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  Math Science Nucleus
Summer Science Camps
 6-10 years old  (8-11 for chemistry)
2023
Location:  Children's Natural History Museum, 4074 Eggers Drive, Fremont
and Tule Ponds at Tyson Lagoon 1999 Walnut Ave (Tule)
 Learn more about Tule Ponds
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NOTE:  SUMMER CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELED AT MUSEUM - NOT ENOUGH ENROLLMENT - SORRY
 troubles with registration: contact Hagos at hagos@msnucleus.org
Monday- Wed Time:  9:30-12:30 pm; students need to bring lunch (1/2  hour) 
(parents may drop children  15 min before and pick up 15 min  later at no extra charge)
 students must provide a snack; $200 per student per class


June 19-21, M-F
9:30 am-12:30 pm

Electricity, Magnetism and Light  CANCELED

Code: Museum 01 – Electricity, Magnetism and Light - June 19-21, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Ages:  6-10 years old (activities will reflect age of students and will be grouped according to their level with instructors and aides) (25 maximum number of students)

Discover how the world works through the exploration of magnets, lights,  and electricity. Students learn the interactions that guide the science of physics through interactive play and crafts.  Activities include working with electricity, forces of magnetism, prisms, making circuits, and much more.

June 26-28, M-W
9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Exploring Space CANCELED

Code: Museum 02  Exploring Space - June 26-28, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Ages:  6-10 years old (activities will reflect age of students and will be grouped according to their level with instructors and aides) (25  maximum number of students)

Learn about the moon, planets, stars and the universe through interactive play, as older children help design space exploration vehicles and tools. Each day the students will learn about a different celestial body and discover the science behind space exploration. At the end of the week students will work as a group to use their exploration vehicles and new knowledge to “blast off” into space.
 

July 10-12,M-W
9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Minerals and RocksCANCELED

Code Museum 03 Minerals and Rocks – July 10-12, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Ages:  6-10 years old (activities will reflect age of students and will be grouped according to their level with instructors and aides) (30 maximum number of students)

 Learn about minerals and rocks through the eyes of a geologist. Students will examine and discover the unique properties of gems and minerals, learn what common elements and minerals are used for, and take a tumble through the rock cycle. Fossils will be explored under Sedimentary Rocks. The students will also become Junior Geologists after they go rock “hunting” in the museum.  Students will make a beginning rock kit. 

  
  July 17-19, M-W
9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Junior Doctor  CANCELED

Code: Museum 04 - Human Body –July 17-19,  9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Ages:  6-10 years old (activities will reflect age of students and will be grouped according to their level with instructors and aides) (30 maximum number of students)

What are you made of? Students will use crafts and interactive play to learn about the different organs and systems that make up the human body. Older students will create models of organ systems and compare human bones to those of other animals. All students will learn the major bones and muscles in the human bodys as they try to put bones back together.


July 24-26, M-W
9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Earthquakes and Volcanoes CANCELED

Code: Museum 05 – Earthquakes and Volcanoes– July 24-26  9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Ages:  6-10 years old (activities will reflect age of students and will be grouped according to their level with instructors and aides) (30 maximum number of students)

Discover how Earth moves and changes through crafts, interactive play and a fieldtrip. Students will learn about different types of volcanoes, examine volcanic rocks and create their own volcano to take home.  Students will also explore the different layers of the Earth, discover the power of earthquakes and take a field trip to Fremont Earthquake exhibit to “visit” the Hayward fault.

 

July 31 - Aug 2, M-W
9:30 am-12:30 pm

Gravity and Engineering  CANCELED

Code: Museum 06 – Gravity and Engineering - July 31-Aug 2, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Ages:  6-10 years old (activities will reflect age of students and will be grouped according to their level with instructors and aides) (30 maximum number of students)

Discover how the world works through the exploration of magnets, lights, electricity and gravity. Students learn the interactions that guide the science of physics through interactive play and crafts. Older students will learn how tools and toys are designed and have the opportunity to engineer tools of their own invention.

 

Aug 7-9, M,T,W
9:30 am-12:30 pm

 		Chemistry  (at Tule Ponds)

Code: Tule 01 –  Aug 7-9, M,T,W   9:30 am-12:30 pm
 Ages:  8-11 years old (activities will reflect age of students and will be grouped according to their level with instructors and aides) (30 maximum number of students)

Learn about the different states of matter and learn about the importance of elements in our everyday life.  They will learn how to conduct chemical experiments to create new substances.  They will explore the periodic table.    Students will learn how to create different type of polymers and invent different slimes.  They will learn about pH and importance to environment.  All at a kids level.  

 

for more information on classes
Joyce Blueford  (blueford@msnucleus.org)

registration problems?
call or email Hagos (510)790-6284  or hagos@msnucleus.org

Registration is required. There is a $10 cancellation fee per class for all refund requests made before May 31. June 15 the cancellation fee is $25.00 per class No refunds will be given after June 15. However, if you can find a replacement, and that person pays you directly, there is no penalty. If there is room in another class you may transfer to another class without a charge. Any such changes must be made 2 weeks prior to the registered class. If there are any questions regarding this policy or other class scheduling questions please email msn@msnucleus.org.

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