AIS- SAT DECEMBER 20th

Hello all

 

Four fabulous classes this week.

 

You know the drill-earlier after 8:30 the better the prospect of getting a choice topic

 

1.      Scratch programming-learn about a cool way to learn how to work magic on a computer-Software is free to download and this teacher promises to WOW you

2.      Frog dissection- For those that could not attend last time-this teacher has honed this class to an art form-will make the scalpel dance in your kids' fingers!

3.      Hydraulic Catapult-Learn about the power of water, build a catapult, you will be act as an Engineer design and compete. The teacher will make an Engineer out of you!!

4.      Four forces of Flight-Learn about flying, what are the forces that hold up a flight AND if you are good make a boomerang AND/OR a Plane.

 

Remember- Parents:

 

Please do not forget your kids need to work on a project-research topic (read books/stuff), do an experiment;

They can do it alone/with other kids in LM, JHU or NIST.

Help them, guide them do NOT do it for them

Presentation about 5 to 10 minutes; 5 to 7 slides approximately.

Parents-Volunteer as moderators please

FOR NEW PARENTS-we will do a brief session around 9:30 AM Saturday in the Cafeteria.

 

See you all Saturday

PARENTS DAY DETAILS

Hello all

 

Administrative Trivia: I have:

1.      A Blue Mug with a US Flag wrapped around it

2.      A green colour notebook

3.      A hood-out of a jacket

 

Unless someone claims these, they will be auctioned off!! Of course I reserve the right to request "storage charges"!!

 

PARENTS DAY DETAILS:

 

1.      First Saturday in March (7^th) at NIST in Gaithersburg. Starts with children's project presentations at 9:00 AM and the program ends by noon latest

2.      Children work on a project (individually or with other children) starting in January. Projects can be simple or complex depending on their interest and ability.

3.      The presentation at NIST (before a Peer group of 10-12 children) will include " A hypothesis, a paragraph or two on what they did-research, read books, performed experiments and what materials they used, and a conclusion;

4.      If their conclusion is different from their hypothesis a brief reasoning why; if it agrees with the hypothesis, a brief reasoning why!!

 

General :

 

1.      All parents, friends, relatives, neighbours and others are welcome to attend.

2.      Those who came in late (and registered with me) will present at Lockheed on the last Saturday in February-they can always attend the NIST Parent's day-as my guests!!

3.      Those who registered with AIS will/should present at NIST;

4.      If anyone will not be available on March 7^th, can present at Lockheed last Saturday in February

5.      About TEN (10) minutes per presentation-5-8 slides or so-KEEP IT SIMPLE PLEASE

6.      PARENTS are welcome, encouraged and requested to Volunteer as a MODERATOR-easy work-help kids present, announce their names, ask a question or two, act as a calming presence!! If you volunteer, your child will be in your room

7.      NEXT SATURDAY 920^TH0 WE WILL HAVE A PARENT MEETING 9FOR THOSE THAT ARE NEW TO THIS PROCESS)FOR 30 MINUTES; WE WILL PROVIDE A SYNOPSIS WITH AN EXAMPLE PROJECT.

8.      I KNOW YOU ALL WILL HAVE A THOUSAND QUESTIONS (NEVER FAILS!!); WE WILL ANSWER ALL OF THEM-NO WORRIES!

 

NOTE: IF YOU FAIL THE QUIZ, YOU RUN THE PROGRAM NEXT YEAR!!

 

Cheers

 

Raj

 

Make sure that kids bring a note book and a pencil to every session

Blog Address: http://ais-lm.blogspot.com/

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AIS Session 12/13/14

Folks

 

This is a 2 part email. I will be sending out Part 2 tonight/tomorrow. This is on PARENT's Day on March 7^th Saturday at NIST. For those that are new, this will have a rendition of requirements, expectations and activities. PLEASE READ IT-There will be a Parental QUIZ (!!); NEXT Saturday we will have a Brief Parent's day Needs meeting for New Parents.

 

Please try to get here prior to 8:45 AM; we have some announcements and administrative trivia before the exciting sessions.

 

PART 1:

 

We have four great presentations scheduled for you this Saturday.

