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Classes held at Bixby Elementary School16446 Wedgeworth Dr. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

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PROGRAM

2017 SUMMER SCHEDULE

JUNE 5 - JULY 7

Website: www.youthsciencecenter.org16446 Wedgeworth Dr. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 Phone: (626) 854-9825

E-mail: [email protected]

First Session 8:30-10:00AM DL = (Double Length Classes end at 11:45)

Date

June5-9

Class #

1

Class Title

Beam Me Up

Slimey Science DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

Ancient Science

DL

DL

How Stuff Works: The Dissection Episode

EV3 Go Green

Let’s Go Outside

3D Printing

Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 101

STEM-Toy Creation

Subject

Physics

Chemistry

Anthropology

Electrical Engineering

Dissection

Robotics

Environmental Science

Computer Science

Computer Science

Engineering, Physics, Chemistry

Grade Room Member Non-Member

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

K-1

K-3

2-3

4-5

4-5

4-5

4-8

5-8

6-8

6-8

K3

K1

5

13

14

19

6

1

3

4

$60

$105

$65

$70

$105

$120

$60

$120

$120

$120

$70

$115

$75

$80

$115

$130

$70

$130

$130

$130

Date

June12-16

Class #

11

Class Title

Crazy About Chemistry

Astronomy - Get Spaced Out

Earth Science for Every Kid

Go Fly a Kite (and A Plane)

Minecraft Survival World Geology & Topography Part 1

Geology Rocks!

3D Printing

How Stuff Works: The Dissection Episode

Shock & Awe: The Mystery Around Electromagnetism!

Subject

Chemistry

Astronomy

Earth Science

Aeronautics

Entertainment Technology, Geology

Earth Science

Computer Science

Dissection

Physics, Engineering


12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

K-1

K-3

2-3

2-6

3-6

4-6

5-8

6-8

6-8

K3

K1

5

4

20

6

1

14

8

$60

$105

$65

$75

$80

$105

$120

$105

$80

$70

$115

$75

$85

$90

$115

$130

$115

$90

Date

June19-23

Class #

20

Class Title

Creepy Crawlies

More Great MInds in Science

Art in the Wild

Crime Catchers & Spy Science

Engineering Like A Superhero


Rockets Away!

3D Printing

Subject

Entomology

General Science

General Science, Art

Criminology, Forensics

Physics Engineering

Entertainment Technology,Geology

Rocketry

Computer Science


21

22

23

24

25

26

27

K-1

K-2

1-8

2-3

3-5

3-6

4-5

5-8

K3

K1

6

5

8

20

13

1

$60

$105

$105

$65

$110

$80

$70

$120

$70

$115

$115

$75

$120

$90

$80

$130

EV3 Go Green Robotics28 5-8 19 $120 $130

Crazy Fast Robots Computer Programming,Engineering, Physics

A 2-3 K2 $65 $75

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

DL

Candy Chemistry Chemistry29 6-8 4 $70 $80

Electrify Yourself!

Website: www.youthsciencecenter.orgWebsite: www.youthsciencecenter.org16446 Wedgeworth Dr. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 Phone: (626) 854-9825


First Session 8:30-10:00AM (cont.) DL = (Double Length Classes end at 11:45)

Second Session 10:15-11:45 AM Recess is 10:00-10:15 AM

Date

June 26-July 7;

No Class July 3-4

Class #

30

Class Title

Bubbleology

Art and Science - A Relationship of Beauty

Tune Into Nature


Robotics Go Green

3D Printing

3D Game Design

Chrime Lab

Subject

Chemistry, Physics

General ScienceDL

DL

DL

DL

Biology

Entertainment Technology,Geology

Robotics

Computer Science

Entertainment Technology



31

32

33

34

35

36

37

K-1

K-3

2-6

3-6

4-5

5-8

5-8

6-8

K-3

K-1

4

20

19

1

3

8

$105

$175

$110

$135

$195

$195

$135

$180

$115

$185

$120

$145

$205

$205

$145

$190

Date

June12-16

43

Class Title

Beginning Magic

Crazy About Chemistry

Fishline Physics

Minecraft: Redstone Body Systems &Calculators Part 1

Earth Science for Every Kid

Book Trailer Film

Subject

Magic

Chemistry

Physics

Math & Science


Digital Arts & Technology


44

45

46

47

48

K-1

2-3

2-6

3-6

4-5

5-8

K2

K3

4

20

5

3

$65

$60

$60

$80

$65

$80

$75

$70

$70

$90

$75

$90Shock & Awe: The Mystery Around Electromagnetism! Physics, Engineering 49 6-8 8 $80

Date

June19-23

Class #

50

Class Title

Weird Science

Creepy Crawlies

Minecraft: Redstone Body Systems & Calculators Part 2

Crime Catchers & Spy Science

Rockets Away!

