Course Catalog
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In Person Courses
Our Course Catalog is below.
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Other Services (Childcare, Tutoring, etc.)
Desert Blossoms Workshops
Join Desert Blossoms Girls Mentorship in February for an unforgettable self-love, confidence-building, and connection workshop! For girls age 7 -12.
This Galentine's event, we’re celebrating the power of hearts and friendships with a fun and engaging workshop designed to help girls bloom into their most confident selves. Registration is open! Sign up today to save your spot!
***New Date for this class is February 22nd***
Teacher/Host - Samantha Donaldson. See Samantha’s website for more information.
Summer Courses
We are in the middle of planning several fun courses and camps this summer. Enrollment is open to any student but price, age groups, dates, and times are unique to each camp. Most camps stop at 5th or 6th grade. If you have a 7th or 8th grader interested, please email us and we may be able to make exceptions.
All camps have enrollment caps to keep classes small.
Register soon to save your spot!
June
Chemicals, Cells, & Crime
June 2-6 Grades K-5 9:00-4:00PM
Turn chemistry inside and out in this hands-on summer science adventure! Campers will be looking closely at cells and stepping away to see the big picture. From the organ systems that make our bodies work to using chemical reactions to solve a crime, campers explore a composition of science knowledge and scientific techniques. This camp includes the following units:
THE ORGAN TRAIL
Campers get to follow the paths of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, skeletal, and muscular systems. They pick up information about some of the body’s most important parts: the heart, lungs, stomach, brain, and nerves. They listen to their hearts, build models of their lungs and muscles, and observe life-like replicas of real organs.
AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
The camp day begins with an emphasis on the importance of observation in the scientific method. A mock crime scene is examined, information is presented in many formats, and the challenge is to sort and sift through the data to solve the “crime”. Several forensic techniques are introduced to aid this effort. The end of the day brings about a conclusion to the “crime”, followed by a recap of the information and methods used to ascertain what actually happened.
CELL CITY
Our campers learn about cell organelles and their functions. The membrane, mitochondria, nucleus, ribosome, and lysosome are highlighted in experiments. As they imitate the action of each organelle, with special emphasis on the nucleus, they learn about the role of DNA in directing and recreating life. Campers finish by creating a model of an organelle-filled cell.
RADICAL REACTIONS
What holds atoms and molecules together? What happens to these bonds during chemical reactions? Campers use this day to study chemical reactions in depth. These reactions will include those that give off heat (exothermic), reactions that require heat (endothermic), reactions that proceed at a very fast pace, and reactions that “go too far” and must try to return “home” (to equilibrium).
CHEMICAL COUNTING
Campers explore the fundamental “nuts and bolts” of chemistry, starting with the principle of “chemically counting” using the chemists’ unit of measure, the mole. Campers are challenged to figure out the contents of a mystery solution using standard chemical reactions. They try out cool molecular model building and discover chemical structure, bonding, and electrochemistry.
July
Camp Invention
July 7-11 Grades K-6 Time: TBA
Four classes in one week!
Uncover Spectacular Special Effects With Illusion Workshop™
Campers step into the mesmerizing world of optical illusions, where things aren’t always as they seem! They discover how special effects work in art, movies, theater and animation, and they invent moving props with inspiration from real-life inventors behind special effects technology. Tapping into their curiosity, they build their own spinning animation device and become illusion experts, ready to design entertainment experiences of the future.
Create a Customized Claw Machine With Claw Arcade™
Campers unleash the power of creativity as they construct their own functional claw machine, exploring physics concepts in easy-to-reach ways. Finding inspiration from claws in nature, they build, test and adapt their clawsome machine, then fill it with novel prizes. Along the way, they pick up entrepreneurship skills and uncover how to hook investors on their awesome new arcade experience!
Embark on an Eco-Expedition With Penguin Launch™
Campers unlock their imagination as they head to Antarctica to explore penguin habitats in snowy landscapes. With the help of a Snow-ver – a rover equipped with a robotic research penguin – they glide across icy surfaces to enter penguin colonies undetected. To deliver planet-saving eco-messages, they design launchers to propel their own magnetic, wearable plush penguin across the South Pole and beyond!
Hop in the Driver’s Seat With In Control™
Campers hit the road for the ultimate trip! They assemble a custom control panel complete with a transmitter and receiver, reference a travel map and explore the use of artificial intelligence in everyday items such as the GPS. While inventing their way out of bumps in the road, they build confidence, overcome obstacles, and find joy in both the journey and the destination.
NASA Astro-Innovators
July 14-18 Grades K-5 1:00-4:00PM
Campers use creative and collaborative skills to design a mission patch, train like an astronaut, and solve real-world engineering problems using spinoff technology, just like NASA astronauts working together on a mission. They propose answers to questions like “How could space suit cooling tubes be used to solve a problem here on Earth? How could robotic arms help make our world a better place?” Then, they create a storyboard and presentation to share their spinoff project and work on their science communication skills. This camp includes the following:
DAY 1
Welcome to Astro Innovators camp! Each day kids will be asked to think and act like NASA engineers. To get the week started, campers will design notebooks to be used throughout the week to help create important engineering habits such as sketching ideas, brainstorming, and recording thoughts. We’ll introduce the importance of teamwork as kids design their very own crew mission patch. Kids will also participate in a design challenge where they’ll be asked to build, race and land pasta rovers!
DAY 2
NASA engineers have to create many different types of technology to solve problems that have never been solved before. Kids will step into the shoes of an engineer and build several different models of NASA technology such as robotic arms.
DAY 3
NASA has many great accomplishments in space, but its research also has a huge impact on Earth! Kids will learn all about NASA spinoffs, participate in a spinoff treasure hunt and use the Engineering Design Process to help teach others about new uses for NASA technologies during a group project.
DAY 4
It’s time to re-design! Kids will use their work created earlier in the week to solve a problem using the Engineering Design Process and teamwork! They will need to brainstorm, think outside the box, communicate and create a plan to get their prototype approved!
DAY 5
Campers will iterate and improve their spinoffs in preparation for creating a short presentation that captures their thinking and tells their design story.
Crazy Chemworks
July 14-18 Grades K-5 9:00-12:00PM
Shake up a flask of fun in the lab as a junior chemist! These five half-days of chemistry are packed solid with cool reactions. Campers put on some goggles and change liquid to solid and back again. They get to handle laboratory tools, build and break molecules, and pick up some tricks on chemical changes. This camp includes the following units:
Chemistry Club
Start your chemistry career with some laboratory basics. Campers learn to swirl, pour and mix like a scientist! Check out the colors of chemistry with the power of pH paper and create a stopper-popping reaction!
Reaction Time
Make some fast-acting changes with your fellow junior chemists! Campers teach
themselves to tell the difference between physical and chemical reactions and then put their knowledge to the test! You’ll be pushing the limits of chemistry today!
Chemical Combo
See the lighter side of science in this half day of chemical fun! Campers see how white light brings rainbow colors to our eyes and make some others glow. Mix up some solutions and mix some slime!
Crazy Concoctions
Explore the science in your home! Campers find out what makes glue stick and try out a tape test. Learn how chemistry makes what you bake and see the stuff that keeps bread together.
Super Cool Science
Chill down and heat up at the atomic level with solids, liquids, and gases. Campers see how cold dry ice is and melt a metal in hot water! Make colorful chemical reactions and find out how they happen.