Fall/Winter 2021 Programs !
Guided Nature Walk - Activity Number: 12250-A
Dates: 11/02
Location: Cheshire Park
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Ages: 8-14 years
CT STEM Academy will be guiding this nature walk that may include, but is not limited to:
* Scavenger hunts and nature bingo to identify local plants, animals, rocks and minerals
* Observation-based discussions of ecosystems, food chains and webs, animal adaptations and life cycles
* Identifying dangers in nature, how to spot poison ivy, avoid ticks, limit mosquitoes and stay away from snakes
* Essential skill how-tos: build a shelter, filter water for drinking, find edible plants, and navigate with and without a compass
* Photography - using your phone or camera to capture nature's beauty
* Distanced activities
Location: Cheshire Park
Ages: 8-14 years
Times: 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Fee: $15.00 per class
Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for hiking on uneven terrain. Apply sunscreen and bug spray before arriving. Bring a water bottle and cloth face mask for times where you may be within 6 feet of another person (i.e. check in).
In case of severe weather, a makeup will be held on Saturday, November 6.
STEM Workshops - Activity Number 12251
Location: Cheshire Park
Ages: 8-14 years
Times: 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Fee: $15.00 per class
Participants will engage in a wide range of STEM topics that vary by day. This is a perfect program for homeschooling and remote learning students, but all are welcome!
Friday, October 1 - Race Car Challenge
Participants will create race cars using everything from straws, peppermints and K’NEX.
Friday, October 8 - Roller Coasters
Participants will envision and design a paper roller coaster.
Friday, October 15 - Mystery Make and Take STEM
Participants will engage in a surprise STEM engineering challenge.
Friday, October 22 – Water Bottle Toss Challenge
Students will test a variety of bottles by filling them with water and tossing / flipping them to determine which bottle of theirs has the highest success rate.
Friday, October 29 – Fidget Spinner Challenge
Students will develop by conducting experiments on a spinning technique that they develop with a team. Participants will be looking into human error, spin speed, and will be recording and comparing spin times.
Friday, November 6 - Basketball Hoop Challenge
Participants will create a mini-basketball game out of household materials.
Saturday Science Activity Number: 12254
Dates: 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/13
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ages 8- 13 years
Fee: $68.00/$78.00
There's nothing like some science to kick off the weekend! Saturday Science programs will involve exciting projects for students to burn off some of that built up energy from the week. Activities will include exciting and engaging science labs for kids to collaborate on.
Chemistry Creations - Activity Number 11257 - A
Dates: 11/20
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Fee: $15.00
Ages 8-13 years
Explore a different side of STEM with this new program! As junior chemists, participants will study the substances that make up matter - everything that takes up space in the universe. They will also study the changes that take place when substances are combined. These changes are called chemical reactions. This one day may include some allergen free food chemistry and chemical testing.
STEAM Saturdays Activity Number: 12258
Dates: 12/04, 12/11, 12/18
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ages 8- 13 years
Fee: $51.00/$61.00
This is a fun program for all who are interested in Art connections to STEM. Each week will explore a wide range of topics from robotics, science and math that will result in a variety of "make & take" projects.
STEAM Fun Activity Number 12259
Dates: 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22
Location: Cheshire Park
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Fee: $58.00
This is a fun program for all who are interested in Art connections to STEM. Each week we will explore a wide range of topics such as making bristlebots, shaving cream marbling, magnetic cars and critter bugs. This is a perfect program for homeschool and distance learning students, but all are welcome!
Please note, if there is inclement weather this program will be moved to the Youth Center.
STEM Election Day Workshops - Activity Number 12253
Date: 11/02
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: Workshop 1: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop 2: 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Ages 8-14 years
Fee: 45.00/55.00
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Robotics Workshop
Are you interested in robotics? If so, then you’ll want to be a part of designing and testing micro robots and coding. Each participant will keep their toothbrush robot and related creations.
12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Robotics Workshop
In 3...2...1...BLAST OFF! In this STEM program, students will act as true NASA employees as they investigate various types of rockets. Participants will have the opportunity to build small rockets from household materials that they can launch at home, eventually building up to a well-designed rocket that will be launched from our own high pressure air compressor. Get ready to blast off with this exciting program!