The World of Microoganisms

Subject

Aeronautics, Chemistry

Entomology

Math & Science


Rocketry

Microbiology


51

52

53

54

55

K-1

2-3

3-6

4-5

5-8

6-8

K2

K3

20

5

13

4

$65

$60

$80

$65

$70

$65

$75

$70

$90

$75

$80

$75

$90

Date

Date

June5-9

Class #

38

Class Title

Class #

Beam Me Up

Ancient Science

Let’s Go Outside

Action Filmmaking

Electrify Yourself!

Subject

Physics

Anthropology



Electrical Engineering


39

40

41

42

2-3

4-5

4-8

5-8

5-8

K3

5

6

20

13

$60

$65

$60

$80

$70

$70

$75

$70

$90

B Coding For Kids Computer Science K-3 K2 $65 $75

$80



Second Session 10:15-11:45 AM (cont.) Recess is 10:00-10:15 AM

Date

June 26- July 7;

No Class July3-4

Class #

56

Class Title

Fantastic Flyers

Contraption Carnival

Bubbleology

Minecraft: Redstone Body Systems & Calculators Part 3

Woodworking

Subject

Physics

Inventions

General Science

Math & Science

Carpentry


57

58

59

60

K-1

2-6

2-3

3-6

5-8

K2

4

K3

20

13

$95

$95

$100

$135

$110

$105

$105

$110

$145

Aerial Drone Filmmaking Digital Arts & Technology61 6-8 3 $135 $145

$120

Third Session 12:30 - 3:45 PM Recess is 2:00 - 2:15 PM

Date

June12-16

Class #

67

Class Title

Amazing Anatomy

Crazy Fast Robots

STEM-Renewable Energy

Mincraft Video Game Creation & CellularBiology Part 1

Classic Silent Movies

Subject

Anatomy

Computer Programming,Engineering, Physics

Ecology, Biology

Cellular Biology, Entertainment Technology



68

69

70

71

K-2

3-4

5-8

6-8

5-8

K1

K2

4

20

3

$105

$105

$115

$120

$120

$115

$115

$125

$130

$130

Date

June19-23

Class #

72

Class Title

Get the DIRT on Soil

Get STEAMED!

Minecraft Science & 3D Printing

Music Video Production

Minecraft Video Game Creation & Cellular Biology Part 2

Subject

Soil Science

Engineering, Math & Art

Entertainment Techonology




73

74

75

76

K-1

2-3

3-6

5-8

6-8

K2

K1

3

1

20

$105

$105

$120

$120

$120

$115

$115

$130

$130

$130

Date

June 26-July 6;

No ClassJuly3-4

Class #

77

Class Title

That’s Gross, Don’t Eat That!

Crazy Fast Robots

Minecraft Video Game Creation & Cellular Biology Part 3Defending Against Hackers -CyberSecurity 102 (Advanced Class)

Subject

Anthropology, Biology

Computer Programming, Engineering, Physics


Computer Science


78

79

80

K-2

3-5

6-8

6-8

K1

K2

20

3

$150

$150

$170

$170

$160

$160

$180

$180

Date

June5-9

Class #

62

Class Title

Fossil Hunters

CSI Jr. - Solve Mysteries Like the Big Kids with New Crimes!

Natural Disasters

Music Video Production

Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 101

Subject

Paleontology


Earth Science


Computer Science


63

64

65

66

K-1

2-3

4-6

5-8

6-8

K2

K1

4

20

3

$105

$105

$110

$120

$120

$115

$115

$120

$130

$130



Fourth Session 4:15 - 6:00 PM Recess is 3:45 - 4:15 PM

Date

June12-16

Class #

82

Class Title

Zany Hands-on Science Experiments IIMinecraft Survival World Geology &Topography Part 4

