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HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE CLASSES 2021-2022 CSC offers enriching science opportunities for rising Pre-K through High School learners in geology, chemistry, astronomy, biology, environmental science, and more! Classes are designed to be hands-on, as well as age and science content appropriate. Astronomy content and planetarium shows will be presented in CSC’s updated Millholland Planetarium. New technology provides for crisper images, new content, and additional resources to learn about 828.322.8169 space and much more! www.CatawbaScience.org
Registration Information
Pre-K - High School Classes Registration & Refunds
WHEN: Payment and registration forms are required to reserve your child’s
Preschool – 8th Grade: Choose the Tuesday or space. Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. If you
Wednesday in the 3rd week of each month need to cancel a registration, you must do so at least two weeks prior
High School: Wednesdays in the third week to the class date in order to receive a refund, minus an administrative
of each month fee of $5.
CLASS TIME: 1:00 - 2:30 PM Please note, CSC reserves the right to cancel a class (and issue full
refunds) if minimum enrollment is not met.
DROP OFF:
Beginning 10 minutes to class time, If you sign up for the year, refunds will not be paid for missed
sign in at the West Building Lobby. programs, unless they are canceled by CSC.
PICK UP: An optional payment plan will allow for installments to be paid
Participants will be signed out in the throughout the year. $40 per child and membership, if applicable,
West Building Lobby by a parent or guardian. must be paid at time of registration. Call (828) 322-8169 for details.
*Exceptions can be made for older students with
parental permission, or for mobility limitations;
contact Erin Graves for accommodations.
QUESTIONS:
Please contact Erin Graves, CSC Director of Programs at (828) 322-8169
COST: or programs@catawbascience.org.
Preschool – 8th Grade:
• CSC Members: $16 per class
($130 entire year) plus tax. COVID-19 Safety Procedures
• Non-members: $26 per class
CSC will follow all NC Dept. of Health & Human Services guidelines for
($210 entire year) plus tax. educational settings to protect the health of our participants and staff.
These procedures may include masking, social distancing, smaller class
High School: sizes, and/or limiting access to classrooms for parents/caregivers.
• CSC Members: $20 per class plus tax.
• Non-members: $30 per class plus tax. Current CSC procedures can be found on the education page of CSC’s
website. We appreciate your flexibility as the pandemic continues.
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Homeschool Educators take $10 off
Annual Membership purchases!
Membership Application
O Mr. O Mrs. O Miss O Ms. O Dr. O Other
Adult #1 Name
Mailing Address
City State Zip
Phone
Email
O Mr. O Mrs. O Miss O Ms. O Dr. O Other
Adult #2 Name
Full Name(s) & Birthdate(s) of Child(ren)
This membership is: O Renewal O New O Gift
If gift membership:
Gift From
Recipient Name
Mailing Address
City State Zip
Phone
Email
Membership Level: (check one)
O College Student, $45 O Benefactor, $250+
O Senior, $45 O Stellar Society, $500+
O Individual, $60 O Angel, $1,000+
O Grandparent, $75 O President’s Circle, $2,500+
O Family, $75 O Corp. Member
O Patron, $100+ Upgrade, $30
I’d like info on
O EVENTS O B-DAY PARTIES
O HOMESCHOOL O CAMPS
O SCHOLARSHIPS O VOLUNTEERING
*To receive $10 educator discount, valid ID is required at the
time of purchase. For independent home educators, please
provide a copy of “Intent to Home School” form submitted
to your local school district. Cost will be added to total on
registration form.
Changing Lives and Inspiring Learning
Through Science and Wonder 2Science Class Descriptions
Pre-K - Kindergarten 1st - 2nd Grade 3rd - 4th Grade
September 14-15: Sink or Float September 14-15: Hair-raising Science September 14-15: Lights, Heat, Action!
Learn what makes some objects sink Experiment with magnets and electricity. Track the movement of heat and
and others float. Use a ball of Construct a circuit, watch a pickle glow, discover which materials conduct
clay to make a boat that floats and and have some “hair-raising” fun with the most energy.
see raisins bobbing in a cup. balloons and a Van de Graaff generator.
