THINGS TO DO AT THE NEXT MEETING OF
SATURDAY SCIENCE
The Fall unit will concentrate on Scale with
the following schedule:
October 5: Scale of the Universe
November 2: Scale of the Familiar (the scale of
our existence)
December 7: The Scale of the Microscopic
Unless otherwise indicated all of the
meetings will be in Fisher Science Hall rooms
201-202 at Susquehanna University.
The
meetings begin at 9 and end at 12. Please plan
accordingly.
TO DO ON DECEMBER 7, 2002:
1. Use lenses to determine focal length and
type.
2. Use different microscopes to observe cells
and organelles (see TRY THIS!).
3. Look at tissues of animals and plants. Try to
relate structures of cells to their functions.
4. Make a camera obscura and use it to
“observe” the sun (see TRY THIS 2!).
5. Use the scanning electron microscope to
observe the fine structure of cells.
6. Look at different kinds of micrographs (light
and electron microscopes) and try to
interpret them.
7. Examine the small plot and review the
year’s data on the long term project.
The Saturday Science Program is an
innovative series of hands-on activities for
elementary and middle school students and their
parents. The activities are held about one
Saturday morning each month, from 9:00am to
12:00 noon, in Fisher Science Hall, room 201202 on the campus of Susquehanna University.
The sessions are taught by Dr. Jack Holt, Dr.
Benjamin Hayes, and Dr. Pat Nelson.
Saturday Science is open to anyone who is
interested in science. We charge no dues;
however, increased interest requires that we
institute an enrollment procedure for each
unit. Please call the Science Secretary at 3724211 to reserve a place in the appropriate
units.
The Fall unit is designed as a coherent set of
activities. Students should plan to attend whole
units to get the most out of the experience.
Please mark your calendars for this unit.
In our experience, the activities that have
been most successful are those in which parents
work together with their children in teams. This
unit is moderately challenging. Therefore, we
invite parents to join their children as partners or
team members.
Three hours is a long time. Please feel free
to bring a snack.
The units this year will be based on the
themes of science as identified in the American
Association for the Advancement of Science
Project 2061. They are:
 SYSTEMS
 MODELS
 CONSTANCY & CHANGE
 SCALE
The Saturday Science Club is sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, Penn State
University, and Susquehanna University.