Saturday Science

Wednesday, students brought home an informational sheet regarding a very special program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  It is called 'Saturday Science' and I would recommend this program to everyone.  Students spend two hours (either 9:30-11:30 or 1:00-3:00) in a science lab at UNL working with professors and UNL graduate students doing hands-on science activities.  Some of the topics may include:  electricity and magnetism;  light, colors, and holograms;  sound; things that spin and many other possibilities. 

The program is held on the four Saturdays in the month of February.  Students must commit to participating at all four sessions.   Registration is on a first come-first serve basis so they need to get registered right away.  There are only 45 students who can participate in each of the sessions.

The fee for participating is $40.00.  This will pay for all of the supplies that they will use during their four sessions.  If there is a concern regarding the fee, please let me know as there are some scholarship dollars available.  Again, they must agree to attend all of the sessions.

If you have any questions, please contact me.  I hope your son or daughter will apply to attend this very special program that is just for 5th grade students in the Lincoln Public Schools.