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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Workshop 1: SHINE and SHADOW Light is a form of energy that affects all facets of our lives. In this workshop we will explore how light travels and how shadows are formed.
October 19, repeated October 21

Workshop 2: LAWS of LIGHT Light energy has predictable properties when it interacts with matter. In this workshop we will investigate the absorption, reflection, and refraction of light.
October 26, repeated October 28

Workshop 3: PIGMENTS, PAINT, and PRINTING The colors that surround us provide a rich visual experience. In this workshop we will investigate the effects of mixing colors of light and colors of pigment.
November 2, repeated Novebmer 4

Workshop 4: COLOR, CONES, and CORNEAS Humans are able to see objects when light energy enters the eye. In this workshop we will investigate human vision and the perception of color.
November 9, repeated November 11

Workshop 5: SUNLIGHT to STARCH Green plants convert light energy into chemical energy. In this workshop we will examine green plants grown with and without light and discover how they use light energy to produce food in the process known as photosynthesis.
November 16, repeated November 18

Workshop 6: ENERGY and ECOSYSTEMS The food made by plants is a source of energy for other organisms living in ecosystems. In this workshop we will investigate the flow of energy from plants to animals as we construct food webs and energy pyramids.
November 23, repeated November 25, November 30, December 2

Workshop 7: SUN and SEASONS Light energy from the Sun is absorbed all over the Earth. In this workshop we will examine how the transformed energy heats the Earth unevenly causing seasons.
December 7, repeated December 9

Workshop 8: WIND and WEATHER Storms, fronts, and other atmospheric phenomena derive energy from sunlight striking the Earth's surface. In this workshop we will investigate mechanisms that set the air in motion and cause weather.
December 14, repeated 16