Dates: 11/02
Location: Cheshire Park
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Ages: 8-14 years
CT STEM Academy will be guiding this nature walk that may include, but is not limited to:
* Scavenger hunts and nature bingo to identify local plants, animals, rocks and minerals
* Observation-based discussions of ecosystems, food chains and webs, animal adaptations and life cycles
* Identifying dangers in nature, how to spot poison ivy, avoid ticks, limit mosquitoes and stay away from snakes
* Essential skill how-tos: build a shelter, filter water for drinking, find edible plants, and navigate with and without a compass
* Photography - using your phone or camera to capture nature's beauty
* Distanced activities
Location: Cheshire Park
Ages: 8-14 years
Times: 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Fee: $15.00 per class
Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for hiking on uneven terrain. Apply sunscreen and bug spray before arriving. Bring a water bottle and cloth face mask for times where you may be within 6 feet of another person (i.e. check in).
In case of severe weather, a makeup will be held on Saturday, November 6.
STEM Workshops - Activity Number 12251
Location: Cheshire Park
Ages: 8-14 years
Times: 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Fee: $15.00 per class
Participants will engage in a wide range of STEM topics that vary by day. This is a perfect program for homeschooling and remote learning students, but all are welcome!
Friday, October 1 - Race Car Challenge
Participants will create race cars using everything from straws, peppermints and K’NEX.
Friday, October 8 - Roller Coasters
Participants will envision and design a paper roller coaster.
Friday, October 15 - Mystery Make and Take STEM
Participants will engage in a surprise STEM engineering challenge.
Friday, October 22 – Water Bottle Toss Challenge
Students will test a variety of bottles by filling them with water and tossing / flipping them to determine which bottle of theirs has the highest success rate.
Friday, October 29 – Fidget Spinner Challenge
Students will develop by conducting experiments on a spinning technique that they develop with a team. Participants will be looking into human error, spin speed, and will be recording and comparing spin times.
Friday, November 6 - Basketball Hoop Challenge
Participants will create a mini-basketball game out of household materials.
Saturday Science Activity Number: 12254
Dates: 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/13
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ages 8- 13 years
Fee: $68.00/$78.00
There's nothing like some science to kick off the weekend! Saturday Science programs will involve exciting projects for students to burn off some of that built up energy from the week. Activities will include exciting and engaging science labs for kids to collaborate on.
Chemistry Creations - Activity Number 11257 - A
Dates: 11/20
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Fee: $15.00
Ages 8-13 years
Explore a different side of STEM with this new program! As junior chemists, participants will study the substances that make up matter - everything that takes up space in the universe. They will also study the changes that take place when substances are combined. These changes are called chemical reactions. This one day may include some allergen free food chemistry and chemical testing.
STEAM Saturdays Activity Number: 12258
Dates: 12/04, 12/11, 12/18
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Ages 8- 13 years
Fee: $51.00/$61.00
This is a fun program for all who are interested in Art connections to STEM. Each week will explore a wide range of topics from robotics, science and math that will result in a variety of "make & take" projects.
STEAM Fun Activity Number 12259
Dates: 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22
Location: Cheshire Park
Time: 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Fee: $58.00
This is a fun program for all who are interested in Art connections to STEM. Each week we will explore a wide range of topics such as making bristlebots, shaving cream marbling, magnetic cars and critter bugs. This is a perfect program for homeschool and distance learning students, but all are welcome!
Please note, if there is inclement weather this program will be moved to the Youth Center.
STEM Election Day Workshops - Activity Number 12253
Date: 11/02
Location: Cheshire Youth Center
Time: Workshop 1: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop 2: 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Ages 8-14 years
Fee: 45.00/55.00
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Robotics Workshop
Are you interested in robotics? If so, then you’ll want to be a part of designing and testing micro robots and coding. Each participant will keep their toothbrush robot and related creations.
12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Robotics Workshop
In 3...2...1...BLAST OFF! In this STEM program, students will act as true NASA employees as they investigate various types of rockets. Participants will have the opportunity to build small rockets from household materials that they can launch at home, eventually building up to a well-designed rocket that will be launched from our own high pressure air compressor. Get ready to blast off with this exciting program!