2016 SUPER computers January 30, February 6, 13, and 20, 2016 Bowling Green and Louisville Welcome to Winter 2016 Super Saturdays. Please look through the list of classes on pages 2-4 (listed by grade level) and then fill out the registration form on pages 5-6. Please contact us with any questions - gifted@wku.edu, 270.745.6323, www.wku.edu/gifted. 1 2 CLASS DESCRIPTIONS - EACH CLASS LASTS ALL FOUR WEEKS Amazing Science Lab, grades 1 & 2, Christy Givens - Astronomy, physics, biology, and chemistry - this class has something for every curious young scientist. We'll explore astronomy through experiments that explain the gravitational forces of other planets, investigate physics by creating our own parachutes, and study biology by completing the Insect Challenge! Be a chemist as we perform experiments to make chemical reactions. Come prepared to be amazed and astounded as we explore the fascinating world of science. Behind the Scenes Movie Science: Harry Potter & Star Wars, grades 1 & 2, Jennifer Sheffield - Harry Potter and Star Wars movies combine real science with fantasy to create awesome worlds of wonder we all wish we could visit! Joining this class is the next best thing, as you get to explore the magical potions and spells of Hogwarts, as well as amazing electronics and robotics from a galaxy far, far away...bring your wand, bring your light saber, and bring your imagination! with Physics, grades 1 & 2, K L &A P - Explore the world around you through lots of 3 Fun challenging fun hands-on activities! Did you know that light moves? When you look in a mirror, why does it seem like you’re ristie ewis mber riest inside the mirror? You'll make some toy optics and "play" with light to make it reflect and refract, and create your own optical illusions to discover how they play tricks on you. You'll build your own kaleidoscopes, and have fun discovering why magnets behave the way they do. Force and motion, optics and light, electricity and magnetism - join us as we explore the way the world works around us. Physics has never been this much fun! Intro to Musical Theatre: Let's Sing and Dance, grades 1 & 2, K C - Do you want to sing, dance, and act? Then 4 join us as we learn how to tell a story through song and dance! Have a blast while learning some basics of musical theatre as we ari arr explore what it takes to put on a musical. We'll even put on our own show! 5 Secret Identity: Releasing Your Inner Superhero! grades 1 & 2, Ashley Hurt - Up, up, and away! Being a superhero 6 Storybook Science, grades 1 & 2, Kristin White - Mythbusters unite! Let’s read some of our favorite storybooks and then 7 Time Travelers, grades 1 & 2, Dianne Wade - Join us on a magical journey though time! Step into our special time machine to explore different countries and times hundreds of years in the past. You just might try on a toga from the ancient world, build a Native American house from 1,000 years ago, discover how people lived in the Middle Ages with knights and castles, or paint a picture in the Renaissance period. You will have a lot of fun learning about different periods in history and creating memories on each adventure! 8 To Infinity and Beyond: Discovering Our Solar System, grades 1 & 2, Ben Slinkard - Be a special Space Exploration 9 Acting Up (Is Fun), grades 2 & 3, Julie Roberts Boggess - If you are interested in acting, come join this class! We will have a fantastic time exploring many different forms of creative dramatics. This is a great class because the teacher actually wants you to "act up"! 10 is fun and exciting, especially in the world of super imaginative YOU! Come and join us on this quest to create your very own SUPERHERO! With us, you will learn about famous super heroes and heroines of the past and now, and find your own super hero, inside out and outside in. By drawing ideas from comic book super heroes and the many heroes around us, we will design and create our very own superhero costumes and stories to present to parents and family! conduct hands-on science experiments to see what happens. Can the wind really blow a house down like it did when the Big Bad Wolf huffed and puffed in Three Little Pigs? You’ll make your own model house and test the power of wind to find out! We’ll have plenty of fun making and experimenting with oozey slime when we read Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Come with your best investigator hat on as we explore the science behind the storybook. Club member! Traveling between special Solar Stops, our club members will research fun information about the locations of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteors, and keep a record in our Space Explorer’s Logbooks. Why do we have seasons? Why do we have day and night? Our galactic fact gathering and activities will help us answer these questions and more. NASA would be