2010 Spring Program
General Information
- Saturday mornings
- 8:30am - 11:30am
- March 27 - May 1
- Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
- Cost: $250
- Limited financial assistance available
- 10% Discount of tuition cost for children and grandchildren of ASU full-time students and full-time employees
- Forms available separately, or online: Application Form (pdf) (online), Teacher Recommendation Form (pdf) (online), and Financial Assistance Form (pdf). If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will not be able to view the forms. Get Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Priority application deadline: Postmarked by Friday, March 5, 2010.
Notification of Acceptance
Notification of acceptance will be mailed by Friday, March 12, 2010.
Student and Parent Orientation
Students and Parents are required to attend an orientation program on Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00pm.
Applying
Only complete applications will be considered. A complete application includes:
- Completed application form (pdf) (online).
- School record of the 2008/2009 standardized test scores for reading, mathematics, and language.
- One completed teacher recommendation form (pdf) (online).
- Non-refundable application fee of $15 (check or money order payable to ASU).*
Admission Criteria
Students will be admitted to the program based on an evaluation of their standardized test scores and teacher recommendation..
Course for 3rd Graders
Laws of Chance: Probabilities & Statistics
Nothing in life is certain. In just about everything we do we weigh the chances of being successful. In this course, we take a close look at probability and basic statistics. We will look at the chance or likelihood of an event occurring through spinners, dice, and shakers. We will also use these tools to look at samples and study frequency of events, graphs, mode, median, mean, range, and the fundamental principle of counting. It’s one way to think about your world and the decisions you make every day. We are trying things we think we will probably succeed at but we aren’t quite sure. This gives you one way to think about these decisions and may help you take control of them. From medicine to weather to sports, probability and statistics is there.
Course for 4th & 5th Graders
Engineering A to Z
When we think of every day life most of us take a lot of daily conveniences for granted. Take for instance the toaster you use to toast your bread in the morning. Have you ever thought about the electricity that makes it work or how it gets all the way to your house? Or what about the road you take to go to school in the morning? What about the car that you ride in? The music that you listen to in your CD or MP3 player, the airplane you fly on to go on vacation, sending an email to a friend and a myriad of other things that are just “part of your daily life” are all in some way or another associated with at least one field of engineering. When you think about it, engineers impact your life on a daily basis. Who are these Engineers? What do they do? How do they do it? How do I become one? In this course students will have the opportunity to explore the many different engineering disciplines, their applications, learn basic applied science and math principles used in the different fields and work on projects that will reinforce the concepts learned from each field. At the end of the course, the student will have a more clear understanding about engineering and the diversity that the field offers.
Course for 6th & 7th Graders
Science Tells the Tale
When we hear fairy tales or folk tales our imaginations run wild. We ask ourselves, “Wow! How cool would it be if that could really happen?!” Remember, imagination can sometimes be stemmed in reality! In this course, we will be familiarizing or re-familiarizing ourselves with different tales. We will take a closer look at the scientific principles behind some of the acts that take place in them. Then through math and physics we will apply our new knowledge to specific events in a tale and test to see if it is actually possible. We will be able to recognize all three of Newton’s Laws and how they are functional, along with forces, velocity, magnitude, and so on. Let’s find out if science helps tell the tale!
*There will be an additional $25 charge on all returned checks.
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