 

1.      SOUND-What is sound? How and why do you hear it? Are there good/bad sounds? Properties of sounds! How fast does sound travel? What are Sound and Light Waves

 

2.      SCIENCE OF CHESS & THE ART OF CHECKMATE-Chess makes you think!! What is Chess? Who plays them? What are the pieces called? It is a Sport of Kings!!! Can you move forwards/backwards/sideways/diagonally/jump? CHILDREN AND ADULTS with Basic Chess Knowledge will benefit greatly-Learn from the Master!!

 

3.      LEARNING GENETICS –WITH CANDY –A "Sweet" presentation-Learn all about the Building Blocks of Life/Who you are/what are you made of-if you don't eat the candy –you can take it home!!

 

4.      GRAVITY & HOW DO THE PLANETS MOVE?- Does everything that goes up MUST come down? What is gravity? Where is it found? Is it the same in Maryland and California or India or England OR the Moon? How do Planets Move-clockwise/anticlockwise/diagonally/up and down?

 

As usual, come early for a better choice-

 

Cheers

 

Raj

 

Make sure that kids bring a note book and a pencil to every session

Blog Address: http://ais-lm.blogspot.com/

AIS Session on Dec 6th

Folks

We have three great presentations scheduled for you.

1.      Rheology-How liquids/fluids flow-is Blood thicker than water? Does Oil flow faster or slower than water why
2.      Science of Exercise-Why exercise? How to become flexible? How to balance on one foot(OR EEVEN TWO FEET FOR SOME OF US!!)? How is Breathing helpful? Get ready to jump and improve your blood flow!!
3.      Dissection –How to dissect a frog-study the systems-how does it compare to a human body & THE BEST THING TAKE IT ALL HOME!!

As usual, come early for a better choice-

·        The dissection class is limited in number. We will have another session later too.

·        The exercise class is limited in number-due to space consideration and providing you individual attention (Sanjath/Saru-I will have a computer and 2 big display monitors for you if you bring a thumb drive)

BADGES:

Please find two lists attached.

First list has names of kids badges have been made for

Second one-siblings AND those that do not have badges.

If your child/sibling names are NOT in these lists, you HAVE NOT BEEN READING MY  E-MAILS (I am SAD!!!!)

Please send me the names ASAP.

Please ignore duplicated names AND please DO not debate why some have Badges and some not!!

Cheers

Raj

AIS - NO SESSION on Nov 29th

All

WE WILL NOT HAVE A SESSION NEXT WEEK –BUT WILL GET BACK IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER (December 6^th)

Wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and a good holiday break with family and friends.

AIS Session on Nov 22 2014

ALL 

I am so excited that I am sending this to-day instead of Thursday/Friday!!

As promised, we have our resident astronaut Rick Hieb, presenting this Saturday-starting at 9:00 AM.

He went up to the Space Station a few years back, stayed there for a long time and has very interesting experiences to relate.

He will answer all questions-please put on your curiosity hat- and has graciously agreed to stay after to sign autographs and take pictures-for those interested.

Since many parents have other children to pick up and other activities to go to, I would like to not delay too far beyond 11:00 AM for those that cannot stay. Hence I would like to start as close to 9:00 A.M. as possible.

We need some rearranging of chairs to be done in the room-hence please come by 8:45 AM-NO numbers will be given out as there is only ONE presentation.

Please let other folks that may be interested know too.

WE WILL NOT HAVE A SESSION NEXT WEEK –BUT WILL GET BACK IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER (December 6^th)

Simple Machines Slides

Slides are available here 

Geometry construction with compass and ruler - Presentation Slides

Geometry Presentation slides are available. Please see: Presentations

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Some parents asked about the geometry sets: probably the simplest
ones, the ones I used, can be found here
http://www.staples.com/Staedtler-Geometry-Set/product_682871

Regards,
Oleg

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AIS Session 11/15/2014

Hi all

NEED your help:

a.      If folks who DO NOT WANT THIS email, get it-please let me know-I will delete your address
b.      If folks WHO WANT THIS e-mail, but  are  not on it-please let me know-I apologize for not including you

Apologize for the delay in sending this out

Topic #1- "Geometry construction with compass and ruler"
               Kids will learn how they can draw precise geometric shapes using compass and straightedge.

