Youngsters with an interest in science, whether it be looking at bugs or studying advanced astronomy, will find something enticing in Science Discovery, an outreach program of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder.
After-school and summer enrichment courses are offered in all fields of science for students ages 4 through 16. Courses are taught by instructors specially qualified for the program and held at various campus locations or at the Chautauqua Community House.
Courses offered during the first 5-week fall session, which starts Monday, Sept. 22, include Lego Mechanics I, Spiders, Bugs and Butterflies; Crime Lab; Wild in the Woods; Science Magic; and Rockets for Junior Astronauts. Enrollment is still open for every course with the exception of Rockets for Junior Astronauts.
Session B offerings, which start in November, include Junior Science Explorers I, Astronomy, Advanced Astronomy, Toys in Space, Lasers and Lights, Penguins and their Young, and Animals and Art 3/Creatures of the Sea.
Science Discovery also sponsors the Science Explorers Program, a series of day-long, hands-on science workshops for groups of teachers and students; and Science from CU, which offers classroom presentations and assembly programs to schools throughout the state.
For more information about Science Discovery or to register for a course, call 492-7188.