Subject Grade Room Member Non-Member

83

K-8

3-8

8

20

$55

$80

$65

$90

Date

June5-9

Class #

81

Class Title

Zany Hands-on Science Experiments I

Subject

General Science, Life Science,Physical Science


Entertainment Technology, Geology

Date

June19-23

Class #

84

Class Title

Zany Hands-on Science Experiments III

Minecraft Science & 3D Printing


85

K-8

4-8

8

3

$55

$80

$65

$90



Date

June 26- July 6;

No Class July 3-4

Class #

86

Class Title

Zany Hands-on Science Experiments IV

3D Game Design


87

K-8

5-8

8

3

$80

$115

$90

$125




K-8 8 $55 $65

3D Game Design #36, 87 - Instructor Nathan Wu. Grades 5-8. Design your own apps and video games compa-tible with iOS, Android and your computer! Work with the latest ClickTeam Fusion software to create programs from simple platformer games like Super Mario Bros. to more advanced action games like Flappy Bird! Make your own version of Minecraft, Doodle Jump, or create something entirely new! No coding experience is required! This is anintroductory course.

3D Printing #8, 17, 27, 35 - Instructor Steven Bach. Grades 5-8. Learn the basics of additive manufac-turing (3D printing) using cutting edge tools and computer aided design software. Create several digital models using a 3D printer. You might make a key chain, a small box with a lid, and create your own models. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

Action Filmmaking #41-Instructor Kwesi Johnson. Grades 5-8. Create videos of your favorite sports and activities using a HERO 4S Go Pro camera. Learn how to edit, direct, and write short videos. Leave with a copy of your own movie.

Aerial Drone Filmmaking #61-Instructor Nathan Wu. Grades 6-8. Learn the art of aerial filmmaking as you work with the latest quadcopter drones, GoPro Cameras, and video editing software. Take photographs and video of the world around you at up to 400 feet! Learn how to use image stabilization software, camera pan and zoom features, and how to fly a quadcopter in this exciting course! Take home a finished DVD with your production at the end of the course.

Amazing Anatomy #67-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades K-2. From cells to systems, children will ex-perience and experiment while learning about their working body machines. Be prepared for California's 5th grade science test ahead of time. Leave with a student-made book of 3D representations.

Ancient Science #3, 39-Instructor Teddy Sachs. Grades 2-3 and 4-5. Dig into the science of ancient times and unearth amazing discoveries! Have you ever wondered where paper comes from, who made the first known maps, or how the ancient Egyptians were able to build the pyramids? Would you like to make your own sundial, discover how to detect earthquakes, or learn to write in hieroglyphics? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then Ancient Science is for you! Art and Science-A Relationship of Beauty #31-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades K-3. Come and learn the basics and end up producing the most striking works of art. The greatest artists have also been scientists. Analyze the master's works and learn the techniques to replicate them. From Da Vinci's techniques to Rembrandt's Golden Triangle, create pieces you will keep forever! (Addresses Common Core VAPA Standards). This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.



Art in the Wild #22-Instructor Pat Smith. Grades 1-8. Be an artist who explores geometric shapes in drawing plants, animals, shells, and other natural items. Experience different media of charcoal, pastels, pen and ink, as well as acrylic and watercolor paints. Mix your own colors from 3 primary colors. The fundamentals of graphic arts will develop visual thinking skills. (This class meets most of the BSA requirements for the Art Merit Badge. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

Astronomy-Get Spaced Out #12-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades K-3. Take a short visit to space. Learn about everything from our Solar System into objects past the Oort Clout. Come away with a student-made book of facts and cool, out of this world activities. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45. Beam Me Up #1, 38-Instructor Leann Legind. Grades K-1 and K-3. Find out how fast light travels. Use flashlights to explore light principles. Create a real rainbow out of water in the classroom. See an actual beam of light. Make a kaleidoscope, a periscope, and more. You'll have a brilliant time! Bring 2 one-quart empty paper milk cartons to class on Monday.

Beginning Magic #43-Instructor Vanessa Lozano. Grades K-1. Become a magician! Learn simple slight of hand,disappearing coins, rope and card tricks. Most props are provided.

Book Trailer Film #48-Instructor Kwesi Johnson. Grades 5-8. Do you love making movies? Do you love to read? Well, in this class you will combine the two to create your very own trailer of your favorite book by writing a story board and then acting out your story. Leave home with a copy of your own trailer.