Topic #2-  HOW to Make Money; Why your parents Spend Money; What can 5 dollars do in 30 years!!

Topic #3—Electricity-What is it-how does it flow-Learn what High schoolers learn-Use Meters for HANDS ON work

Topic #4 – Simple Machines—What are they-how are they used- Where are they used

Please come soon after 8:30 AM to get a good number and a better choice!!

Raj

Note to Parents: Make sure that kids bring a note book and a pencil to every session

Blog Address: http://ais-lm.blogspot.com/

Presentations

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AIS Session 11/8/2014

Folks

Hope to see ALL parents and children this week.

Will the person, Raghu, who borrowed the Physics kit return it please and let me know if you are ready to present a session?

If any of my student assistants are not coming, please let me know-ideally we want to assign one to a teacher—not necessary but just a proposal!!

At least three great sessions are planned for this week. We will add a fourth depending on the number of students.

Sessions are:

Candle making- The colours and smells of candles-making/burning them !!!

Rain/Snow/Ice More stuff from last time-Global warming/El Nino/Glaciers/Titanic!!!!

Orbits-How does Gravity work/Why satellites stay in Orbits/why you don’t fall off the moon - -!!

Please come soon after 8:30 AM to get a good number and a better choice!!

Raj

AIS Session 11/1/2014

Hi all

Now that the Rocket launch is over, we will be back with regular sessions at Lockheed Martin on Saturdays. Here is what we will do first this Saturday-a little analysis on the rocket launch. Please try to get here between 8:30 and 8:45 AM so that we can start at 8:45

A few words from the sponsor!!!!

“We saw many of the home made rockets go up and we also noticed that the parachute design needs improvement.   Some of you had successful launches while some others were not that lucky.  Even the commercial rocket of Orbital Sciences assisted by NASA failed on Tuesday (10/28/2014).   But we would like to hear from you all so that we can improve the launching experience even further in the coming years.  We will take just about 10 to 15 min in the beginning for some of you  to say why you thought the rockets either failed or  launched well.  Please assemble by 8:45 AM and we request that the students take the same sitting position on the floor as they did on the day when we gave the instructions.”

From another sponsor:            

Note to Parents: Make sure that kids bring a note book and a pencil to every session

Blog Address: http://ais-lm.blogspot.com/

AFTER the Rocket Analysis, we have THREE great classes for you all.

They are:

1.      Putting on our Thinking Caps- Study of how the Brain functions/ ways of tricking the brain, via illusions or magic tricks/also SEE a Sheep’s brain

a.      Parents-you can help by using a stop watch function on your cell phones!!

2.      HOW and WHY-we Get rain/snow/Thunder/Lightning/Floods/Drought etc-Will Make You ALL Weatherpersons
3.      Since we are just going through Halloween, see some Ghosts and Goblins in “Spooky Science”- a FUN/SCARY session

PARENTS-WE are required to keep track of students coming to sessions-once you get your number, please write it down on the spreadsheet that we have against your name.

TO MY STUDENT HELPERS:

We need you to help set up, record who is here, help teachers and manage clean up later with others

Rocket Building Session on 10/24 and Rocket Launch on 10/25

All

WE WILL have a help session today between 5:30 and 6:30-same place as regular sessions. A few folks have gotten back to me to say YES they will OR NO they will not, come.

TOMORROW is launch day at Montgomery County Fairgrounds starting at 10:00 AM Please get there by 9:45 AM. Launch till Maximum 11:30.

A NOTE RECEIVED FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS OFFICE-Ms SHRIVER, TELLS YOU WHICH ENTRANCE TO USE:

I am sending out this message from the fairgrounds office.  This weekend please have everyone enter by the Perry Parkway entrance, not Chestnut St. entrance due to they are having police training on the upper part of the fairgrounds.

Cheers


Raj

Rocket Launch Presentation

See this link for Rocket Building instructions.
Rocket Making Instructions

AIS SESSION 10/18/14

This Saturday we are building ROCKETS.

 

Since this is time/labour intensive, I requests ALL parents to come, stay and help.

Since everyone is doing the same thing-no numbers will be given out

Since not everyone works at the same speed, PLEASE come in, get signed up and READY TO GO by 8:45 AM or 8:50 AM

PLEASE bring two inner tubes of Toilet Paper Roll and 2 inner tubes of Paper Towel Roll.

