Supplemental Science with Tracy Baranowski

In most classrooms across America, there’s not much science being taught. There are many reasons for this situation. For one thing, in the early elementary years, so much time is spent on reading and literacy development, there’s little time left for anything else. To make science hands-on and interactive, it takes time and money to research and gather
materials. How many teachers and parents have time for that?
Research suggests that  by fourth grade, most students say they hate science. Why? Most often their exposure has been limited to reading assignments in traditional texts and then answering questions at the end of the chapter. How boring is that?
Let’s face it, learning about science is like driving a car or learning to ride a bike. Granted you need to study the subject, but it’s not fun or often meaningful until you get in and physically do it!
To address these issues, Supplemental Science was created in the summer of 2007 for local Walton County students ages 7+to get actively engaged in science.
Join me in understanding the physics behind the fair this fall and you may never look at an amusement park the same!

Phone: 850.259.4270
Fax: 866.505.2636
E-mail: tracyncraig@msn.com
www.supplementalscienceforkids.com

Supplemental Science is a direct response to the growing need for focused and relevant science for our local children. The curriculum is designed to give students both solid science information and hands-on experimentation. Supplemental Science is geared towards 2nd through 5th grades, but much of the information is very different from what is typically taught at this grade level. This is a Real Science Class, so scientific terms are used through-out. It is not necessary at this time for students to master the terminology, but it is important that they are exposed to the real terms to describe science.
Supplemental Science is excited to announce Physics Behind the Fair for the fall/winter 2009 semester.Students will gain an intense hands-on understanding of the laws of motion, potential energy vs. kinetic energy, conservation of energy, work & force, momentum, centripetal force, balance, friction, and velocity.
Over the 11 week course, students will create a balancing pole, a physically accurate representation of a real roller coaster, a centripetal force board, and a catapult.of the course will include visiting the Northwest Florida fair to put into practice what we have learned & an end of semester catapult contest.
Join us in understanding the physics behind the fair this fall.You may never look at an amusement park the same afterwards.

Classes meet Mondays from 3:15-4:45 at South Walton Montessori Academy

• Classes begin! Intro to Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Work & Force
• Centripetal Force, construction of centripetal force board
• Balance & Friction - Construction of balancing pole
• Momentum - Begin production of roller coasters
• Special TUESDAY class - Finalize roller coasters
• Roller Coaster Exhibit Revealed
• Off campus field trip to the NW Florida fair
• Potential Energy vs. Kinetic Energy
• Conservation of energy
• Friction & Velocity

Total for the 11 week curriculum: $450

Tuition covers: 11- 90 minute hands-on physics classes

Materials needed to construct roller coaster, catapult, and balancing pole.

**Trip to the NW Florida Fair is additional to the class tuition***

Class size is limited to 10 students.