CSI moves to Thursdays - 8am to noon

A Local Teacher's Review of CSI

The Community Science Interns program is a wonderful opportunity to serve students with flexible school schedules in many ways. First of all, it honors those students who love science with an opportunity to learn hands-on science demonstrations. It feeds their intellectual curiosity, builds a sense of competency and self-esteem, and also validates their passion and interest in science. It also gives them a genuine opportunity to serve their community. The opportunity to fill those intellectual and developmental needs in children is exceedingly rare in the traditional school model.

The program provides an opportunity for these students to share their passion and knowledge with younger students. The younger students benefit from seeing young people nearly their own age intimately involved with science, making it more "cool" and less intimidating. Common public perceptions of science often include that it is hard, has nothing to do with our everyday lives, that it's boring, and that you have to be really smart to get it. None of these things are true, however the best way to get past these roadblocks to a science literate population is to not have them in the first place. Hooking kids at an early age into thinking that science is all around them, that it's fun, interesting, and accessible is the best way to growing a science literate generation.

CSI Intern Shares: CL

Being part of CSI has been one of my greatest experiences as a teenager. I have met many other people my age that share my interests. Some of these interests included topics we explore at CSI, such as astronomy and the other sciences. Besides finding people with similar interests, I have also enjoyed working with other people that come to the Planetarium to watch shows and to participate in hands-on-learning. I find it fun and enriching to be able to work with other kids and teens on experiments and such. It is great when the volunteers debrief at the end of the day. We often share facts about what we learned and stories about interesting things that occurred at our stations. After being part of it for so long, I couldn’t imagine not being a member of CSI.

Robotics Competition 2010

Check out the First Annual Robotics Competition www.manttus.com/share/robotics.html

SUMO – BOT
DRAG RACES
KICK THE CAN
FREE FORM
WOOTS AND SNARKS
Location
Redding Library
May 21, 2010
4pm to 6pm

CSI - Board Meeting Was Well Received!

WOW! your presentation yesterday was spectacular! What a great group of future scientist. Also, what a treat to have a presentation by a Chico State Professor. She was a terrific speaker and very inspirational.

Planetarium Intern Gets Third Place in NASA Contest

Enterprise HS students were in the USA today news. Ronnel Boettcher (Also a Planetarium Volunteer for two years) and Cory Smith of Enterprise High School in Redding, Calif., took third place for "Astronomy: No Boundaries."

CSI / HOL Schedule Currently

Great Fieldtrip to the Hands On Lab at Shasta College. I was so proud of all you CSI'ers!
I have modified our schedule below

May 5th

8am --noon: HOL at Planetarium, 8th Grade Sequoia Middle School for Scaling the Solar System

May 12th

8am -- 3:00pm Magnetism Lab - Burney Middle School

At 2:30pm CSI Awards at SCOE Board Meeting, This is in the upstairs Meeting Room here at 1644 Magnolia Avenue

Parents WELCOMED!

May 19th

8am to 2:30pm 

 12:30 to 2:00

Magnetism Lab – APL

CSI

8am set up LEGO stations - Simple Machines...free play isn't always educational. We will learn that with control activities we can lead even preschoolers through six interactive learning stations in ENGINEERING.

9am LEGO stations with preschoolers - LETS DO THIS!

10am – cut 30 Foot Felt Sun for Solar System Hands on Lab, run through labs, materials and supplies needed. Clipboards, design your binders, Magnetism inserts for take home reading.

11am – Chemistry review of this field for ways to integrate into new HOL offering in Periodic Elements and Star Death and Birth

Noon – today’s session complete....take home reading on Magnetism!

CSI - Schedule:
8:00 am Introductions
lTurn on Digistar 3, walk through on how to operate, use wireless palm
lSet out Model Academy science stations
lWatch show – Cowboy Astronomer
lGo through Magnetism Lab, Check against travel lab – what is missing?
lWatch show – Two Small Pieces of Glass
lGo through Solar System Lab
lRobotics - LEGO Mindstorm NXT
lCut out 30 foot Sun and Glue for Walk the Solar System activity
lPeriodic Table of Elements - Activities

Periodic Table of Elements

Review of new activities on Elements for station rotation
-Bring at least three elements next week