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After School Programs Winter 2025
LEGO Robotics
Lego Robotics is back at WLA this fall. Mr. Kilbane has coached FIRST robotics for 11 years and taught robotics camps for 19 years. This class is perfect for those just starting out as well as students that have taken the course before. I have expanded the LEGO robotics kits available with Spike and Boost kits that work very well with first and second grade students. I have also added expansion kits for the EV3 kits to keep the learning going for students that have taken the course. Each student will build an age appropriate OWI robot from a kit to take home. If you have built a robot in a previous class or camp, don't worry I have a whole series, so you can build a new one. Though the class will not be a FIRST Lego League team, My objective this year is to use this course as a platform to start and support a FLL team at WLA.
The cost $104 for 8 weeks, Open to grades 1-6
Mondays in the Atrium, 4:05 to 5:05
December 8, 15, January 5, 12, 26, February 2, 9, 23
Weather make up date March 2
Maximum class size is 20
Super Science Season 5
It is getting cold but Super Science is just getting warmed up. This winter we will explore the power of air, spy gadgets, kitchen chemistry, movie magic, the atoms around us, how waves make sounds, F = ma, and optical illusions.
Feel the Pressure
Don’t underestimate the air around you. All of your life, you have had thousands of pounds of air flowing around you and pressing in on every square inch. We will explore the power of this air pressure as we crush cans and send mysterious vortexes flying across the room. We will even make a mini vortex generator to take home.
Spy Tech
Use your STEAM skills to learn about the clandestine technology used by secret agents. How do spies encrypt and use everyday items to pass secret messages? How do they use disguises to hide their identity? Are the spy gadgets from the movies fact or fiction? We will learn all about that and even play Q and make our own Spy Gadget.
Kitchen Chem
Chemistry is all around us, especially in our kitchen. We will learn how to use an enzyme in yeast to make a mountain of foam. We will explore the power of acids and bases as we investigate the pH of everyday drinks. We can even make our own oobleck to experiment with!
Movie Magic
Ready! Set! Action! Let us embark on a journey through time as we explore the history of motion pictures. How did a wager by a railroad mogul and former governor of California inspire the Luimiere brothers to invent the motion picture? How do they use models and the knowledge of perspective to make volcanoes erupt, spaceships fly and monsters come to life? We will even make our own phenakistoscope to make our drawings move!
Awesome Atoms
Never trust an atom. They make up everything! We will learn how protons, neutrons, and electrons come together to make the atoms all around us. We will explore the periodic table and learn how the 94 elements found in nature combine to form all of the molecules that build our universe. We will even make some sweet atom models to take home!
Super Sonic Sounds
Let’s explore the science of sound. We will make some waves with tuning forks, boom wackers and lasers to discover how vibrations make the sound waves we hear. How do we hear sound? We will explore how our ear detects and our mind perceives sound. We will learn about amplitude, frequency and wavelength as we make some waves of our own. We will even make an amazing device called a hanger banger to continue our exploration of sound waves.
Use the Force!
Or should I say use the mass times acceleration. We will find out all about forces as we delve into Newton’s second and third law of motion in this class. We will experience firsthand how speed, velocity and acceleration get things moving. We will make our own acceleration toy to take home.
Optical illusions
Don’t believe your eyes! This class explores how we can hack our vision and fool our mind to make some amazing optical illusions. How do some simple images trick our brain into seeing what is not there? How can we use forced perspective to make two things of the same size look so different? How can simple patterns confuse our mind into seeing motion where it isn’t? We will even make our own optical illusions to take home to entertain and perplex our parents.
8 weeks for $104, Open to grades K-5
4:05 pm to 5:05 pm Wednesdays
December 10, 17, January 7, 14, 21, 28, February, 4, 11
Weather make up date February 18
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