2013 Summer College for Kids

Enrichment classes Monday - Friday for students in grades K-8.
  The cost of most sessions is $60 per child.
**Sessions with daily field trips are $70 to help defray transportation expenses.

Lunch-time supervision available (bring lunch) $10 per week per student

** Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2013**
Sign up by calling the Seaborg Center 906-227-2002.

June 24 - 28

Morning Sessions  9 a.m. - noon.
K - 2nd grade Simple Machines with LEGOs™:  Learn to make work easier with LEGOS™.
Grades 3 - 5  Beginning Robotics - with no Experience:  Build and program LEGO™ Mindstorms.

Grades 3 - 5  Cow-a-nomics:  Investigate the economics of ice cream.
Grades 6-8  Daring Science Challenges:  Are you up to these science challenges, bets, and experiments.

Afternoon Sessions  1 - 4 p.m.
K - 2nd grade  Really Messy Science:  You need to roll up your sleeves for the experiments .
Grades 3 - 5   Science Matters:  Solids and Liquids and Glasses, Oh My!.
Grades 6 - 8   Gravity Rules:  Bring new meaning to force and motion with activities and analysis of skydiving.

July 8 - 12

Morning Sessions  9 a.m. - noon.
K - 2nd grade Elephant Families: Explore the magnificent African Elephant.
Grades 3 - 5  Rockets’ Red Glare:  Create and launch rockets of various kinds.
Grades 6-8  Advance Rockets:  Prepare to launch more complicated rockets.

Afternoon Sessions  1 - 4 p.m.
K - 2nd grade  What Scientists Do:  Learn to experiment like a scientist.
Grades 3 - 5  Beginning Robotics – with no experience:  Build and program Build and program LEGO™ Mindstorms.
Grades 6 - 8   Solar Energy & Cooking with the Sun: Learn about and use the power of the sun.

July 15 - 19

Morning Sessions  9 a.m. - noon.
K - 2nd grade Exploring Our Senses: Learn how we see, hear, touch, taste and smell.
Grades 3 - 5  The Reasons for the Seasons:  Investigate the Sun-Earth connection!
Grades 6-8  Intermediate Robotics:  Successful completion of Beginning Robotics required.

Afternoon Sessions  1 - 4 p.m.
K - 2nd grade  Simple Machines w/ LEGOs™:  Learn to make work easier with LEGOs™.
Grades 3 - 5  *Turtles & Toads:  Daily field trips to study amphibians/reptiles.
Grades 6 - 8   E-Lab/Renewable Energy w/ LEGOs™: Use LEGOs™ to create and test renewable energy models.

July 22 - 26

Morning Sessions  9 a.m. - noon.
K - 2nd grade Birds, Birds, Birds: Learn about birds and their many parts that allow then to fly.
Grades 3 - 5  Zap! Electricity: Investigate electric circuits, carefully!
Grades 6-8 Advanced Robotics: Serious challenges using multiple sensor programming.

Afternoon Sessions  1 - 4 p.m.
K - 2nd grade  Build It Festival:  Build, design, and build more structures.
Grades 3 - 5  Crazy Chemistry:  Be surprised by chemical experimentation.
Grades 6 - 8   *Advanced Turtles & Toads: Daily field trips to study amphibians/reptiles like a biologist.

 The Seaborg Center accepts credit cards or make checks payable to Northern Michigan University.

Mailing address:
Seaborg Center, Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle
Marquette, MI  49855
For information, phone (906) 227-2002