proud. CSI Jr. Detective Academy, grades 2 & 3, Jordan Boswell - Calling all Junior Detectives! There’s a mystery to be solved, and we will use our detective skills to put the clues together. First, we’ll learn about collecting important evidence, including taking fingerprints, testing unidentified powders, and using chromatography (a special way to test ink). A special guest will show us some real detective tools, and we’ll pull all our CSI detective training and tools together to solve a real mystery each week. When you graduate from our CSI Jr. Detective Academy, you’ll be ready for the next mystery. (The last class will be off-campus, parents are responsible for transportation. Directions will be provided.) Energy Learned Is Energy Earned, grades 2 & 3, F W &N S - Everything you do is connected to 11 energy. How do glow sticks glow? You'll find out when you use chemical energy to make your own. Feeling hot or cold? You'll aith hite ikki helton test heat energy to make your thermometer. You'll test sound energy with Cornstarch Monsters, and make a solar oven to test solar energy by making s'mores. Each Saturday you'll leave class "energized"! page 2 with Legos, grades 2 & 3, R H - Did you know Legos are for more than just building? Join us to 12 Learning design Lego mazes and test those designs, re-create historical landmarks while exploring the history behind them, weigh enee ale items using Legos, write Lego stories, and more! It’s science, math, reading, and art - all with Legos! 13 Map Mania, grades 2 & 3, Kay Gandy & Jill Brown - Weather maps. Road maps. Political maps. Maps are 14 Super Saturday Electric Lab, grades 2 & 3, Brooke Royalty - Join our electrifying adventure as we get a “charge” 15 Bridging the Gaps with Bridge Building and Design, grades 3 & 4, Patty Bertke - Think like a civil engineer as we uncover the math in bridge design. Why use steel, stone, or wood in constructing bridges? Why are some shapes better than others? Why does geography matter? Answer all of these and more as we examine bridge designs, participate in lightening rounds exploring forces, tour a lab (time and weather permitting), and design and build supports and bridges from everyday materials. 16 Construction Paper Collage, grades 3 & 4, Christy Matthews - Explore different subject matter through collage! Create multiple projects out of construction paper and collage materials including totems, zentangle animals, and stylized food chains. Explore different mediums and ways of creating art in this exciting class! 17 Create Your Own Chinese Masterpiece, grades 3 & 4, Confucius Institute - You don’t have to pack your bags 18 SCIENCE ‘R US, grades 3 & 4, Nita Cole - Calling ALL junior scientists….if you like to explore the world around 19 Science Spectacular Saturdays, grades 3 & 4, Kaleigh Davenport & Alicia Napier - Explore the spectacular everywhere! Come explore all kinds of maps. You’ll learn how to use a compass, read maps, and go on a treasure hunt using a GPS (Global Positioning System). Join in the map mania! out of working with conductors, insulators, light, switches, and electrical circuits. Through hands-on, minds-on experiments, we'll make predictions about conductors and insulators (with some surprising outcomes), construct electrical circuits, and use fruit to explore how electricity and circuits work. Join us as we explore science within the realm of electricity. to travel to China - you can explore China right here in Bowling Green! Join in as we create Chinese art while learning some Chinese language. You’ll play sports popular with Chinese children, like Jianzi - Hacky sack. We’ll create tiles with Chinese characters, make a bookmark with your Chinese name on it, and make Beijing Opera Masks. We’ll learn a song in Chinese and how to dance a traditional Chinese dance. Each week you will take home a souvenir of your journey to China. you, this class is for you! You will do your own experiments as we learn the science behind some bubbling, gooey, and stinky chemistry concoctions. We will learn to use some tools of the trade while studying animals, plants, chemistry, launch a rocket, and lots more. If you want to unlock the secrets of science, join us as we have fun while we observe, hypothesize, experiment, and conclude! Please Note: The third Saturday class will meet off-campus. Parents are responsible for transportation. Directions will be provided. world of science with lots of fun, messy, gooey activities. We'll master the scientific method through the use of Pop Rocks and bubble gum. What a yummy way to learn! We'll discover the different properties of matter through glow-inthe-dark goo and be paleontologists when excavating fossils that we create in stone and ice. Be an engineer in the future. Will your creation last against Earth's force? Get your curiosity caps on and