October 12-13: Who Cut the Cheese?
October 12-13: Move On October 12-13: Going Batty Learn all about your digestive system
Bats aren’t scary! Participate in fun (including the smellier parts) and other
Investigate forces – make things roll,
activities centered on Janell Cannon’s gross things about your body. Watch
bounce, slide, and fly while learning
Stellaluna. Grossology and You in the Millholland
the science of motion.
Planetarium.
November 16-17: Sensational Senses November 16-17: It’s a Gas
November 16-17: Wild Weather Ride
Smell, see, hear, touch, and taste! Investigate the properties of gases.
Explore all things weather-related on
Use all of your senses in this Learn about air pressure, the forces
our planet and others too. Watch
fun-filled class. of flight, and more.
Zula Patrol: Under the Weather in the
Millholland Planetarium.
December 14-15: Stuck on You December 14-15: Star Stories
December 14-15: Winter Constellations
Find out what will stick to a magnet Learn about the winter night sky in
the Millholland Planetarium, Become an expert on your night sky!
and why. Make a magnet discovery
including a viewing of Legends of the Make a planisphere and use it in the
bottle.
Night Sky - Orion. Millholland Planetarium. View the
January 11-12: Drip, Drip, Hop, Hop feature Legends of the Night Sky - Orion.
Come find out who lives in a January 11-12: Snot-tastic Science
rainforest. Make a tree frog and listen January 11-12: Sound Science
Explore snot and other gross things
to the sounds of the rainforest. while you learn about your body. Make some noise while investigating
Watch Grossology and You in the pitch and volume. Play a unique
Millholland Planetarium. musical instrument without touching it!
February 15-16: My Beating Heart
Listen to your heart with a real February 15-16: Slithery Snakes February 15-16: Amphibian Misfortunes
stethoscope. Make your own squishy Solve the mystery of mutating frogs
heart and see how blood pumps Participate in fun activities centered
on Janell Cannon’s Verdi. Meet a in this class that combines genetics,
through your body. ecology, and math.
couple of CSC’s scaly inhabitants.
March 15-16: Soil, Rocks, and Minerals March 15-16: Science Tool Time
Explore and identify objects that are March 15-16: Dinosaurs Galore Discover the world of tools around
made from animals, plants, or rocks. Learn about the dinosaurs that roamed you, particularly those used by
Examine clay, sand, and silt. “Mine” the earth. Measure a dinosaur bone scientists. Learn how tools make our
for gems to take home and start a and dig for shark’s teeth. work easier and which ones we use
rock collection. every day.
April 12-13: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle April 12-13: Water Works April 12-13: Talkin’ Trash
Learn ways you can help conserve Bubble over with fun as you Learn about the impact of trash on
energy and reduce pollution! experiment with water! You will get our earth and oceans and how YOU
Participate in an Earth awareness wet; you may get soaked! can help. Do some fun experiments
scavenger hunt. using recycled materials.
May 17-18: What’s the Buzz?
May 17-18: Bug-o-rama Enter the fascinating world of May 17-18: Bugology
Grab a magnifier and check out honeybees! Examine an observation Observe all things creepy crawly to
insects and spiders. Make a model of hive and look for the queen bee. learn about insects, metamorphosis,
metamorphosis and see butterflies Learn how to communicate like bees and more.
up close! to find the best nectar.
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High School - Physical
5th - 6th Grade 7th - 8th Grade Science/Astronomy
September 14-15: Exotic Exosolar Planets September 14-15: The Pressure’s On September 15: The Properties of Waves
Board the spaceship in CSC’s Millholland It’s everywhere but you don’t see it or Explore the properties of light through
Planetarium to fly past the planets and feel it! Discover how air pressure affects the use of lenses and mirrors. Discover
away from the solar system. Watch the world around us and learn some fun properties of sound waves through
Extreme Planets and learn about the air pressure tricks. hands-on experiments.
unique worlds beyond the Sun.
