreme –
Do you know from which ocean and country the tropical fish in your aquarium
really come? Learn about the ecology,
chemistry, and geography of aquariums, and enjoy a visit from an aquarium
expert!
Art Down-Under -
We'll create our version of Australian bark art and even make didgeridoos!
Bach to Rock-Each
day we'll learn about a different composer, their music and make some music
of our own. Each session of Bach
to Rock a different group of 5 composers from different decades will be
explored.
Book Cooks
– Join us as we combine math, literature and cooking!
We’ll estimate, graph, measure, and read directions.
What’s more, we’ll be perfecting our culinary skills!
Building Structures -
Let's have fun building bridges, towers, and other supporting structures.
How big can we go? How strong?
Case of the Missing Millionaire –
Unfold a mystery through
chromatography, fingerprinting, and many other methods used by forensic
scientists.
Catching Chocolate Fever -
Enjoy writing and art activities to accompany your group reading of this
entertaining story. You might
even get a real chocolate freckle!
Coral Reefs –
Dive into the ocean and discover the creatures that make up a coral reef.
Meet a real scuba diver, too!
Deep Blue Sea -
Let’s go underwater and discover ocean plants and animals.
We’ll make salt water pictures, listen to whale sounds, and build
models of many ocean animals.
Join our underwater trip!
Deserts Down Under –
Australia boasts unusual animals, plants and people that have learned
amazing ways to thrive in a difficult environment.
Deserts of the World
- Explore the folklore and exotic plants and animals of the major deserts of
the world…from the Sahara to the Gobi.
Elephants: Fact and Fiction
– Discover imaginary and real elephants from Babar King of the Elephants to
African elephants who work for living.
Excel 101 -
Create surveys, collect data, learn how to graph and use spreadsheets with
this popular software.
Family Tree Art -
You'll create your version of your family tree as you learn about the art
created by the famous "Dot" man from Georgia - George Andrews.
Fantastic Frogs! Beautiful Butterflies! – We'll explore
literature and science when we discover unusual species of butterflies and
frogs and learn about their life cycles.
G’day Mate!
- Learn about Australia’s unique geography, plants and animals—from
kangaroos, koalas and kiwi to the Great Barrier Reef!
Giants of the Sea
– What kind of whale is Shamu?
How do giant squids and octopus move? We’ll use math and science skills when
we explore these fascinating animals.
It's Hot! It's Cold! -
Why do volcanoes erupt? How big are icebergs? Explore amazing landforms and
create your own landform models that erupt.
Join the Trash Can Band -
Be loud, creative and release your energy by beating on common household
objects and creating music!
Kids Computer Art!
– Draw pictures, color and make slide shows of the story you write while
learning about scrolling, typing and selecting icons.
Lego Engineering: Double period class
K/1 – Simple Machines from Seesaws to Rafts -Build models of simple
machines while investigating gears, rotation, levers, stability and
designing mechanical toys.
2/3 - Magnetism and Measurement – Build several models small and
large and learn about magnetism, scales, levers, pulleys, and measurement
devices.
4/5 – Machines with Power
– Build a power car, dragster, insect walker, and a dogbot and investigate
movement and energy, effect of wheel size and mass on movement, cams and
cranks.
Magic of Manners
- Learn the magic of etiquette while eating, setting the table, talking on
the phone, introducing your friends and enjoying other role playing
situations.
Math &Grammar Skills Review: Double
period class
Enjoy an interactive review of important math and grammar concepts plus gain
test taking skills for the CRCT.
Math Around the World
- Practice mental math, devise game strategies, and develop your number
sense as you play math games from around the world.
Math Fact-a-Mania
– Have fun while practicing your math skills.
Write, sing, and play while improving your understanding of numbers
and their properties.
Math on the Menu -
Solve the real-life challenges of opening a restaurant--plan and expand the
menu, determine ingredients, analyze costs, set prices and design a floor
plan.
Music USA -
Jump into marching, dancing, beating and singing our way across America
while learning how to read and write music.
Ni hao-Hello China -
Let’s travel across the world to learn about the people of China.
We'll explore the different regions of China, discover its unique
celebrations and exciting history.
Origami
– Learn the ancient art of Japanese paper folding as you make your own
beautiful take home creations!
PowerPoint 101
– Learn how to make a computer presentation that incorporates pictures,
graphs and table. Practice
researching a topic using Kids Search Engines.
Puppets on Parade -
Create your own puppet show with scenes and characters and music. Your
teacher will provide guitar accompaniment.
Show me the $$$ -
Learn the importance of money. Identify coins, tell their value, count and
make fair trades!
Signing Fun –
You’ll have hands-on fun learning the basics of American Sign Language (ASL)
and Deaf Culture. Come sign with
us!
Skin & Bones
– We’ll learn about the bones and systems of our incredible body, their
names, locations and how to keep them healthy.
Sound Tales -
Beat, shake and play your way through your favorite stories.
Like sound engineers we'll add music and sound effects to stories and
poems to make them more exciting.
Splish! Splash! Science! -
Can you make clay float? Bring
your questions and enjoy the water as we make things float, sink and carry
cargo.
Take a Chance on Math-
Learn about statistics and fractions while you enjoy games with coins,
spinners and dice to understand probability.
Terrific Tree Homes -
We'll explore real and imaginary animals that make their homes in trees when
we combine science and literature.
Things that Fly -
We'll paint, make collages and create butterflies, birds and a 3D fish that
swims through the air.
Travel to Nims Island
- We'll invent our own island to explore complete with plants and animals.
Applying GPS and mapping skills we'll decide where in the world to
locate our island!
Webkinz Economics –
Let’s talk about Webkinz (bring your favorite!) and create an economic plan
for a prosperous lifestyle for both you and your pet.
Learn how this game compares with the real world of economics.
What’s the Matter?
- Just what is a solid…a liquid…or a gas?
Find out about each one through different experiments each day.
Who Borrowed Mr. Bear?
- Come learn some forensic science as we solve the mystery of who borrowed
Mr. Bear.
Wings and Things -
Explore the clear blue skies with us.
We will cover the physics of flight, make paper airplanes and
parachutes, and test some of our flight creations.
Wonderful New Zealand
– Journey to New Zealand and discover its unique ocean life, plants and
animals from a recent visitor to this extraordinary place.
Zoo Safari
- Let’s visit the wonderfully interactive website of major zoos and study
the unique animals we'll see on camera.
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