join our science spectacular Saturdays! Under the Sea Discovery, grades 3 & 4, B T - Get ready to put on your scuba suit and dive into an 20 underwater exploration of coral reefs, kelp forests, and mangrove environments! Become a junior marine scientist as you eth yrie discover the interactions of marine invertebrates, learn about the wonders of fish behavior, and determine how humans are connected to marine communities. You will learn and appreciate the vast diversity of marine species by making your own coral polyps, constructing a class kelp forest, creating your own fish species, and dissecting a secret organism. grades 4 & 5, K W - Have you ever dreamed of being the next Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, 21 orBuild-A-Business, Martha Stewart? These well-known entrepreneurs began with a passion for business. Think you have what it takes atie ahl to start a new business? Join this class to learn how to navigate the entrepreneurial cycle of financing, designing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling your product. Who knows? You may be the next Mark Zuckerberg! 22 Let's Get Physical (with Science), grades 4 & 5, Jennay Weatherholt - Science madness awaits for all junior 23 The Math Behind the Games, grades 4 & 5, Jeremy Shultz - When you flip a coin, does it matter if you start chemists and physicists out there! Join us as we explore, create, test, and more through hands-on science experiments that will exercise your brain. You’ll form hypotheses, make discoveries, and solve mysteries related to the world of physical science. If you love experimenting and thinking outside the box, this class is for you. with heads or tails? What is the difference between skill, luck, and probability when it comes to playing games? Playing a variety of games to explore the laws of probability, we will reveal the chances that each player can win and modify the ones that aren’t fair. With a combination of math skills, logic, and precise mathematical language, we will analyze a variety of games, even creating our own games to test out in our probability lab! more Super Saturdays classes on next page!!! page 3 Science Sleuths: Mystery Investigations, grades 4 & 5, J D - Are you intrigued by scientific mysteries? 24 Do you like to do hands-on investigations? If so, then become a Super Saturdays Science Sleuth. Each week we’ll explore a essica ilsaver different science topic that will help us solve our mystery of the day. By designing hands-on investigative techniques, we can test our hypotheses and, hopefully, solve the mystery. Cool projects make for super science sleuths! Lightning, and Storms, Oh My! The Whys of Wild Weather, grades 4 & 5, WKU M C 25 Thunder, Have you ever been outside for a fun day of play, only to sprint back inside due to a passing thunderstorm? Join us as we eteorology lub venture into the fascinating world of meteorology! We will discuss the how, what, when, where, and why of all weather that requires a warning. Be prepared for fun, weather-related experiments, hands-on labs, and even a little weather forecasting. Whether you're a weather enthusiast or just want to understand the weather in your backyard, this class is for you! May the Force Be With You, grades 5 & 6, R T &J K - Is your midi-chlorian count off the charts? 26 Can you make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs? Join us as we explore the science and methods behind your favorite obin yler osh eeling Star Wars scenarios. We’ll explore how lasers work, how to get the accuracy you need to hit the Death Star’s thermal exhaust port, and much more as you work to reinstate the Galactic Republic and bring balance to the force. Mixed Media Recycled Books, grades 5 & 6, A Y - How can you create your own book using multiple mini 27 artworks? How does crayon react with watercolor paint? How does watercolor paint react with salt and baby wipes? We’ll pril ates explore various media and their reaction to each other as they are mixed together to create one-of-a-kind artworks that you will then combine to create your own book. Join us as we explore these media, and discover the endless possibilities that you can create. Mysteries of the Human Body, grades 5 & 6, C M - The human body is one of the greatest mysteries of all 28 times. Together we will explore and solve some of these mysteries involving medicine, genetics, disease, and medical forensics. atherine alin You’ll extract DNA to determine what genetic traits you have, and learn how to solve medical forensic cases by taking fingerprints, blood typing suspects, identifying bones, and more. We’ll create the next deadly epidemic, be disease detectives to learn how the disease spreads, and then become doctors to learn how to treat our patients. Join this intriguing journey as we collaborate to uncover the mysteries of human