After-School Class Schedule

Spring 2010 After-School Classes:

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2. Thurs 4:00 - 5:00 pm (age 7-12)
Jan 7- Mar 18 (No classes the week of Feb 15 - 19)

NOTE: We expect these classes to fill up quickly. If there is a large waiting list, we may schedule an additional class on Wednesday.

Students who sign up for the first 10-week After-School class series will receive priority when registering for the next After-School series.

Class Description:

Curveball: Students will try to make ping-pong balls and tennis balls fly in a curved path.
Hula-Hoop Science: Students will test hula-hoops of all sizes, shapes, and weights to see which one works the worst.
Balloon Shapes: Students will test many shapes of rubber and mylar helium balloons to see which ones will carry the most weight.
Parachutes: Students will drop parachutes from a high place and experiment with ways to make them fall the slowest.
Erosion: Students will test various types of rocks to see which ones erode the most when blasted by a 3,000 psi pressure washer or by a sand-blaster.
Bendy Tubes of Air: Students will use leaf blowers in an attempt to make a tall, skinny, cloth tube stay straight up.
Hot and Sticky: Students will experiment with ways to make a wet thermometer read the same as a dry thermometer. Then we will sit in a hot, high humidity tent to see how it compares to a hot, low humidity tent.
Trouble!: Students will use pool balls and try to predict how they will bounce off a wall.
Slow-Motion Pinball: Students will start a marble at the top of a table and will try to make it take as long as possible before it falls to its death.
The Big Eye: Students will make a giant eye and then see if it can actually see a candle in a dark room.

Two ways to register and pay tuition: Online Payment; Check or Money Order (there is no phone registration).

1. Online Payment -- Please note: We also receive mail-in registrations, so the web site may not reflect the actual number of spaces available. If the class you want is full, we'll put you on the waiting list and notify you by email.

• Download and fill out the Registration Form (it's an MS Word fill-in form). This is NOT the same as the PayPal payment page. The Registration Form must be filled out and emailed separately.
• You can also request an alternate class on your registration form. Just write "ALT" in the Tuition field for that line. If the class you want is full, we'll apply your payment to the alternate class and notify you by email. If you don't select an alternate, we'll put you on the waiting list.
• Send the form as an email attachment to our registrar.
• Select your class and submit your tuition through PayPal using the form at the bottom of this page (PayPal account not required). Credit Card payments are only accepted through PayPal.
• If we are not able to place your child in a class, we'll refund your payment in full.
• Your registration is not complete until you receive an email from us confirming that your child has been registered in the class(es) you requested.

2. Check or Money Order -- Please note: Registration is first-come, first-served, based on receipt of payment. We also receive online registrations, so the class you request may be full by the time we receive your check. If so, we'll put you on the waiting list and notify you by email.

• Download and fill out the Registration Form (it's an MS Word fill-in form).
• You can also request an alternate class on your registration form. Just write "ALT" in the Tuition field for that line. If the class you want is full, we'll apply your payment to the alternate class and notify you by email. If you don't select an alternate, we'll put you on the waiting list.
• Mail the form with your check or money order to:
• Rock-it Science
• 2110 Walsh Ave., Ste. F
• Santa Clara, CA 95050
• If we are not able to place your child in a class, we'll refund your payment in full.
• Your registration is not complete until you receive an email from us confirming that your child has been registered in the class(es) you requested.