Huron Valley Rec and Community Ed

“Wave Power” -- a 6 week program of physics fun where students will explore sound waves, light waves, and electricity, each for 2 weeks. Sound activities will have students using vibrating balloons, slinkies, and rubber bands to understand the wave properties of sound, and follow that up with squonkies and a trampoline to “amplify” the fun (pun intended!). Finally students will compare sound and light in their use for communication. Light activities provide an opportunity to make rainbows, bend light beams, and try an “obstacle course” for light beams using mirrors! Students will take “charge” when learning about electricity, using their own power to light lightbulbs and “spark” their curiosity!

“It’s Alive” – a 6 week adventure through nature. Hands-on activities encourage students to engage in the daily tasks of being a plant, such as by making a bookmark using capillary action and by building a variety of “fruits” to carry seeds. Students will visit with some live insects, including Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (and if parents permit, they may adopt a male to take home) and then get a chance to build their own bug from crafty parts to fit a specific niche of their choosing. Students can choose between animal communication activities, a plant vs insect battle royale, or evidence of microorganisms as the week 5 topic. It all wraps up with a day devoted to fossils in week 6!