Bubbleology #30, 58-Instructor Leann Legind. Grades K-1 and 2-3. Burst into the world of “bubbleology”. Study surface tension. Learn about chemistry when making "Official Bubbleologist Solution" and fun-shaped bubble wands. See why bubbles are round, why they float, stretch & pop. Get ready to be put into a "Human-sized Bubble"!

Candy Chemistry #29-Instructor Stephanie Bendlin-Trevino. Grades 6-8. Explore the world of chemistry by using candies to experiment on. Chemistry, engineering, density, crystalization, and etc., all can be explained with candy. Transform one state of matter into another, learn density with the use of skittles, use your engineering and collabo-rative skills to create a marshmallow challenge, blow things up with Mentos, learn the structural transformations, physico-mechanical properties and physico-chemical properties of gelatin, and learn the crystallization process needed to make candy.

Classic Silent Movies #71-Instructor Kwesi Johnson. Grades 5-8. Silent comedy films might be a thing of the past, but in thisclass you will edit, direct, and even star in your own classic silent movie to take home and share with friends and family.

Contraption Carnival #57-Instructor Robert Smith. Grades 2-6. Use STEM approaches to create the tallest straw tower, the strongest straw bridge, simple and complex pendulums, and the strongest card house.

Crazy About Chemistry #11, 44-Instructor Leann Legind. Grades K-1 and 2-3. Make a safe home-made chemistry set that you can take home. Make crystal candy. Discover "holes" in water. Find out the secret of bubble gum. Ex-periment with safe mystery powders. Create a soda geyser. Please bring a shoe box to class on Monday.

Crazy Fast Robots #A, 68, 78-Instructor Vanessa Lozano. Grades 2-3, 3-4, and 3-5. Learn how to program a Sphero SPRK robot. Use computer programming skills to guide your robot through various types of mazes, obstacle courses, and terrains. Use your critical thinking skills to engineer diverse types of transportation media for your robot. Learn the basic principles of physics required to maneuver your robot.

Creepy Crawlies #20, 51-Instructor Leann Legind. Grades K-1 and 2-3. What is tiny, tickles and has six legs? An incredible insect! Learn about the small creatures that live in your garden. Find out what they eat and why they are useful. Some make good pets. Make an insect keeper, eat edible insects, march to an ant chant. Watch a mealwormturn into a beetle. Go buggy over insects!

Coding for Kids #B-Instructor Vanessa Lozano. Grades K-3. This is an introductory course that teaches kids how to use critical thinking skills, identify “bugs” and how to solve them, how to follow and predict a set of instructions, and decompose a problem into smaller steps by playing on-line coding games using an iPad.

Crime Catchers & Spy Science #23, 53-Instructor Teddy Sachs. Grades 2-3 and 4-5. Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science can help solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzing hand-writing, the fun-filled activities in this class will give you a firsthand look at how detectives and forensic scientists usescience to solve real-life crimes. Learn how to go under cover, master Morse code, and even investigate devices to see and hear through walls! In this class, you’ll get an inside look at the science behind spy gadgets and tricks of the trade.



Crime Lab #37-Instructor Andrea Brown. Grades 6-8. Come be a detective! Work like a CSI to solve crimes using forensics skills. Students will learn to lift finger prints, measure blood spatter, observe characteristics as a sketch artist does, identify mystery powders and liquids, and other crime scene activities. The last day, students will be in-volved with solving a crime in a "set up" crime scene using the skills they learned all week.

CSI Jr. Solve Mysteries Like the Big Kids with New Crimes! #63-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades 2-3. Learn how fingerprints, mystery fluids and powders, and paper chromatography can solve a silly crime using your brain and your senses. Using the same strategies and activities the big guys do, problem solve to a logical conclu-sion while learning new things. Be a science detective and save the day! (Crimes and clues change each year, so come back summer after summer for new mysteries!)

Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 101 #9-Instructor Josh Chin. Grades 6-8. The iPhone turned 10 years old this year. In those same 10 years, how we consume information and leverage technology every day has evolved before our very eyes. In turn that has changed the risks associated in modern computing. In Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 101, we will be diving into the inner workings of modern day computers, defendingthem against potential attackers, and increasing awareness of cybersercurity by delivering a basic cybersecurity education that enhances leadership, communication, cooperation, and critical thinking amongst students. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 101 #66-Instructor Josh Chin. Grades 6-8. The iPhone turned 10 years old this year. In those same 10 years, how we consume information and leverage technology every day has evolved before our very eyes. In turn that has changed the risks associated in modern computing. In Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 101, we will be diving into the inner workings of modern day computers, defending them against potential attackers, and increasing awareness of cybersercurity by delivering a basic cybersecurity education that enhances leadership, communication, cooperation, and critical thinking amongst students.

Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 102 (Advanced Class) #80-Instructor Josh Chin. Grades 6-8. Required: One Season of CyberPatriot OR Defending Against Hackers - CyberSecurity 101. In Part 2 of this class, we're going to be diving into more complex cyber security issues, including encryption, decryption, advanced cyber-security concepts and configurations for applications.

Earth Science for Every Kid #13, 47-Instructor Teddy Sachs. Grades 2-3 and 4-5. How are mountains formed? What makes the air we breathe? What causes the ocean waves? Now you can learn the answers to these and other questions about the earth, sea, and air. In Earth Science for Every Kid, you'll use a tennis ball and a marble to de-monstrate a solar eclipse, you'll make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to understand sedimentary rock formation and much more!

Electrify Yourself! #4, 42-Instructor Lyle Majeska. Grades 4-5 and 5-8. Become an Electronics Technician. Learn how to solder and identify components to build a fun take-home project. Emphasis will be placed on reading a schematic diagram and handling tools safely.

Engineer Like a Superhero #24-Instructor Andrea Brown. Grades 3-5. Come be a "Super" Engineer. Use your powers to plan, design, build, test and revise strongest structures, tallest skyscrapers and other "Super" STEM projects. We will investigate simple machines, making "super" games. Students will use math and language arts skills as superhero powers to assist with their engineering skills. We will incorporate some art to make this class STEAM (Science, Technolgy, Engineering, Art and Math). This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

EV3 Go Green #6, 28-Instructor Kim Bach. Grades 4-5 and 5-8. With the new EV3 Robotics, you will work in pairsto go through a series of training exercises to prepare you to guide your robot in solving real-world engineering chal-lenges related to renewable energy. After training, you will go on a simulated mission to solve a real-world problem by fixing a power plant, a wind turbine, solar panel on the house roof, a dam, and more. Can you make your city GREEN? This is a double-length class ending at 11:45. Fantastic Flyers #56-Instructor Vanessa Lozano. Grades K-1. Make, fly and take home a variety of airplanes. Learn some of the important physics that make these projects fly.

Fishline Physics #45-Instructor Robert Smith. Grades 2-6. Make a working phone, create a string musical instru-ment, create static electricity. Create giant bubbles and clouds in a jar. Create a stream of water on a string. Illus-trate diffusion of molecules.



Fossil Hunters #62-Instructor Vanessa Lozano. Grades K-1. In this fun and interactive class, you will learn all about fossils: What are they? How are they made? Where do you find them? What tools do you use to excavate them? Go on a wild fossil hunt! Create your own fossil and excavate it as well, just like a Paleontologist!

Geology Rocks! #16-Instructor Pat Smith. Grades 4-6. Journey to the center of the earth as we explore streams, volcanoes and mountains. See how sediment settles, do a core sampling, make a topographic map in 3D, and check out our YSC Augmented Reality Sandbox. Rock cycles and mineral resources are investigated. This class meets most of the requirements for BSA merit badge – Geology. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

Get STEAMED! #73-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades 2-3. The interrelationships of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math make for some wonderful inventions. Create tessellations like Escher, using math and art. Build structures using engineering and math. Use technology and science to invent amazing things. Get STEAMED by seeing how all the disciplines work together. (Addresses Common Core Standards)

Get the DIRT on Soil #72-Instructor Vanessa Lozano. Grades K-1. Come and and explore the exciting world of mud or more commonly known as Soil Science, determine the composition and texture of soils, use a Munsell color system and learn about soil colors, make your own soil profile with a centrifuge and learn about particle sizes and density, then create your own dirt pudding soil profile that you can eat! Create your own soil filter to learn about contaminant hydrogeology. Create a Berlese funnel and learn the importance small critters play in keeping our soils healthy. Make your own soil drawings and soil crayons to create your own soil painting masterpieces to take home! This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

Go Fly a Kite (and a Plane) #14-Instructor Robert Smith. Grades 2-6. Design and test model paper planes, mini-rockets, tetrahedral kites, box kites, flying saucers, and other flying objects.

