Science EXPO
The Science EXPO is an annual Grand View School event organized by parents and the Science Specialist. The goal is to augment the student’s exposure to the sciences through presentations, hands-on experiments, activities, and displays. It is a family event. A nominal fee is requested so organizers can prepare enough supplies.
Wednesday, March _____, 2011 from 3-7 pm at the Grand View Rose Garden Patio
Must make a RESERVATION to participate. Purchase tickets by printing this form and send it in with your payment.
Science EXPO featuring:
Stamped Passport = Homework Pass*
- all students are eligible for a homework pass with stamped passport
- 4th gr students must still complete their Math homework
- 5th gr students are required to participate; extra credit can be earned for being a Science Docent
5th gr Student Docents
- Calling ALL 5th Grade students! Supervise and guide young Gators with various experiments. Training will be provided on March ___ at 2:40 pm. Permission slips must be submitted to Mrs. Sanchez by then.
- View 5th Grade Volunteer and Permission Form here.
NEW this year: Trash to Treasure Art Gallery.
- Create something new, a keepsake, from the outgrown little toys, create sculpture from re-cycled products, create art from those long forgotten items in the deep dank corners of your garage. The results can be artistic, functional, or just down right ridiculous. The only requirement is to have fun making it!
- Adults are welcome to submit a project too! There is a child in all of us. Submit your entry before March 10th for display at the Science Expo. No entries will be labeled unless requested.
- Click here for some ideas to get you started.
Presentations:
In ancient times magicians wielded tremendous power in society. Today, of course, we realize that the mysterious world of magic is truly the world of science. All magic is comprised of illusions and the majority of illusions are based on scientific principles. Come with us on a journey of exploration into the science behind the magic.
The Magic of Science allows everyone, both in the audience and on stage, to become a magician. Everything done in this 45 minute program looks and acts like a real magic trick, but the only real trick is that everything presented is science at work. Science studies in chemistry, light, magnetism, optical illusions, physics, and mathematics are all demonstrated. Everything performed has a scientific principle behind it. However, each of these topics will appear to the audience as a challenging and astonishing magic trick. The 45 minute presentations are tailored for each age group (K-8) and will provide appropriate academic content.
This 45 minute program will allow students grades K-5 the opportunity to see the many properties of light. What is light? How do we use light? What are primary colors? See ultra-violet and infrared light used to create exciting and dramatic experiences. Strobe light is used to stop movement. It is then used to take still pictures and turn them into an animated movie.
The second half of the program is particularly exciting. We have produced a high-end laser light demonstration that will have its own music accompaniment. This demonstration will be full of graphics and words written by a single beam of laser light in many different colors. This is not to be confused with other “laser light show companies” as this is an educational experience, not just a demonstration of a large laser.
Traveling Tidepool mobile exhibit. Touch live sea animals!
Trained naturalists will bring bio-facts and live animals.
Mobile Ed Productions is pleased to bring you the newest in educational technology. The Earth Dome is a series of photographs shot from our satellites of the surface of the world on cloud free days. It has been used extensively across the United States to educate students about geographic as well as environmental issues:
Continents, oceans, mountains, rivers, Time Zones, latitude, longitude, geology, plate tectonics
Even major cities in comparison to the total earth will be recognized. Although, the visit to the Earth Dome has to be brief, seeing and understanding the Earth as it appears from space, as opposed to painted globes or drawings, is an experience not soon forgotten.
and Mr. Valentine’s Traveling Animals
Even More Special Features:
Working Catapult, Bubbles, Fossil Dig, Trash to Treasure Art Gallery, Composting and Planting, Accidental Inventions Trivia with prizes, robots presented by Beach Cities Robotics.
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