body. Pokémon Evolution, grades 5 & 6, M E es - Wanted: Pokémon researchers to help answer questions about the 29 evolution of Pokémon and their unique characteristics. Why are there so many forms of Eevee? Why do Shiny Pokémon exist iranda st and why are they so rare? Why do revived fossil Pokémon look so different from modern animals? Join Professor Mira from the Kanto region on a journey to understand how Pokémon and animals evolve to look the way they do. Gotta catch'em all! Adventures, grades 5, 6, & 7, E M 30 toRussian Russia and top it off with learning Russian songs, playing - Добро пожаловать! We will take an exciting virtual trip games, listening to folk tales, and performing in a Russian puppet theater. There will be an arts-and-crafts time where you will be able to paint a nesting doll. До скорой встречи! katerina yakshina Carnival Ride Camp, grades 6, 7, & 8, C F - “Buckle-in” for this enticing, hands-on introduction to the field of 31 mechanical engineering through the modeling of common amusement park rides. You will explore mechanisms and simple raig rey machines while building model-size carnival rides. Learning about the engineering design process and Newton’s Laws of Motion was never so much fun. Think Ferris Wheel, spin rides, and future rides just waiting to be invented! Rocket Science, grades 7 & 8, J N - Is “rocket science” really that complex, difficult, and incomprehensible? 32 Let’s find out together that “rocket science” is actually very sensible, predictable, and practical. We will learn principles of oe apier aerodynamics, physics, and chemistry and apply them to design, build, and launch a high-powered rocket to perform specific mission criteria. An on-board computer will collect flight data that we will analyze to confirm our calculations. Guaranteed to be a BLAST! (Launch site to be determined.) KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER CLASSES - PLEASE NOTE -These four classes (33, 34, 35, & 36) will be held at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville from noon-2:30 p.m. (EASTERN TIME). Participants are responsible for transportation to all Super Saturdays classes. Zoology, grades 1 & 2, Kentucky Science Center - Meet the Science Center animal ambassadors and explore the habitats that they and many other animals call home. Learn what you can do to protect their delicate ecosystems!. 33 Lab, grades 3 & 4, K S C - Use the power of science, technology, engineering, and math 34 toSTEM solve challenges and meet STEM professionals in this hands-on STEM rich class. entucky cience enter grades 5 & 6, K S C - Operate computer programs using Scratch, LEGO® WeDo®, 35 Robotics, and LEGO® Mindstorm® Robotics programs to explore the science of coding while creating your own computer game. entucky cience enter Fab-Makers, grades 7 & 8, K S C - Integrate STEAM powered programming into the Maker 36 movement. Design and produce your own creations to start your own Maker collection! entucky page 4 cience enter WINTER SUPER SATURDAYS 2016 Fee $80 (Make checks payable to WKU Super Saturdays.) The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University Full Name _________________________________________________ Preferred Name ________________________________ Date of Birth ________/________/________ Grade in 2015-16 _____ Gender: Male__ Female __ Mailing address:____________________________________________________________________________________________ number apartment number street ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ city state zip Mother/Guardian:___________________________________ Father/Guardian: _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ name name address (if different from student) address (if different from student) ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ School __________________________________________ School District __________________________________________ home telephone cell telephone home telephone email address cell telephone email address employer, occupation, business telephone employer, occupation, business telephone Have you or any of your family members participated in any of our programs? Please list by name and program: ________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can you participate in normal physical activities? Yes__ No __ If not, explain on an attached sheet. Please only list classes in which you are interested. No refunds will be given once you are accepted into a class. Class selection (1 class for all 4 weeks): Please note that classes 33, 34, 35, & 36 meet at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville. 