How Stuff Works: The Dissection Episode #5, 18-Instructor Jennifer Collins. Grades 4-5 and 6-8. Students will study the anatomy and physiology of common vertebrates and invertebrates through the dissection of up to 5 species. See how common organisms in our world function and move. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

"Let's Go Outside! #7, 40-Instructor Pat Smith. Grades 4-8. In this energized class, we will be designing experi-ments (STEM) that focus on Ecology, Air, Water and Land pollution and discussing possible negative consequences to wildlife, people, and the environment. Which animals are endangered in California? What role do bees play? Then we’ll go outside and study two habitats with different plants and animals. This class meets most of the requirements for Eagle required BSA merit badge - Environmental Science.

Minecraft Science & 3D Printing #74, 85-Instructor Nathan Wu. Grades 3-6 and 4-8. Explore the exciting worlds of physics, computer science, architecture, and electricity with Minecraft! Learn how to build Redstone electrical cir-cuits and machines, work in Adobe Photoshop to create graphics for blocks and items, and experiment with WorldEdit to mathematically create massive structures quickly! Design contraptions, skyscrapers, and use physics to create rollercoasters and launch projectiles. Team up with classmates on our multiplayer server to build amazing creations! At the end of the course, students will take home a 3D printed copy of their favorite Minecraft creation.

Minecraft Survival World Geology and Topography Parts 1-4 #15, 25, 33, 83-Instructor Jim Pike. Grades 3-6 and 3-8. If you love to explore, conquer, and build this is the perfect class for you. Playing in survival worlds is the purest way to play Minecraft as the goal of the game becomes to Mine and Craft. In this class we will explore where coal, iron and other ores come from and how they are found in real life as we search for them in Minecraft. Also we will examine topographical structures in our Minecraft worlds and relate that information to the real world as well. Parts 1 through 4 are not required to register for any of these classes.

Minecraft Video Game Creation and Cellular Biology Parts 1-3 #70, 76, 79-Instructor Jim Pike. Grades 6-8. Are you an aspiring game designer? Do you love Minecraft Minigames? Are you fascinated by cells and how they work? In this class you will use Minecraft command Block coding to not only take your player inside a cell but to turn a cell into a playable video game. Parts 1 through 3 are not required to register for any of these classes.

Minecraft: Redstone Body Systems and Calculators Parts 1-3 #46, 52, 59-Instructor Jim Pike. Grades 3-6. Do you like to build machines? Are you interested in electricity? Are you fascinated by how the human body works? If so, then Redstone Body Systems and Calculators is perfect for you. In this class we will use Redstone to engineer actual calculators and machines that act as functioning body systems. Parts 1 through 3 are not required to register for any of these classes.



More Great Minds in Science #21-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades K-2. Learn about the most amazing men and women in Science. Adding on to our knowledge of Einstein to Hawking, Newton to Brown, learn how regular people changed the way we look at things. New scientists added this year. Children will learn about the discoveries and inventions that affect our lives. These student scientists will discuss and experiment like the great minds and come away with a student-made book of the greats and their contributions using Common Core strategies. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

Minecraft: Redstone Body Systems and Calculators Parts 1-3 #46, 52, 59-Instructor Jim Pike. Grades 3-6. Do you like to build machines? Are you interested in electricity? Are you fascinated by how the human body works? If so, then Redstone Body Systems and Calculators is perfect for you. In this class we will use Redstone to engineer actual calculators and machines that act as functioning body systems. Parts 1 through 3 are not required to register for any of these classes.

Music Video Production #65, 75-Instructor Kwesi Johnson. Grades 5-8. Create awesome music videos using a HERO 4S GoPro camera. Learn how to edit, direct, and write short videos. Leave with a copy of your own movie.

Natural Disasters #64-Instructor Stephanie Bendlin-Trevino. Grades 4-6. We're not in Kansas anymore...learn the science behind earthquakes, volcanoes, tornados, huricanes, and floods. Create a building and see if it can stand the test of an earthquake. Build a seismometer, create tornadoes in a bottle, and build an anemometer. Explore and create various models of volcanoes.

Robotics Go Green #34-Instructor Kim Bach. Grades 4-5. You will work in pairs to go through a series of training exercises to prepare you to guide your robot in solving real-world engineering challenges related to renewable energy. After training, you will go on a simulated mission to solve a real-world problem by fixing a power plant, a wind turbine, solar panel on the house roof, a dam, and more. Can you make your city GREEN? This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

Rockets Away! #26, 54-Instructor Lyle Majeska. Grades 4-5 and 5-8. Unlock the mystery of how a rocket flies. Meet the scientists who made space flight possible. Build your own SpaceX model rocket to launch and get back safely.

