A house for little people.

One week of Science camp is complete, and one to go.  Last week 8 campers studied a variety of physical science topics and performed many science activities to round out the first week.  Our activities included:

Balloon rocket races, Hot Wheels racing down ramps on various surfaces to test the affects of friction, experimenting with magnets, making a compass, making a hovering butterfly, making butter, crystals with sugar and baking soda, floating rocks, building structures with marshmallows and dry spaghetti, testing the strength of a short span verses long span bridge, planning a stable and strong structure and understanding how building a structure must consider the function, showing how light travels in a straight line, how sound can be muffled or amplified and reflected, making a tuning fork with a table fork and a string, and making kaleidoscopes.

Sound like a lot?  Wait till this week is over.  The theme for our second week of camp is Earth and Space Science.

I want to show some photos of our day of building with marshmallows and spaghetti.

Great builders also have a lot of fun.

Another chance for hands-on learning

Future architect?

I wonder if we could build a real house out of marshmallows.

Some structures can push in...

Or they can pop out…

In a past life, this was a pyramid contractor.

Amazing structure for a 6-year old.

Science and Social Studies for Grades 1-4

All camps held 10am – 11:30am, Monday through Friday, at Lion of Judah Ministries, 6021 West Saanich Rd, Victoria, BC V9E 2G4, in the K-2 classroom.

July 18-22, 2011

Physical Science Camp:  Learn about friction, magnets, the properties of solids, liquids, and gases, structures, and light and sound to help fulfill the physical science learning outcomes for grades  1-4.  There will be fun experiments and activities to complement student learning at home.  Students who are older, but haven’t completed some units are also welcome to come.

July 25-29, 2011

Earth and Space Science Camp: In this week we will learn about the seasonal effects on living things, the physical properties of air, water, and soil, some familiar constellations and the solar system, and weather.  Once again, these are the topics needed to fulfill learning outcomes for science in grades 1-4.

All full-week sessions are priced at $75/student per week.  Drop-ins for select classes are based on space available for $25/day.

If you are interested in detailed lesson plans so you can plan what days you would like to attend via “drop-in”, please contact me, Lori ann Brehaut, at 250-888-7973, or email: kratoslab@gmail.com .

You can make cheques out to Kratos International Holdings, Ltd. Cash or cheque, along with this registration form, can be given in person; or mailed to:

Lori ann Brehaut, 1767 McTavish Road, North Saanich, BC V8L 5T9

If you prefer to pay by credit card or through PayPal, please contact me so I can email you the details on how that can be done.

Each child being registered above will have to have an emergency contact and medical information form filled out for them as well.