1st choice (# ) ___________________________________________ 2nd choice (# ) ___________________________________________ 3rd choice (# ) ___________________________________________ 4th choice (# ) ___________________________________________ 5th choice (# ) ___________________________________________ T-shirt size: (please one) child size: S ___ M ___ L ___ OR adult size: S ___ M ___ L ___ XL___ A STUDENT MUST BE RECOMMENDED BY A TEACHER, COUNSELOR, OR PRINCIPAL. Criteria for Student Approval (Please contact our office if you have any questions about the criteria.) Student is in grade 1 - 8 during the 2015-2016 school year, AND at least ONE of the following must apply: Amount paid: ________ Student has shown high interest/achievement in one or more of the content areas. OR Check #: ____________ Student has received a distinguished rating on the state assessment. OR Student has been identified for services as a gifted child. OR Student has an IQ score of 120 or above. OR Student has a score at or above the 90th percentile on the total battery or at or above the 95th percentile on the total mathematics or language/reading section of the most recent achievement test. MY SIGNATURE VERIFIES THAT THIS STUDENT MEETS THE ABOVE CRITERIA. _________________________________________ Signature of Educator __________________________________________________ Signature of Parent or Guardian ___________________________________________________________ Position ___________________________________________________________ Signature of Student page 5 WINTER SUPER SATURDAYS 2016 PARENT CONSENT FORM The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University Student Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________ • I give permission for my local newspaper to be notified of my child's participation in Super Saturdays at Western Kentucky University: YES_____ NO ______ • I understand, consent to, and agree that Western Kentucky University and/or The Center for Gifted Studies may photograph and/or videotape my child while he/she is engaging in University and/or The Center for Gifted Studies' activities, and that the University and/or The Center may utilize said photographs and video at their discretion, including, but not limited to, use in University and non-University Center and non-Center publications and other public venues, and that Western Kentucky University shall own and retain all rights to said photographs/video: YES_____ NO ______ • I certify that my son/daughter/ward has my permission to participate in Super Saturdays and that he/she will be subject to the regulations of Western Kentucky University and Super Saturdays: YES_____ NO ______ • I understand that I will be notified if a health emergency should arise. If I cannot be reached by telephone, I authorize whatever medical treatment is deemed necessary by competent medical personnel: YES_____ NO ______ PARENT SIGNATURE ___________________________________________________ Date___________________________ MEDICAL INFORMATION Emergency Contact Person (Other than parent) __________________________________________________________ Home Phone (______)_____________ Work Phone (_______)______________ Cell Phone (_______) ______________ Another Emergency Contact Person: _____________________________________________________________________ Home Phone (______)______________ Work Phone (_______)______________ Cell Phone (_______) ______________ Insurance Company _____________________________________________________________________________________ Name of insured parent __________________________________________________________________________________ Insurance Group Number_________________________________________________________________________________ Family Physician: _______________________________________________ Phone: (_______)_______________________ Send the completed application and $80 payment to: The Center for Gifted Studies (payable to WKU Super Saturdays) Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. #71031 Bowling Green, KY 42101-1031 Please contact The Center for Gifted Studies if you have any questions. Phone: 270.745.6323 email: gifted@wku.edu Fax: 270.745.6279 website: www.wku.edu/gifted ___ An additional check made out to the WKU Foundation/Talent Development is enclosed. Tax-deductible donations provide scholarships for children who cannot otherwise participate. Amount of donation: $_______. Thank you! page 6 WINTER SUPER SATURDAYS 2016 PROGRAM The Center for Gifted Studies offers opportunities for high ability students to broaden the scope of their interests and interact with other bright young people. Four afternoons are spent with a small group of students exploring an area of interest with a teacher who has expertise in that field. The classes emphasize a hands-on, minds-on approach to learning in an environment in which creative and critical thinking are encouraged. Time and Location - Super Saturdays will meet four (4) consecutive Saturday afternoons (January 30, February 6, 13, and 20, 2016). Most classes will be held on the campus of Western Kentucky University; however, a few classes will meet at other locations near campus. Four classes will also meet at the Kentucky Science Center. