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• Registration for Spring 2013 will begin on Friday, January 18^th.  A live link to the registration will be posted on the home school blog (http://www.serchomeschool.wordpress.com) at 9 am.

  Homeschool Parents - Spring registration for classes will begin on Friday, January 18th at 9:00am online.   

  Below are the courses SERC is offering this spring. Please note that these are all block classes. You must register for an entire block of 3-4 classes each.

  SERC Home School Courses: Spring 2013

  Age Groups (5-7 yrs., 8-12 yrs., & 13-16 yrs)

  Homeschool classes for primary grades are for three different age groups: 5-7 yrs., 8-12 yrs, and 13-16 yrs. 

   

    

  Days and Times Classes are Offered

  Days	Ages 5-7	Ages 8-12	Ages 13-16
  Tuesday		9:30 - 11:00AM	11:30 - 1:00PM
  Wednesday	9:00 - 10:00AM	10:30 - Noon, 1:30 - 3:00

    

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  Tuition for Classes

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  5-7 year olds:

  Ichtheology (3 classes)           $30

  The 'ologies  (3 classes)          $30

  8-12 year olds & 13-16 year olds:

  Ichtheology (3 classes)            $42

  Neurobiology (4 classes)         $60

  Paleontology (4 classes)          $56

  The 'ologies (3 classes)            $42

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  Course Descriptions

  You must sign up for an entire block of classes. If you cannot make a class you will be asked to make up the material with the instructor, either in person or through e-mail at McDonaldK@si.edu .  

  Neurobiology (Dr. Kate Treatman-Clark) Tuesdays

  February 19^th- Introduction to the Brain: Students will be introduced to the basics of neurobiology and discuss areas of the brain and how neurons communicate.

  February 26^th- The Cerebrum: Students will explore the different sections of the brain, the internal structures, and how the brain works.

  March 5^th- Brain Anatomy and Dissection: Students will draw and illustrate a sheep brain and then dissect its parts and identify the structures and how they relate to function.

  March 12^th- The Brain Through Time: Students will examine the evolution of the brain from the earliest hominids to modern humans. Endocasts of fossil brains will also be featured and discussed in relation to how scientists use them in research.

  Ichtheology (Karen McDonald) Wednesdays

  March 6^th - Introduction to Icktheology: Students will get an introduction to the world of fish that includes classification of the types of fish, fish anatomy, and some phish stories.

  March 20^th - Osmosis, Buoyancy, and Scale Aging: Students will understand the physiological adaptations that fish have developed such as water balance and buoyancy which allow them to live in a variety of aquatic environments.

  April 3^rd - Fisheries and Sustainable Fishing: Students will use models and hands-on exercises to explore how humans depend on fisheries and what it takes to make a fishery sustainable.

  Paleontology (Dr. Kate Treatman-Clark) Tuesdays

  April 9^th - Taphonomy: Students will study of how fossils are formed and explore the many ways ancient life is preserved, from soft bodied organisms to dinosaurs.

  April 23^rd - Geology and Stratigraphy: Students will explore the different types of rocks and how they are formed, as well as how geologists use rocks to age and date fossils.

  May 7^th - Understanding Fossil Types: Students will discover and differentiate the different types of fossils, and then make their own fossil cast.

  April 17^th - Zoology: Students will learn about zoology and how zoologists study organisms by comparing the anatomy and physiology of different animals.

   The ‘ologies (Karen McDonald) Wednesdays

  April 17^th - Zoology: Students will learn about zoology and how zoologists study organisms by comparing the anatomy and physiology of different animals.

  May 1^st - Dendrology: Students will use hands-on techniques to learn how SERC biologists study trees and forests.

  May 22^nd - Planktology: Using microscopes, students will learn about the different types of 1lankton and how they are studied.

  May 21^st - Reconstructing Extinct Animal Behavior: Students will reconstruct how extinct animals moved and behaved in this fun hands-on measuring activity.    

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