Ruth Patrick Science Education Center – Student Programs 2017-2018

Elementary Level SOUTH CAROLINA

Calendar of Program Offerings 2017-2018

Discovery and Planetarium Programs are NOT offered every month. Please see the calendar below along with program descriptions for MONTHLY offerings. When planning your visit, please select programs offered in the same month.

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2017-2018 South Carolina Elementary Level Student Programs Calendar

KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE SECOND GRADE THIRD GRADE FOURTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE

SEPTEMBER

Circuit City Marvelous Minerals Merry Measuring

**Ecohike in Hitchcock Woods (2 hour guided hike)

OCTOBER

Engineering Insects Magnets & Motions

Circuit City Merry Measuring Planet Earth Rocks

**Ecohike in Hitchcock Woods (2 hour guided hike)

NOVEMBER

Engineering Insects Magnets & Motions

*Patterns in the Sky Kid Pix Sun & Shadows

*Season of Light Engineering Insects What’s the Matter?

*Dark Shadows Kinesthetic Astronomy Lunar Design Challenge

DECEMBER

*Patterns in the Sky Kid Pix Sun & Shadows

*Season of Light Engineering Insects What’s the Matter?

*Dark Shadows Kinesthetic Astronomy Lunar Design Challenge

Ravenous Raptors Under the Sea Variable Ventures

JANUARY

*Planetarium Program Kid Pix Plantastic

*Planetarium Program Marvelous Minerals Owls: Wise Guise

*Planetarium Program Do You See, What I See? Sound-sational

Ravenous Raptors Under the Sea Variable Ventures

FEBRUARY

*Planetarium Program Kid Pix Plantastic

*Planetarium Program Owls: Wise Guise Planet Earth Rocks

*Planetarium Program Do You See, What I See? Sound-sational

MARCH

*Planetarium Program Vertebrate Taxonomy Walk Across Solar System

*Planetarium Program CSI: Solutions We All Live Downstream

APRIL

*Planetarium Program Animals with Backbones Magnets & Motions

*Planetarium Program Dig In! Recycling Resources

Animals with Backbones Magnets & Motions Push Me, Pull Me

**Ecohike in Hitchcock Woods (2 hour guided hike)

*Planetarium Program Vertebrate Taxonomy Walk Across Solar System

*Planetarium Program CSI: Solutions We All Live Downstream

MAY

*Planetarium Program Animals with Backbones Magnets & Motions

*Planetarium Program Dig In! Recycling Resources

Animals with Backbones Magnets & Motions Push Me, Pull Me

**Ecohike in Hitchcock Woods (2 hour guided hike)

**Ecohike in Hitchcock Woods (2 hour guided hike)

* Indicates a Planetarium Program (you may only select ONE planetarium show per visit) ** Indicates an Ecohike (these hikes are a stand alone program offered off-site at Hitchcock Woods)

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center – Student Programs 2017-2018

Third Grade South Carolina Programs

MONTHLY PROGRAM PAIRINGS

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER JANUARY FEBRUARY APRIL & MAY Circuit City Marvelous Minerals Merry Measuring

Circuit City Merry Measuring Planet Earth Rocks

*Planetarium Program Marvelous Minerals Owls: Wise Guise

*Planetarium Program Planet Earth Rocks Owls: Wise Guise

Ecohike in Hitchcock Woods

PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS

NEW PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS Months offered: JANUARY, FEBRUARY, APRIL, & MAY The RPSEC will be selecting grade level appropriate planetarium programs to offer during these months. All programs will be standards-based; full dome shows viewed with our newly upgraded planetarium equipment!

DISCOVERY PROGRAMS

CIRCUIT CITY Months offered: SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER Students will utilize batteries, light bulbs, wires, and motorized fans to construct multiple circuits. They will explore the difference between simple, series and parallel circuits along with the effect of switches. Standards: 3.P.3A.1, 3.P.3A.2, 3.P.3A.3

MARVELOUS MINERALS Months offered: SEPTEMBER & JANUARY Working together in small groups, students handle mineral specimens such as malachite, amethyst, mica, pyrite and copper. They learn to identify common minerals on the basis of their properties using a field guide and minerals identification key. Standards: 3.E.4A.1, 3.E.4A.3