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from all classes and field trip locations. Students will be in their classes in Bowling Green each Saturday from noon-2:30 p.m. Central Time. Classes held at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville will take place from noon-2:30 p.m. EASTERN TIME. Time will be allotted on the last Saturday for each class to share experiences with parents and other interested individuals. Super Saturdays Seminars for Parents We believe education is strongest when parents, educators, and students work as a team. In keeping with this philosophy, we invite parents of participating students to attend seminars on gifted children and their educational needs. During the first, second, and third Super Saturdays, parent seminars will be held in Gary Ransdell Hall auditorium, room 1074, from 12:30-2:00 p.m. Specific topics will be announced later. Registration Courses are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. You will be in the same class for four weeks; however, you should list on the application five classes in which you are interested. If the first choice is filled, you will be placed in the next available class. You will receive a written confirmation of registration indicating the class in which you will participate. Please make sure you select five choices that you would enjoy. Tuition Tuition for the four-week class is $80.00. This amount covers the instructional program, including materials, equipment, and a t-shirt. Tuition must be included with the completed registration form. If all five choices are filled, the tuition check will be returned. No refunds will be given once you are placed in a class. Limited NEED-BASED financial assistance is available. You MUST fill out a Financial Assistance Request Form. Contact The Center at 270.745.6323 for a Financial Assistance Request form, but do send in the class application as soon as possible with "Financial Assistance Request" written across the top so that you may be assigned to a class of your choosing. The deadline to apply for financial assistance is January 22, 2016. APPLICATION INFORMATION 1. The application must be completed (both sides) and signed by the student and the student’s parent or guardian. The teacher, principal, or counselor recommending the student must also sign. [If you attended Super Saturdays in Fall 2015, please indicate that on the line for educator signature.] 2. A tuition fee of $80 must be included with the completed application. (Make checks payable to WKU Super Saturdays.) 3. Applications will be accepted in the order in which they are received. SEND APPLICATION AND REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO: 270.745.6323 The Center for Gifted Studies www.wku.edu/gifted Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. #71031 gifted@wku.edu Bowling Green, KY 42101-1031 page 7 The Center for Gifted Studies Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. #71031 Bowling Green, KY 42101-1031 NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 398 BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101 Address Service Requested ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Sponsored by THE CENTER FOR GIFTED STUDIES spring break in france, April 1 - 10, 2016 This travel/study tour is an opportunity for eighth grade and high school honors students as well as interested adults to learn about the history, culture, and people of France. SUMMER CAMP FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS (SCATS), June 12 - 24, 2016 Now in its 34th summer, this two-week residential or nonresidential camp provides a wide range of classes for academically talented students who are completing the 6th, 7th, or 8th grade this year. SUMMER PROGRAM FOR VERBALLY AND MATHEMATICALLY PRECOCIOUS YOUTH (VAMPY), June 26 - July 16, 2016 Turning 33 next summer, this residential program provides the opportunity for students to spend three weeks studying one course in great depth. To be eligible, a student must be completing the 7th, 8th, 9th, or 10th grade this year and have earned a qualifying SAT or ACT score. Camp Innovate, June 6 - 10, 2016 camp explore, July 11 - 15, 2016 Camp Innovate and Camp Explore are summer camps designed for advanced ability and high interest children. The experience features hands-on and mindson instruction to engage children in learning at advanced levels. Students will explore a wide range of subjects from math and science to art and theater during their day. Camp Innovate is for children who were in grades four or five during the 2015-2016 school year. Camp Explore is for children who were in grades one, two, or three during the 2015-2016 school year.