Topics From Previous Years

2012-2013

1	Rocket
2	Wonderful Crystals-shape, size and function (may be you can take something home!!)
3	Science of Tea –what is it made up of –what itdoes or does not do to the body—if you all would be good (you can even) taste the tea!!
4	GPS—Global Positioning System—Directions to the Moon, Mars and - - -??
5	Owl pellets—What are Owls and pellets/Where are they/their habitat/what the owls eat and regurgitate-
6	FROG Dissection
7	DNA extraction –hands on activity—lots of fun
8	Science of Exercise-what parts of the body get affected by what exercise - -get ready to work out!!
9	How does the Human Memory Work?
10	Want to be an engineer -How do you Build a Bridge?
11	Kitchen Chemistry-household acids and bases
12	World Wide Web—An adventure
13	Magnetism—All about Magnets and more!!
14	Miracles of Perception—Amazing sights OR something else?
15	PANDAS-the Tears and the laughter-Do they really Smile and Cry??
16	World Wide Web—Who, How, When, What—Wander through the World of WEB
17	Rheology-study of flow-hand on experiments—lots of fun—hopefully “ONLY” some mess!!
18	Everything is Energy—How all that you see and touch is energy and how it can be channeled-GREAT TOPIC for parents and kids
19	Exotic Metals Hands on testing of what metals are/how to identify them/what are metals
20	Very Interesting “Mystery” Topic
21	Volcanoes-what and where are they, how are they formed, and how to make one at home (with or without a mess!!)
22	Three-dimensional geometry and polyhedral (not scary as it sounds –very interesting
23	By Popular Demand—The Science of Exercise
24	By Popular Demand -Does it look real? - The miracles of perception OR Optical illusions
25	Overcome Fear-using Scientific Techniques- With Music And Fun Things to do
26	Sound/Optics
27	Simple Machines
28	Tears of the Cheetah (A small group)-Interesting
29	3D Vision
30	Food Chemistry—Hands on
31	Build a radio
32	Gremlins inside a computer-take apart and put together computers-WHAT MAKES A COMPUTER WORK
33	The “ART” of “Scientific” Soap Making
34	Who Polluted the Potomac (NOT ME!!!)
35	Newton’s Laws of Motion
36	Evolution-from where did we come-You will Design a New Type of Life!!
37	ARE WE EATING POISONS OR BAD FOOD? IS THERE A SOLUTION/ WHAT IS IT/ CHANGE THE FOOD?
38	WAVES:- RADIO/LIGHT AND SOUND WAVES-bit different than session 1
39	TSUNAMI waves-how they are formed/what Damage they cause/HANDS on ACTIVITY
40	Logic Puzzles
41	Panda Genetics