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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES in Wisconsin for 2010-2011
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Sheboygan area:
Private home; Mondays
grades 3-5, 1:00-2:00 PM / grades 6-8, 2:00-3:00 PM
West Bend area:
Riveredge Nature Center; Tuesdays
grades 3-5, 1:00-2:00 / grades 6-8, 2:00-3:00 PM
Waukesha:
Private home (near Elmbrook Church); Thursdays
grades 3-5, 10:00-11:00 AM / grades 6-8, 11:00 AM-noon
Oconomowoc:
White Stone Community Church; Thursdays
grades 6-8, 1:00-2:00 PM / grades 3-5, 2:00-3:00 PM
FALL SESSION 2010
Monday classes will meet from September 20 through November 15
Tuesday classes will meet from September 21 through November 16
Thursday classes will meet from September 23 through November 18
TOPICS AND LESSONS
Visions of the Invisible Grades 3-5
Week 1 The Laws of the Beams and Poppers
Week 2 Making the Air Apparent
Week 3 Working Under (Water) Pressure
Week 4 Sticky Tricks with H-2-O
Week 5 Being the Salt (Water) of the Earth
Week 6 Carbon Dioxide Its a Real Gas
Week 7 Sound Instruction about Sound
Week 8 Color it Autumn
Week 9 How to do Light Work
*Includes outdoor experiences
What is more common than air, water, sound, and light? And yet what could be better example s of Gods daily provision for his creation? Using weekly hands-on activities, students will discover how water molecules, wave lengths, and wobbly strings make life both possible and enjoyable. Each is encouraged to do this at home, and they may even teach parents why the sky is blue.
Neighborhood Natural Wonders Grades 6-8
Week 1 Getting Your Feet Wet
Week 2 The Water of Life and Health
Week 3 Its a Small World in a Pond
Week 4 A Microscopic Look at Gods Greatness
Week 5 Practical Prairie Preservation Practices
Week 6 Seeing the Trees through the Forest
Week 7 Eco-Purpose in Creation
Week 8 Designer Animals
Week 9 Principles of Biblical Stewardship
*Includes outdoor experiences
Following the theme, to observe, enjoy, and understand the harmony and purpose of Gods creation, each student will learn how to view the works of God with fresh eyes and minds. The eating habits of a paramecium and the design of a cup plant stem will display a divine wisdom found in things that are small, in things that are strong, and in all things beyond.
WINTER SESSION 2011
Monday classes will meet from January 10 through March 7
Tuesday classes will meet from January 11 through March 8
Thursday classes will meet from January 13 through March 10
TOPICS AND LESSONS
Grades 3-5 Magnetism, Electricity and Motors
Week 1 Charged Up About Statics
Week 2 Magnetic Fields of Dreams
Week 3 Poles and Pulls Apart
Week 4 Graphically Invisible Forces
Week 5 Its a Real Lemon Battery
Week 6 A Series of Parallel Circuits
Week 7 Conducting Insulating Tests
Week 8 Electromagnetismology
Week 9 Generating Motor Generators
Magnetic fields and electric currents may be invisible, but their effects and uses are not. Through safe demonstrations and experiments, students will discover how electricity is a valuable tool of Gods creation. They will also learn how to read diagrams, generate graphs, and understand a power that always existed and now is a rapidly growing part of their world.
Grades 6-8 Dissection, Cells, and Physical & Chemical Changes
Week 1 Frog Metamorphosis and Design
Week 2 Frog Dissection - The Inside Story
Week 3 Cell Types and Purposes
Week 4 Diffusion and Living Tissues
Week 5 Cell Biology
Week 6 Physical Changes
Week 7 Elements and Compounds
Week 8 Chemical Reactions
Week 9 The Chemistry of Life
God designed and created both the living and the nonliving parts of this world. This session of classes follows the path from a close examination of one of his creatures, through the miracle of cell structure, and finally to the very molecules and atoms that make it all possible. Each student will be able to say that indeed God is Lord of all.
SPRING SESSION 2011
Monday classes will meet from March 14 through May 9
Tuesday classes will meet from March 15 through May 10
Thursday classes will meet from March 17 through May 12
TOPICS AND LESSONS
Grades 3-5 Levers, Machines, Metrics & Soils
Week 1 Clever Levers
Week 2 Non-air Planes, Screws and Wedges
Week 3 Pupil Pulley Power
Week 4 The Long and Short of Metric Length
Week 5 Fill It Up with Metric Volume
Week 6 Magnificent Metric Masses
Week 7 Soils to Get Your Hands Dirty
Week 8 Worms and Other Cuddly Friends
Week 9 Beauty From the Ground Up
Mathematics is seldom called pretty, but the study of levers and machines will reveal a beauty that only God can create. His order is also on display in the symmetry of the metric system, and his provision for life is demonstrated through even the common worm. From digits to dirt, each child will learn new ways to proclaim his name.
Grades 6-8 Heat, Atmosphere, Birds & Flowers
Week 1 Heat for Hire
Week 2 Steamed Up over Energy
Week 3 Hunting for Calories
Week 4 The Atmospheres the Limit
Week 5 Weather or Not Its Good
Week 6 Tails of Gods Design
Week 7 From Feet to Feathers
Week 8 Bird Biographies
Week 9 Aster, Bluebell, and Clover ABCs
The heavens declare in more ways than in a golden dawn. The warmth of the sun and its application to the living world reminds us of Gods enduring care, while the colors, habits and designs of birds show his love for diversity and purpose. Add to that the simple enjoyment of backyard flowers, and each st udent will learn to experience the works of God daily.
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