October 13: Going Around In Circles
October 12-13: Waves, Waves, Waves
October 12-13: Grossology and You Explore motion from beginning to
Investigate sound, light, and seismic,
Explore your body’s immune, end: why it starts, why it stops, and
waves through hands-on experiments
digestive, and respiratory systems. what happens when we spin.
using lasers, tuning forks, and toys.
Watch Grossology and You in the
Millholland Planetarium. November 17: Is Anything Really “COLD”?
November 16-17: Vet School
November 16-17: Fizz, Bubble, Foam Develop an understanding of heat energy
Want to be a veterinarian? Test your and its transfer, including the insulation
Learn about matter as you perform diagnostic skills by “reading” animal properties of several common substances.
chemical experiments that are a gas! Get x-rays. Learn to use a syringe and Study the connection between heat and
ready to mix up the ingredients for fun! how to suture! the kinetic energy of atoms.
December 14-15: Move It December 14-15: Science Without Answers
December 15: It’s Electrifying
Experience how playing with toys can Discover solutions to wacky science
help you make discoveries about Construct different types of electrical
questions through fun
Newton’s laws of motion and other currents and learn the significance of
experimentation.
physics forces. Ohm’s Law.
January 11-12: Dive Right In January 11-12: Farts and Phlegm January 12: It’s a Matter of Density
Does a clam have a foot? Does a sea star Explore your body’s immune, Develop an understanding of how
have a mouth? Find out in this dissection digestive, and respiratory systems. matter can be described in terms of
class for junior marine biologists. Watch Grossology and You in the density. Can liquids be denser than
(Additional $4 materials charge) Millholland Planetarium. solids? Make a density column.
February 15-16: Close Encounters February 15-16: Something’s Fishy February 16: Universal Science
Enhance your microscope skills and Dissect a perch and investigate their An introduction to space science
slide preparation techniques as you unique anatomy. Discover what keeps including the light spectrum, black
view a hidden world. them afloat and get a microscopic holes, astronomical measurement,
view of scales. Materials Fee: $8.00 and galaxy formation.
March 15-16: 3D Printing
March 16: Great Balls of Fire
Watch a 3D printer in action. Play March 15-16: Hydromania
around in TinkerCad, the software that Discover the differences between
Assess the water quality of a local our solar system’s non-planetary
translates your imagined objects into stream through hands-on testing.
reality! bodies: comets, meteors, and
Learn what macro-invertebrates can asteroids. Make models and explore
April 12-13: Seed & Soil Science tell us about the health of the stream. their properties.
Dig into dirt! Use science tools to examine
plants and seeds. Sift through soils to April 12-13: Poly...what? April 13: The Sun - Our Stellar Sea
learn about what’s under your feet. Find out what polymers are and Learn about our Sun, the forces that
Participants will meet at Glenn Hilton Park perform amazing experiments to hold it together, its formation, life
10 minutes after class start time, and be discover how they’re used in cycle, and processes. Discover how
picked up from there 10 minutes after end everyday life. the Sun’s magnetic storms impact
of class time (to accommodate families
planet Earth.
with multiple children enrolled in CSC
homeschool classes). May 17-18: DNA Day
May 18: Planetary Objects
Crack the genetic code as you work
to extract DNA. Explore the members of our solar
May 17-18: Weather Watchers
system, their structures, their
Discover the tools that help us similarities and differences, and how
measure and predict weather! Learn they can impact one another.
to forecast for your family.
Changing Lives and Inspiring Learning
Through Science and Wonder 4CSC Homeschool 2021-2022 Registration Form
Pre-K – 8th Grade Classes
Please use a separate form for EACH child registering. Return completed form with payment to: Catawba Science
Photocopies are acceptable, or download additional forms Center, PO Box 2431, Hickory, NC, 28603, email to
at www.CatawbaScience.org. scheduling@catawbascience.org, or fax to (828) 322-1585.
Child’s name M F Birthdate (mo./day/yr.) Grade
Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
Primary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Secondary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Address City State Zip
E-mail
CSC Member? Y N (see pg. 2 ) Exp. Date Membership must remain valid through May 31, 2022.