MERRY MEASURING Months offered: SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER Students use Earth materials to investigate volume and mass. They will engage in problem solving activities such as estimating, measuring and ordering the masses of different minerals. We will explore the difference between mass and weight as well as learn how and why their weight changes if we leave Earth. Standards: 3.S.1A.1, 3.S.1A.3, 3.S.1A.4, 3.S.1A.5, Mathematics 3.MDA.2

OWLS: WISE GUISE Months offered: JANUARY & FEBRUARY Silent flight, a curved beak and sharp talons are some of the owl’s guise that enables these birds to be successful predators. We will explore four owls native to our area, interact with live owls and dissect owl pellets. Standards: 3.L5A.2, 3.L.5B.2

PLANET EARTH ROCKS Months offered: OCTOBER & FEBRUARY Students will explore excellent specimens of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. They will compare physical properties relating properties to formation processes as well as observe and classify fossils, sediments and products of earth resources. Standards: 3.E.4A.1, 3.E.4A.3

3rd

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center – Student Programs 2017-2018

OUTDOOR EXTENDED HOUR PROGRAM

Third Grade SC Programs Continued …

ECOHIKE IN HITCHCOCK WOODS Months offered: APRIL & MAY This is a two-hour, two-mile guided hike through Hitchcock Woods. Native plants will be identified, evidence of animal life will be examined, and forest communities will be compared. Standards: 3.L.5A.1, 3.L.5A.2, 3.L.5B.1, 3.L.5B.2

3rd

Plan Your RPSEC Visit!

• Refer to our website to find the MONTHLY OFFERINGS for your grade level. Programs are not offered every month.

• Selected programs offered in the same month. • Ecohike programs wil l not be scheduled in

combination with other programs. • RPSEC does not provide lunch for students

but can provide a lunch space upon request.

--Bringing 10 to 30 Students--

May select ONE or TWO programs per visit. Programs are 1 hour long each.

--Bringing 31 to 60 students--

MUST schedule TWO programs per visit. May only select ONE planetarium program.

Your visit will be approximately 3 hours (includes 30 minute lunch break).

--Bringing 61 to 90 students--

MUST schedule THREE programs per visit. May select only ONE planetarium program.

Your visit will be approximately 4 hours (includes 30 minute lunch break).

--More than 90 students--

MUST call to see if special arrangements can be made. Special LARGE GROUP instructions can be found at: http://rpsec.usca.edu/student/ExpandedDoubleTriple.pdf

Admission = $3.50 per program, per student

Type of Program

Aiken County Students

Al l Other Students

DISCOVERY Prepaid by

district $3.50

PLANETARIUM $3.50 $3.50

One adult per 8 students admitted free when visiting the planetarium. Additional adults = $3.50 each (Adults = teachers and chaperones)

CANCELLATION FEE ALL Counties = $25.00 PER PROGRAM

(less than 4 weeks notice)

NO-SHOW FEE ALL Counties = $35.00 PER PROGRAM

RPSEC Scheduling Guidelines MINIMUM 10 students to schedule ANY program

Maximum 30 students per “Single Group” visit (1 program scheduled)

Maximum 60 students per “Double Group” visit (2 programs scheduled)

Maximum 90 students per “Triple Group” visit (3 programs scheduled)

*Maximum of 30 students allotted per class, per program.

Please DO NOT bring more than 90 students unless special arrangements have been made in

advance and confirmed in writing.

Please prioritize your program requests.

We will schedule your programs, subject to availability, in the order in which you list them on your form.

Reservation requests MUST be received by 5:00pm on FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017.

No reservations will be accepted by telephone. Due to the anticipated volume of program requests, it is highly unlikely that late requests will be filled.

RPSEC Reservation Requests

RPSEC Student Program Fees

For more information please visit: https://rpsec.usca.edu/student/

2017-2018

Student Programs Field Trip

Information

2017-2018 RPSEC PROGRAMS RESERVATION INFORMATION

RPSEC PROGRAM FEES Type of Program Aiken County Students All Other Students

DISCOVERY Prepaid by district $3.50 per student/per program

PLANETARIUM $3.50 per student/per program $3.50 per student/per program

One adult per eight students admitted free for planetarium programs. Addit ional adults pay $3.50 each.