Shock & Awe: The Mystery around Electromagnetism! #19, 49-Instructor Brandi Koehm. Grades 6-8. Comeand experience an electrifying class as engineers, where you will learn all about circuits, electricity and magnetism. We will be doing lots of hands on experiments and activities in learning about electricity and magnets and how they support the world we live in. Music, stories, group activities and challenges too! Come join us for an electrifying week!

Slimey Science #2-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades K-3. If it's disgusting, we'll make it. If it's icy, oozy, or slimey, we will create it. If it runs, grows, bubbles, or burps, we will conduct experiments with it in this totally hands-on class of activities and discovery. (New and different slimey stuff each year, so join us summer after summer!) This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

STEM- Renewable Energy #69-Instructor Stephanie Bendlin-Trevino. Grades 5-8. Harness the power of the sun and wind during this class. Learn how solar enery and wind energy can be turned into electric energy. Engineer a solar car, eat smores from a solar oven built at camp, make wind turbines, race sail boats and more.

STEM-Toy Creation #10-Instructor Stephanie Bendlin-Trevino. Grades 6-8. Students will explore different types of science (chemistry, physics, electricy, and magentism) and engineer a variety of toys. Students will create and en-gineer a remote control snake, a doodle-bot, magnetic slime, and so much more. This is a double-length class ending at 11:45.

That's Gross, Don't Eat That! #77-Instructor Patrice Stanzione. Grades K-2. What's yummy to some cultures is just plain weird to others. Come see, feel, smell, and even taste some exotic foods from other cultures. Understand food chains and webs, and dissect an owl pellet to see what and owl eats. This class changes and varies it's foods and cultures each year so children can return summer after summer and still make new discoveries!

The World of Microrganisms #55-Instructor Stephanie Bendlin-Trevino. Grades 6-8. Ever wonder about the things we can't see? Well this class will explore micorogranisms or creatures that are too small to see with our eyes alone. We'll be using microscopes, learning how to make our own slides, and test for bacteria.

Tune In To Nature #32-Instructor Robert Smith. Grades 2-6. Study nature, conduct snail races, direct/assist snail painters, examine ladybugs, conduct cricket- jumping contests, examine mealworms, earthworms, and pillbugs. Sketch and study other insects and small creatures.

Woodworking #60-Instructor Lyle Majeska. Grades 5-8. Learn to make toys and useful projects out of pine wood. Emphasis will be placed on using hand and power tools safely. Older students will make a wooden writing pen.

Zany Hands-on Science Experiments I-IV #81, 82, 84, 86-Instructor Haley Chappell. Grades K-8. Come join us for all new activities this year! Students will learn about various science topics all while doing hands-on science ex-periments. Students will learn about entomology, biology, general science, astronomy, chemistry, physics, agricultural science, and much more!

Weird Science #50-Instructor Vanessa Lozano. Grades K-1. Make an aircraft that is 3 feet long, a density rainbow, styrofoam gliders, silly putty and flubber! Learn the science behind all the experiments.

16446 Wedgeworth Dr. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745Website: www.youthsciencecenter.org16446 Wedgeworth Dr. Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 Phone: (626) 854-9825


Important Information about Registering Your Children for Classes

When Should I Register?Registration is first come, first served. Register early to avoid disappointment.

What Age Must My Child Be to Participate?Grade level is listed on the class schedule. Thhis is the grade your child wil be entering in September, 2017. Preschool Students must be 4 years old as of December, 2016 and must be registered for the school year beginning in September, 2017.

Where Are the Classes Located?Bixby Elementary, 16446 Wedgeworth Drive in Hacienda Heights (Across the street from Wilson High School).

What About Lunch Time Supervision?Your child’s safety and comfort are extremely important to us. Any child who is enrolled in one or both morning classes and a 12:30 PM class the same week will be supervised during the lunch time. Students must bring their own lunch. Activities will be provided when the students have finsihed eating. There is no additional charge for this supervision.

How Do I Register?

