Fall 2008 Classes
September 29–November 25, 2008
Registration Dates
LHS Members:
August 15 (Friday): Online registration starts at 9:00 a.m.
General Public:
August 19 (Tuesday)
Prices
Eight-session classes are $132 ($120 for members).
Four-session classes are $66 ($60 for members).
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Or Register in—person, or via, phone or mail.
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If you have questions, please call LHS Registration at 642-5134
Animal Friends 
Pet a baby chick, feed a guinea pig its favorite food, and catch
a fish with a big green net. This class uses gentle animals in activities
designed to enhance a child's early experience with living things.
Ages 2–3
4:00–4:45 p.m.
Eight Tuesdays
September 30–November 25
(No class on November 11)
Eight Thursdays
October 2–November 20
Mud Pies
Make mud pies, create clouds of bubbles, and have fun with foams
as you and your child investigate and compare different substances.
Roll up your sleeves, and don't worry—we'll clean up
the mess.
Ages 3–4
Four Mondays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
September 29–October 20
Four Tuesdays 
9:30–10:30 a.m.
September 30–October 21
Science Toys
Learn about the properties of the physical world by inventing toys.
Explore color mixing; and make a rainbow wand filled with incredible,
super—absorbent crystals. Learn about gravity and inclines
by constructing a marble runway, and invent your own recipe for play
dough. Make a project to take home each week.
Ages 3–4
Four Mondays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
October 27–November 17
Four Tuesdays
9:30–10:30 a.m.
October 28–November 25
(No class on November 11)
Four Fridays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
October 31–November 21
Tails and Whiskers
You and your child will meet friendly animals—one very soft, one very green, one that flies, and one that swims. We'll
pet them, feed them, and even see one take a bath!
Ages 3–4
Four Fridays
4:00–5:00 p.m.
October 3–24
Physical Science For Curious Kids
Young scientists make kites, magnetic toys, and light circuits to take home as they experiment and share their observations on topics such as electricity, magnetism, and properties of air and light. These activities foster an intuitive framework for later science learning.
Ages 4–5
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Wednesdays
October 1–November 19
Storybook Science
Time for a story—and science too! Each week a different story sets the stage for activities and investigations to spark students' creativity and scientific thinking. Experiments with shadows and light, bubble blowing, nature explorations, and handling live animals are integrated with children's
literature as well as math, art, and drama.
Ages 4–5
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Fridays
October 3–November 21
Colorful Science
Open your eyes to a world of color that features a “rainbow”of
science activities. Use leaves, branches, rocks, and mud to camouflage
real turtles, lizards, and insects. Visit the planetarium with an
astronomer to look for stars of different colors, and experiment
with mixing colorful concoctions in the Chemistry Lab.
Ages 4–5
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Four Tuesdays
October 28–November 25
(No class on November 11)
Four Thursdays
October 30–November 20
Grades K–1
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Four Wednesdays
October 29–November 19
Scaring Up Science
Halloween is the theme of this “spook-tacular” class. Your child will mix up some slimy chemistry; make lightning; have a hair—raising
experience in physics; and make some surprising discoveries about
rats, snakes, and toads (oh my!).
Ages 4–5
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Four Tuesdays
September 30–October 21
Four Thursdays
October 2–23
Grades K–1
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Four Wednesdays
October 1–22
Dinosaurs!
A hundred million years ago, dinosaurs wandered the Earth. What were
these ancient creatures like? Dig for fossil bones, use toy models
to make footprints in class, act out dinosaur stories, make paper
and clay dinosaurs, compare dinosaurs to the Biology Lab animals,
and try to unlock some of the mysteries of prehistory.
Ages 4–5
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Mondays
September 29–November 17
Grades K–1
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Thursdays
October 2–November 20
I Want to Be a Scientist When I Grow Up
Put on your scientist's lab coat; and explore the mysteries of magnetism, light and color, and motion. Record your results in your own scientist's
research notebook, and compare your findings with those of your new
scientist friends. Parents become lab assistants and help continue
the investigations at home.
Grades K–1
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Fridays
October 3–November 21
Animal Math
How long is a boa constrictor? Who's really faster, the tortoise or the hare? Measure, count, sort, graph, and make patterns when animals come to math class! Live animals as well as games, stories, and art projects feature animals' shapes,
sizes, weights, colors, and locomotion; and reinforce math concepts.
Grades 1–2
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Mondays
September 29–November 17
Physics in Action
Common household materials are just bursting with scientific possibilities. A plastic bag can turn into a parachute, and baking soda can send our rocket poppers into the air. Investigate light and color, electricity and magnetism with fun experiments and projects.
Grades 2–3
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Tuesdays
September 30–November 25
(No class on November 11)
Lego Engineering
Discover your inner engineer as you design, build, and create with
Legos! In this class you will build simple machines—like levers, pulleys, gears, and wheels—and
explore ways to use them to solve challenges and do the work for
you.
Grades 2–3
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Thursdays
October 2–November 20
Exploring the Solar System
Find out what it would be like to live on another planet or a moon, and plan your own space station for your outpost in space. Bring these far away places closer in the planetarium and in the classroom, and learn more about the space all around us.
Grades 3–5
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Wednesdays
October 1–November 19
Lego Technology
Students build humanoid robots, roving vehicles, and mechanical beasties
with Mindstorms NXT from Lego. Then they learn how to program their 'droids to walk, talk, and even see! Take your child's
creativity to the next level with Lego Technology.
Grades 4–6
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Eight Fridays
October 3–November 21
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