Other individuals allowed to pick up your child(ren):
I hereby consent and authorize Catawba Science Center to use and reproduce any photographs of my children for promotional purposes or otherwise.
Class Selections: Please circle Tuesday or Wednesday date Class Cost:
Sept. 14, 15 Oct. 12, 13 Nov. 16, 17 Dec. 14, 15 Jan. 11, 12 CSC Members: $16 per class, $130 per year + tax
Feb. 15, 16 March 15, 16 April 12, 13 May 17, 18 Non-members: $26 per class, $210 per year + tax
Entire year option, Tuesday or Wednesday (please circle your day of choice)
Payment Method: $ Classes subtotal
Check enclosed Please call for information: $ Tax (7%)
Charge my Visa MasterCard Discover $ Fee subtotal
Name on card $ Membership Cost
No. Security Code $ Grand Total
Exp. Date / / Signature
Refund policy: A refund minus an administration fee of $5
I would like to participate in CSC’s payment plan. If choosing payment plan, will be issued if you cancel at least two weeks in advance.
Cancellations made within two weeks of a class will not
$40 per child and membership, if applicable, is due at time of registration. receive a refund. CSC reserves the right to cancel any
programs in the event that minimum class enrollments are
Signature Date not met. If this occurs, your payment will be refunded fully.
Medical Information: (Completion required)
Emergency contact (if parent can’t be reached)
Primary Phone(s)
Health/Accident Insurance: Employer Company Policy #
Name of Insured Dr. Phone
Currently on any medications? If so, please list and describe schedule for emergency administration. Include any asthma or
allergy medications. If there are medications that must be administered by CSC staff, written directions must be sent.
Allergies Medications
I,
medical treatment or medicine for my son/daughter, , during the 2021-2022
homeschool program.
Signature Date
5 www.CatawbaScience.orgCSC Homeschool 2021-2022 Registration Form
High School Physical Science & Astronomy Classes
Please use a separate form for EACH child registering. Return completed form with payment to: Catawba Science
Photocopies are acceptable, or download additional forms Center, PO Box 2431, Hickory, NC, 28603, email to
at www.CatawbaScience.org. scheduling@catawbascience.org, or fax to (828) 322-1585.
Child’s name M F Birthdate (mo./day/yr.) Grade
Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
Primary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Secondary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Address City State Zip
E-mail
CSC Member? Y N (see pg. 2 ) Exp. Date Membership must remain valid through May 31, 2022.
Other individuals allowed to pick up your child(ren):
I hereby consent and authorize Catawba Science Center to use and reproduce any photographs of my children for promotional purposes or otherwise.
Class Selections: Chemistry, Please circle your choices. High School Classes:
Sept. 15 Oct. 13 Nov. 17 Dec. 15 Jan. 12 CSC Members: $20 per class + tax
Feb. 16 March 16 April 13 May 18 Non-members: $30 per class + tax
Check if able to switch into Tuesday classes Y N
Payment Method: $ Classes Subtotal
Check enclosed Please call for information: $ Tax (7%)
Charge my Visa MasterCard Discover $ Membership Cost
Name on card $ Grand Total
No. Security Code
Exp. Date / / Signature Refund policy: A refund minus an administration fee of $5
will be issued if you cancel at least two weeks in advance.
I would like to participate in CSC’s payment plan. If choosing payment plan, Cancellations made within two weeks of a class will not
$40 per child and membership, if applicable, is due at time of registration. receive a refund. CSC reserves the right to cancel any
programs in the event that minimum class enrollments are
Signature Date not met. If this occurs, your payment will be refunded fully.
Medical Information: (Completion required)
Emergency contact (if parent can’t be reached)
Primary Phone(s)
Health/Accident Insurance: Employer Company Policy #
Name of Insured Dr. Phone
Currently on any medications? If so, please list and describe schedule for emergency administration. Include any asthma or
allergy medications. If there are medications that must be administered by CSC staff, written directions must be sent.
Allergies Medications
I, do hereby authorize CSC staff to act on my behalf in seeking any
medical treatment or medicine for my son/daughter, , during the 2021-2022
homeschool program.
Signature Date
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