HATTERDAYS
an academic alternative to SATURDAYS
In response to the many requests that have been made throughout the years, we are now in our 6th year of offering HATS ("Hatterdays") during the school year. We will offer an array of classes on Saturday mornings. We look forward to seeing you! Mark your calendar!
SPRING 2012
January 28, February 25, March 24, April 21 and May 19
Classes are held 9:30 a.m. to 12:30at the Stetson University campus in DeLand, FL. Cost is $50 per class ($35 for students receiving free or reduced lunch). After attending one Hatterdays course, the cost is $45 for each class thereafter. Also, if you are registering more than one student, we offer a multiple class/sibling discount of $45 per class. Each class is an intense, hands-on academic experience - and fun! Students may register for one Saturday or multiple Saturdays. Classes vary from month to month and there is no requirement to attend more than one.
Space is limited! Register early!
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You will need to print out the registration form and mail it in with your payment (check or money order only - we do not take credit cards at this time)
Click here to see our cancellation and refund policy.
April 21st Course Descriptions
APR – BER OH, WHAT A TANGELED WEB WE WEAVE!
Do you consider yourself a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore? Are you regarded as predator or prey? Do you prefer to compose or are you a decomposer? Just where do you fit in within nature’s food web of life? The answers may surprise you. Survey some of our ecosystems as we examine nature’s predator/prey relationships. Learn why “the balance of nature” is so vital to animal and plant survival and how upsetting that balance can yield significant, permanent changes. A place setting awaits you at “nature’s food chain & web dining table.” Come on…join us….It’s nature’s gigantic, organic, not so delicious, totally wild, inter-dependent, awesome buffet!
(Instructor: Laurie Jackson Grades K-2)
APR-101 ELEMENTS, FORMULAS, AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS, OH MY!
Elements are found nearly everywhere: in the air, the oceans, the earth and the body. Did you know that the first periodic table of the elements was published in 1869 by a Russian scientist named Dimitry Mendeleev? Join us as we explore the basics of classifying elements to balancing chemical equations as well as making molecules and even creating some gas along the way!
(Instructor: Marty Ingoldsby Grades 3-6)
APR-102 THE ART OF POETRY
Where are words at their best? When they are part of poems! Poems are not just your grandparents' reads. Poems are alive, fun, vibrant and exciting! Poems allow words to say things that they can't say anywhere else. Come celebrity Poetry Month by playing with words. Learn about and create haikus, concrete poems, found poems, lyric poems, and much, much more! Oh, and if you didn't know, from time to time poems don't have to rhyme!
(Instructor: Andrea Finkle Grades 4-12)
APR-103 HAVE YOU SEEN MY FRACTAL?
What’s a fractal? A fractal is defined as a geometric figure that possesses the property of “self-similarity”. . . (I think that means the whole has the same shape as one or more of the parts – you know – kind of like watching yourself on television watching television!). Can you think of an example of a fractal? It turns out that nature simply adores fractals…they are everywhere! Fractals are sometimes bright, sometimes weird, always beautiful shapes like Koch’s Snowflake or Sierpinski’s Triangle. The really cool thing is we can create our own fractals using a computer and something called Geometers’ SketchPad. Come learn how… and, along the way, discover the wonderful world of fractals.
(Instructor: Jim Stevens Grades 5-9)
Please submit your April registration form by Friday, April 6th. Students will be assigned to classes on a first come, first served basis. If a student's first class choice is filled, he/she will be placed in the second choice class. (If you are still interested in registering for March classes after the deadline, please send an email to hats@stetson.edu with the name of the class you would like to attend to check on availability.)
May 19th Course Descriptions
MAY-BER MAGIC SCHOOL BUS GET's PLANTED
It’s spring! What better time of year to explore, experience and enjoy the world of horticulture? Come join us as we take a ride on The Magic School Bus and discover plants from their “inside out”: discover their structure, how they grow; what they need to grow and the incredible process of photosynthesis! And….if you’re up to the challenge…plant your own mini-garden to cultivate as spring passes to summer.
(Instructor: Jessica Ruppen Grades K-2)
MAY-101 FASCINATING FIBONACCI FUN
Come unlock the mystery of nature's most intriguing mathematical code. Discover the peculiar places this code appears - from rabbits to shells this mystifying sequence materializes when you least expect it!
(Instructor: Amy Spies Grades 3-6)
MAY-102 ROCKS & MINERALS
Let's "Rock On" this month and get down to Earth as we learn about the rock cycle and properties of minerals. We will investigate these properties and perfom some hands on testing to distinguish one mineral from another. We will also explore the Gillespie Museum and work in the geo-lab on the Stetson campus. So join us for a rock'n good time!
(Instructor: Marty Ingoldsby Grades 4-9)
MAY-103 ANATOMY- SHEEP HEART DISSECTION
Discover the anatomy and physiology of the heart through dissection. In this class we will investigate the structure of a sheep heart and how it relates to cardiac function. We will learn how to properly use dissection tools, trace the flow of blood through the heart, identify major structures and learn about common diseases affecting the heart.
(Instructor: Alicia Parker Grades 6-12)