SCIENCE SATURDAYS WITH LEARNING OPTIONS
Taking Science
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MARION COUNTY WORKSHOPS
HARRISON COUNTY WORKSHOPS
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ABOUT SCI/SAT
NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, SCIENCE SATURDAYS ARE INTERACTIVE,
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO SPARK STUDENTS' INTERESTS
IN VARIOUS STEM FIELDS.
WORKSHOPS GEARED FOR AGES 8 - 14
SECOND & FOURTH SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH*/ FEBRUARY - JUNE 2019, 9 AM - 12 NOON
WORKSHOPS ARE $25 EACH OR $100 FOR FIVE*
WORKSHOPS HELD AT LEARNING OPTIONS, INC. IN FAIRMONT, WV AND HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOLS STEAM ANNEX IN CLARKSBURG, WV
*MAY WORKSHOP FOR HARRISON COUNTY IS THIRD SATURDAY DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
*MUST PURCHASE 5 CLASSES AT ONCE TO RECEIVE DISCOUNT - MAY MIX AND MATCH BETWEEN LOCATIONS.
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST PRE-REGISTER USING THE ABOVE LINK.
REGISTRATION IS CONSIDERED COMPLETE WHEN TUITION IS PAID IN FULL, INVOICES ARE SENT AFTER REGISTRATION IS RECEIVED
ALL CLASSES CONDITIONAL UPON SUFFICIENT ENROLLMENT
CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED
PARTICIPANTS MAY BE DROPPED OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE CLASS BUT MUST
BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 12 NOON ON WORKSHOP DAYS,
UNLESS ENROLLED IN THE 1PM ARTS LIFE WORKSHOP*
Science Saturdays Workshops 2018
February 10 – A MATTER OF PATTERN *Marion County
Instructor: Beth Thompson, BS Chemistry
Explore, design, and build your own colorful pattern projects. Then determine how to describe your patterns for others to accurately recreate them.
February 24 – A MATTER OF PATTERN *Harrison County
*see above description
March 10 – HOW TO CATCH A THIEF *Marion County
Instructor: Connor Sweeney, Pillar Consulting
You have been given the task of protecting a valued treasure. Set up motion sensors hooked to a Raspberry Pi, and see if your design and programming skills can capture an intruder.
March 24 – OZOBOT ADVENTURES *Harrison County
Instructor: Martina Bachlechner, Ph.D. Technical Physics
Can you help Ozobot find its way home through the forest and across the ravine? Learn Ozobot’s colorful language so you can guide this cute little robot and help it use special talents along the way.
April 14 - WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM-AND HOW TO AVOID IT *Marion County
Instructor: Patricia LeBlanc, RN
Join an RN with 40 years of nursing experience, mostly in critical care, for a hands-on session on how to make the initial assessment of patients when they are brought into a rural emergency room. Learn about common accidents, illnesses, and triage measures as you take turns role-playing the healthcare provider and the patient.
April 28 - WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM-AND HOW TO AVOID IT *Harrison County
*see above description
May 12 - CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE: What is wrong with the patient? *Marion County
Instructor: Stephanie Jordan, BS, MLS (ASCP)CM
Our bodies are amazing, but how do we find out what is wrong when a person is sick? Learn how clinical chemists analyze color changes in samples to detect disease. Can you mix, measure, observe and graph carefully enough to help diagnose the patient?
May 19 - CLINICAL CHEMISTRY CHALLENGE: What is wrong with the patient? *Harrison County
Instructor: Stephanie Jordan, BS, MLS (ASCP)CM
*see above description
June 9 - INCREDIBLE FLEXIBLE FOAMS *Marion County
Instructor: Lorenzo Garcia & Gabi Hamner, Stockmeier Urethanes
Learn how polymer scientists design materials for special purposes, like firefighter helmets and memory foam mattresses. You will make a solid foam and do some testing on real polyurethane samples.
June 23 - INCREDIBLE FLEXIBLE FOAMS *Harrison County
Instructor: Lorenzo Garcia & Gabi Hamner, Stockmeier Urethanes
*see above description