PLEASE bring extras-if you have them

If you have forgotten to collect them, please start now-some may have extras.

We will start with an overview on how to make rockets-Hence PLEASE get here on time!!

 

If I have forgotten to include someone you know that has registered, please forward

 

Cheers

 

Raj

AIS Session 10/11/2014

Hello All

Hope all of you are as excited as I am. My blood is coursing through my body at a faster rate than normal-as someone said “it is a good thing at your age Raj”- can’t dispute that I guess!!

As a reminder,

Address: 9231 Corporate Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850

Arrival Time; Please try to get here between 8:30 and 8:45 AM

The children’s badges are not ready yet as I kept adding names and the Security person “thought that was not funny” and stopped till the additions settled down.

Oh well-they will be ready soon

We have three splendid sessions tomorrow.

1.      Electricity Generation and Power Plants-a premier practitioner is presenting this; Will get your children on the way to becoming Engineers
2.      Circuits with Play Dough –Presented by a scientist who believes in “hands on (getting your hands dirty) activities-either make your children to experiment hands on stuff or make them fun loving kids-Oh joy!!
3.      Would you like to be Chandler-the one who makes candles- Guaranteed to start your children on the path to entrepreneurship, use their imagination and enhance their sensory skills!!

If I have forgotten to include someone you know that has registered, please forward

Cheers

From Raj..

Hello All

Apologize for the delay in sending this note

We start October 11-Saturday.

Address: 9231 Corporate Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850

On Shady Grove going towards 355 from Research Boulevard, turn left on to Corporate Boulevard (before the bridge over 270), right at the T junction, left at the STOP sign-building on your left

On Shady Grove going towards Research Boulevard, turn right on to Corporate Boulevard (after the bridge over 270), right at the T junction and left at the STOP sign-bldg on your left.

Arrival Time; Please try to get here between 8:30 and 8:45 AM

Needs:

1. Parents -Please bring a driver’s license for ID; All parents are welcome and I would like both parents to stay-if possible; Siblings are OK if they will not disrupt classes;

2. Children: I am preparing badges for them; Please make sure they bring this back every week-else they would not be let in!!; Please let them know that they need to be responsible for their badges.

Classes/Sessions: Typically three every week; We will give out numbers as they come in-the earlier they come-more is the probability that they get to choose between the three classes.

General:

1.      We need parents to volunteer as teachers, keep track of their kids-not to let them run around (Security frowns on that), be aware that you are all in a secure environment and help out in all ways possible
2.      Next week (18^th October) we will be building rockets-Please collect a minimum of 2 Paper Towel Roll inside tubes and 2 Toilet Paper roll inside tubes. If you have extra, please bring them that week
3.      On the 25^th we will launch the rockets at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds starting at around 9:00 AM-no classes/sessions that day
4.      If there are any Lockheed employees, please come by 8:30 AM to help out. Please do not come before 8:30 AM and congregate in front of the building-Security gets worried in these trying times!
5.      My e-mail is in this note; If you are emailing me-please have Adventure in Science as the subject-95% of the time-it will not be deleted by our SPAM filter.
6.      I will send out a note Thursday/Friday about this Saturday’s topics
7.      For those that have volunteered to teach and those that desire to, I would like to have an informal planning/ideas session on Thursday-Please let me know (email) your availability –day/time. If not we can have it on Saturday after the classes

Cheers

Teaching with the Next Generation Science Standards

http://blog.knowatom.com/7-ways-science-classes-will-change-this-year-because-of-ngss

Calendar for 2014-15 session

See:
      http://ais-lm.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html

Also on the right-side bar in General Section

Maker Faire Silver Spring (FYI - NON-AIS Event )

http://makerfairesilverspring.com/

AIS Parent’s orientation - Reminder..

AIS Parent's orientation

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The AIS Parent's orientation will take place at 7:30 PM on September 17, 2014, (please mark your calendar) at the University of Maryland Extension 4-H Office, 18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD 20855, directions attached or check our website at: http://extension.umd.edu/montgomery-county   Parents new to AIS, or new to NIST or JHU are required to attend this meeting. 

