May 12th was the final day of our 2008-2009 home school program. This program began 4 years ago. It all started when 2 home school parents inquired about making the Exploreum part of their student’s science education experience. We began by simply doing d
emonstrations and short lectures for the students. Now, each month, 5 different home school groups come for a special class session. Though our initial focus was on 6th -12th grade, this past year we added a 1st – 5th grade curriculum as well.
Our 6th – 12th graders have: learned about electronics using solderless prototyping breadboards, build working amplifiers, collected and analyzed data by hand and using electronic data collection equipment, measured the speed of sound, analyzed the components of sound (period, frequency, amplitude, and wavelength) and made laser sound viewers.
emonstrations and short lectures for the students. Now, each month, 5 different home school groups come for a special class session. Though our initial focus was on 6th -12th grade, this past year we added a 1st – 5th grade curriculum as well.Our 6th – 12th graders have: learned about electronics using solderless prototyping breadboards, build working amplifiers, collected and analyzed data by hand and using electronic data collection equipment, measured the speed of sound, analyzed the components of sound (period, frequency, amplitude, and wavelength) and made laser sound viewers.
This has been a great program and we are thrilled to be a part of science education for everyone.
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