1. Use a separate class application, or photocopy for each student.2. Fill out all requested information at the top of the application.3. Fill out all requested information for the classes you want.4. Unless you have previously purchased a life membership fee, your membership expires on May 1. If you are joining or rejoining YSC now, write the membership fee. Add this to the TOTAL FEE.5. Write the TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED.6. In case some classes you choose are full, fill out all requested information for alternate class choices.7. Print your name on the line provided.8. Sign the application.9. We cannot accept reservations without payment.10. A class confirmation will be sent to you via e-mail. We regret that we are not able to confirm classes by telephone. Please allow 2-4 weeks for the class confirmation to be sent to you via e-mail.11. For more information, please e-mail us at [email protected] or call (626) 854-982512. We will post a list of classes closed due to full enrollment on our webstie, www.youthsciencecenter.org

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*** Please use another sheet of paper if you wish to enroll in more classes ***I would like to become an annual YSC Member: (Circle One) Family $50 | Sustaining $75 | Business $100 | Life $250Enclosed is my optional tax-deductible contribution for membership $ + Fees $ = Total $If paying by check please write check number here: #Circle the weeks that you need lunchtime supervision. Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 & 5

PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED: OFFICE USEI have read the registration policies and certify that the information I provided is correct.I understand I must pick up my child immediately after his/her class has ended.I hereby give consent to YSC to photograph my child. I understand pictures may be included in program scrapbooks and/or in the promotion of YSC programs in newspapers, slide shows, or other media. I authorize any licensed physicians, nurses, or hospital to render such medical aid as may be deemed necessary and/or desirable .PRINT Name of parent or guardian:

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Mail application form to Youth Science Center P.O. Box 5723 Hacienda Hts, CA 91745 or to 16446 Wedgeworth Drive Hacienda Heights, CA 91745In order to provide the highest quality instruction at a reasonable cost, we use volunteer-help assisting in the classroom, museum, and playground. If you

Your Name: Child’s Full Name:Your E-mail Address: Phone Number:Your Mailing Address:Please circle the weeks you can help: Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 & 5I prefer to help in (circle your choice) the classroom | the museum | the playground

CLASS APPLICATION (Please print clearly and fill out entire form) YSC Member? ( Y / N / Joining Today)

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MissionEstablished in 1962, the Youth Science Center (YSC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving mathand science education.

The mission of the Youth Science Center is to inform,instruct, and inspire people of all ages and backgroundsto discover the excitement of science and technology through innovation and pro-grams that promote learning through interaction.

We have built a reputationfor presenting quality science,math, and computer classesfor students grades K through 8 living throughout Los AngelesCounty’s San Gabriel Valley.

Cancellation PolicyIf you must cancel your registration, notify us on week prior to the start ofclass IN WRITING. Mail your can-cellation or change to P.O. Box 5723 Hacienda Heights, CA 91745. Youmay also e-mail us at [email protected] cancellations can be accepted over the phone. After our summer session has begun, written cancel-lations will be accepted in the library(Bixby Elementary School) on Mon-days. A credit slip redeemable for any YSC class or YSC store purchasein the next year will be issued for the value of the cancelledclass minus a $20 per class processing fee. Credit slips will be mailed seperately within three weeks. A refund will be issued only if the class is closed or cancelled by YSC. Please allow three weeks for refunds to be processed.

Officers & Board Members2017-2018Ron Chong, ChairmanRoger Huynh, Vice ChairmanPhilip Teders, TreasurerVictor Wu, Secretary

Scott BevansStan LiuWilliam LundbergJulie NguyenPiyusha PereraThaminda RamanayakeVicky SoongPhyllis VandeventerChad Wilson

Science Center StaffDiana Padilla, Museum Director & Project ManagerDee Rathman & Phyllis Vandeventer, Co-PrincipalsCaroline Weatherford, SecretaryPhyllis Vandeventer, Summer DirectorHaley Chappell, Denise Franco, Kathleen Randall, Nancy Saucedo,Kevin Torres,Museum Aides

Youth Science Center

Nonprofit 501(c)3 Organization

Federal Tax ID 95-2273238

2017 Summer Program | June 5 - July 7Classes this Summer are at Bixby Elementary School

16446 Wedgeworth Dr. Hacienda Heights CA 91745We will post a list of classes closed due to full enrollment on our website, www.youthsciencecenter.org and our telephone message machine.

Use (626)-854-9825 this number before program begins and use (626)-588-7818 during & after the program begins.

P.O. Box 5723Hacienda Heights, CA 91745

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