PROGRAM REQUEST GUIDELINES

We recommend that ONE teacher make a reservation request for the entire grade level. We can accommodate up to 90 students per day (typically 9:15am- 1:15pm) unless special arrangements are

made in advance for larger groups. Go to: http://rpsec.usca.edu/student/ExpandedDoubleTriple.pdf

- Groups of 10 to 30 students -

Plan to select one, two, or three programs per visit. Programs are 1 hour long.

- Groups of 31 to 60 students -

Must select two or three programs per visit. Only ONE program may be a planetarium program.

Your visit will be approximately 3 hours/2 programs or 4 hours/3 programs (includes 30 minute lunch break).

- Groups of 61 to 90 students -

Must select three programs with only ONE planetarium program. Your visit will be approximately 4 hours (includes a 30 minute lunch break).

PROGRAM GUIDELINES Children UNDER 4 years of age are not permitted in any of our student programs.

Please see the age guidelines on our program descriptions sheet. Please help our stars shine brightly in the planetarium by leaving any light-up shoes or clothing at home.

ADA STATEMENT Please indicate if you need any special services, assistance, or accommodations to participate in our programs

by contacting us in advance at rpsec@usca.edu or (803) 641-3313.

2016-2017 Reservation Request T imeline:

Fr iday, June 9 th …………… Deadline to submit Student Programs Requests for 2017-2018 Confirmation contract letters will be mailed to teachers’ home addresses no later than July 28th

Fr iday, August 25th ………. Deadline to return signed Confirmation Contract Letters to the RPSEC

Tuesday, August 29th …… All unconfirmed 2017-2018 student programs will be cancelled and filled from the wait list

Wednesday, September 6 th … RPSEC Student Programs classes begin

PROGRAM REQUEST INFORMATION

Number of students visiting PER DAY: (10 min, 90 max) _____ Scheduling entire grade level? ____ If YES, total # of students: _____

How many programs would you like to request PER DAY? (check one): ____1 program ____ 2 programs ____3 programs

Please reference our Field Trip Directory for Monthly Pair ings. Programs are NOT offered every month.

If available, please use my alternate choices to schedule a 2nd visit for this school year. (Y or N) ____

School: _________________________________________ District/County: ________________ Grade Level: _______

School/Organization Phone: ________________________________ Special Education Needs ( Y or N ): ________

Name(s) of other teacher(s) who will attend: ____________________________________________________________

2017-2018 RPSEC STUDENT PROGRAMS RESERVATION REQUEST

Completed forms may be emailed to RPSEC@usca.edu; or mailed to RPSEC, Box 3, USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, South Carolina 29801; or faxed to 803-641-3615.

You can find this form and other information at: http://rpsec.usca.edu/student/. You may also call us at (803) 641-3313.

Check ANY of the days of the week that you CAN visit :

____MONDAY ____TUESDAY ____WEDNESDAY ____THURSDAY ____FRIDAY

Check ANY of the times that you CAN START YOUR FIRST PROGRAM :

____ 9:15 AM ____10:30 AM ____ 12:00 PM ____ 1:15 PM ____ OTHER: __________

What is the latest t ime that you will need to leave the RPSEC? ___________

_____ CHECK HERE if you are planning on using our CAFETERIA/CLASSROOMS for lunch. Our center DOES NOT provide lunches but you are welcome to bring a bag lunch for your visit.

List ANY specific dates that you CANNOT visit:

COMMENTS:

OFFICE USE ONLY: D ate Re ce iv ed

Teacher’s Name: ___________________________________________________ Birthdate (mm/dd): _______________

Last four digits of SS#: _____________ Home Phone: __________________ Cell Phone: _____________________

E-mail Address (program reminder sent via e-mail): ____________________________________________________________________

Home Mailing Address (confirmation contract sent via postal mail): _________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________ State: ________________________ Zip: __________________________

OFFICE USE ONLY:

FIRST CHOICE

MONTH: _____________________________

Program #1: ___________________________________

Program #2: ___________________________________

Program #3: ___________________________________

ALTERNATE CHOICE SEL ECT A DIF FERENT MONTH THAN 1 ST CHOIC E/ WI LL BE USED IF 1 ST CHOIC E IS UNAVAILABLE

MONTH: _____________________________

Program #1: ___________________________________

Program #2: ___________________________________

Program #3: ___________________________________