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AIS-LM Blog:

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AIS Parent’s orientation

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The AIS Parent’s orientation will take place at 7:30 PM on September 17, 2014, (please mark your calendar) at the University of Maryland Extension 4-H Office, 18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD 20855, directions attached or check our website at: http://extension.umd.edu/montgomery-county   Parents new to AIS, or new to NIST or JHU are required to attend this meeting. 

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Welcome to AIS Session of 2014-15

All

Greetings from the Lockheed Martin Adventure in Science Site Manager.

This is my welcome to you all. Not sure about you all –but I am very excited about the upcoming sessions starting October 11.

A few administrative items:

1.      If you have not paid till now, please do posthaste.
2.      For questions, please contact alga at algapie@umd.edu. She will have answers for you. If she does not, ask me and I will see if I can help.
3.      Hope all of you are coming to the “new” Parent Orientation session on September 17-I think.
4.      I have copied the Primary and secondary e-mails you provided for the distribution list. If any of you want to be removed or someone else to be added, please let me know. Also, if someone you know who has been admitted to LM is not on the list, please let them know and ask them to send me an e-mail.
5.      Classes generally begin at 9:00 and I will ask you to show up between 8:30 and 8:45 AM-on Saturdays of course!!
6.      Address is 9231 Corporate Boulevard, Rockville MD 20850 (just off Shady Grove Road)
7.      One BIG request-since this is a voluntary program, we need teachers –to share their hobbies, experience, interests, knowledge with the children and other parents. PLEASE think about what you can do. I will probably need up to 4 teachers per session.
8.      After the orientation, I will be having a brief planning session with interested parents-anyone having ideas please let me know. Depending on the size of the group, we can pick a spot to meet.

Enjoy the last bit of Summer.

Cheers

Raj

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Form 1260

AIS NIST Form 1260

AIS march 1st.

Folks

 

We have a very busy Saturday –chock full of activities in order that we end on time. I will start promptly by 8:45 AM. You can come in any time after 8:00 AM.

 

ü  One of the Lockheed Martin program folks, very excited by the program, wants to take pictures of all of you. This will be only for LM internal use—just to show how great you all are!! If someone DOES NOT WANT TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED, please LET US KNOW SATURDAY MORNING!!

ü  ALL PARENTS are requested to Attend-there are Moms and dads I have not seen all year-would love to AT LEAST ONCE –PLEASE COME

ü  If someone has not paid Danielle for the party-PLEASE REMEMBER to do so.

 

AGENDA:

 

1.      Brief words on Pictures-Rhonda Hewitt (4 minutes!!)

2.      Brief presentation by Ron Gird on Citizen Science (6 minutes)-How to set up a weather Station at home. We will have a sign in sheet for you to sign in-no cost, no pressure!!

3.      Brief presentation by Dr.TANGIRALA (6 minutes) –on a field trip of a real-time ambient air quality monitoring station in DC on a warm day in Spring/Summer. Please think about if a day during Spring Break will work or on one of the MCPS holidays (if not cancelled). We will have a sign in sheet for you to sign in. Would also need a Volunteer to coordinate this-one of the Parents-if not I WILL PICK!!

4.      I believe there are 4 kids whose parents have told me they are going to present this Saturday(about 8 minutes eachapproximately) as they cannot on March 8^th They are:

a.      Kruthik Kalidas

b.     Divya Mathur

c.      Nivitha Paranthaman

d.     Varun Manoj Khilnani

·        Parents of these kids-Please bring your presentation on a USB (thumb drive) and have a paper copy or two (or more if you need) of the presentation-in case my laptop/projector combo does not work (and there is some system maintenance planned for the morning)

·        If someone else has a projector-please bring so that we can have 2 kids going at the same time-since we are time constrained.

·        These kids will be awarded their certificates.

5.      Parent’s day and registration for next year info (3 minutes!)

6.      Repeat info about form 1260, who cannot present at NIST, NEED for badges etc.

7.      Three presentations by three wonderful teachers (naturally!!)-All the teachers have promised a “Memorable” presentation

a.      All about pollution

b.      Simple Machines

c.      Surface Tension (continuation of the Soap presentation)

8.      Everyone’s favourite item-Party-10:30 to 11:15 (no later)

 

Raj