|
|
Alumni College For Kids
Calling
all kids! Whether you’re into sports, science or cheerleading,
this year’s College for Kids has something for everyone. Sign
up for College for Kids and take part in cool hands-on science and
art
projects. Or sign up for a cheerleading and dance team clinic.
All activities are FREE and open to kids in grades 1-8. Classes are
available on a first-come basis.
College for Kids
and the UWM sports and cheerleading/dance team clinics are free and
offered for kids in 1-8. All classes and clinics are geared to specific
age groups. You must pre-register for the sessions and are welcome
to enroll your children in a combination of the offerings, time permitting.
Register your children
for these great classes and clinics at the same time that you register
for Alumni College by clicking on "Register."
College
for Kids - Check-in at 8:30 in the Union Terrace
Free parking in
Cunningham Hall surface lot just east of Engelmann-Cunningham complex.
Enter from Hartford Avenue.
Session
1 (9:00-10:15am, October 15)
| Biology |
 |
| Course curriculum progresses in complexity from lower to upper grades |
| Grades 3-5 |
You won't believe all the interesting little things you'll find using a microscope. And you get to practice dissection on food or specimens. You can learn how very, very small animals live, breathe and function. |
Instructor: Jocelyn Sulsberger
|
| Seats
Available: 8 |
Location:
Lapham 262 |
|
|
| Brush, paint & pigment |
|
|
| Grades K5-2 |
Experiment with tempera, acrylic and watercolor paints. Learn how to bring your colors alive. |
Instructor: Ming Yon Blackwall
|
| Seats
Available: 6 |
Location:
Mitchell 313 |
|
|
| Chemistry |
|
|
| Grades 6-8 |
Mix it up with the mysteries and methods of chemistry. Expect to perform exciting and safe experiments. Please bring an old shirt or apron. |
Instructor: Aaron Shapiro
|
| Seats
Available: 13 |
Location:
Chemistry 480 |
|
|
Session
2 (10:30-11:45am, October 15)
| Biology |
|
|
| Grades 6-8 |
You won't believe all the interesting little things you'll find using a microscope. And you get to practice dissection on food or specimens. You can learn how very, very small animals live, breathe and function. |
Instructor: Jocelyn Sulsberger
|
| Seats
Available: 15 |
Location:
Lapham 262 |
|
|
| Chemistry |
|
|
| Grades 3-5 |
Mix it up with the mysteries and methods of chemistry. Expect to perform exciting and safe experiments. Please bring an old shirt or apron. |
Instructor: Aaron Shapiro
|
| Seats
Available: 8 |
Location:
Chemistry 480 |
|
|
| Start drawing! |
|
|
| Grades ALL |
Learn the concepts of space, proportion and tone that you can use to create great imagery. |
Instructor: Ming Yon Blackwall
|
| Seats
Available: 12 |
Location:
Mitchell 313 |
|
|
| Wacky world of numbers |
|
|
| Grades K5-2 |
How can you estimate the number of seeds in a watermelon or the number of chips in a chocolate chip cookie or the number of scales on a sunfish? Join us for creative problem solving, math games and other adventures through the wacky world of numbers. |
Instructor: Jennifer Dwyer
|
| Seats
Available: 10 |
Location:
Lapham 268 |
|
|
|
