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CSC offers
enriching science
opportunities for
rising 1st through
high school learners in
geology, chemistry,
astronomy, biology,
environmental science,
and more!
828.322.8169
www.CatawbaScience.org
Registration Information
1st - Highschool Classes Registration & Refunds
WHEN: Payment and registration forms are required to reserve your child’s
1st – 8th Grade: Choose the third Tuesday or space. Classes will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. If you
Wednesday of each month need to cancel a registration, you must do so at least two weeks prior
High School: Wednesdays in the third week to the class date in order to receive a refund, minus an administrative
of each month fee of $5.
CLASS TIME: 1:00 PM Please note, CSC reserves the right to cancel a class (and issue full
refunds) if minimum enrollment is not met.
DROP OFF:
Beginning 10 minutes to class time, If you sign up for the year, refunds will not be paid for missed
sign in via a car line at North Lobby entrance. programs, unless they are canceled by CSC.
PICK UP: An optional payment plan will allow for installments to be paid
Participants will be signed out at the throughout the year. $40 per child and membership, if applicable,
North Lobby entrance by a parent or guardian. must be paid at time of registration. Call (828) 322-8169 for details.
COST:
QUESTIONS:
1st Grade – 8th Grade: Please contact Erin Graves, CSC Director of Programs at (828) 322-8169
• CSC Members: $16 per class or programs@catawbascience.org.
($130 entire year)
• Non-members: $26 per class
($210 entire year)
High School:
• CSC Members: $20 per class
• Non-members: $30 per class
COVID Policies: Under Phase 2 of Reopening Plan
Instead of signing participants into their classrooms, staff will greet parents in the North drive at CSC’s main entrance, located
on the Patrick Beaver Library side of CSC. We will check-in ALL homeschoolers and review the participant health screening
questions for all participants. Please remember to provide your own pen to sign your students in/out. Health screening
questions currently include:
Have you or any of the children you are dropping off had close contact (within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes) in the last 14
days with someone diagnosed with COVID-19, or has any health department or health care provider been in contact with
you and advised you to quarantine?
Do you or do any of the children you are dropping off have any of these symptoms? (Fever of 100.4°F, chills, shortness of
breath or difficulty breathing, new cough , new loss of taste or smell)
Since they were last at CSC, have you or have any of the children you are dropping off been diagnosed with COVID-19?
Additional policies include:
Wash your hands for 20 seconds each time you enter the building and each time you use the restroom.
Keep your mask on unless instructed otherwise, for appropriately socially-distanced activities for example
Stay at your work table and 6 feet away from other homeschoolers
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Annual Membership purchases!
Membership Application
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Phone
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Full Name(s) & Birthdate(s) of Child(ren)
This membership is: O Renewal O New O Gift
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Membership Level: (check one)
O College Student, $45 O Stellar Society, $500+
O Senior, $45 O Angel, $1,000+
O Individual, $60 O President’s Circle, $2,500+
O Grandparent, $75 O Philanthropist, $5,000+
O Family, $75 O Altruist, $10,000+
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*To receive $10 educator discount, valid ID is required at the
time of purchase. For independent home educators, please
provide a copy of “Intent to Home School” form submitted
to your local school district. Cost will be added to total on
registration form.
Changing Lives and Inspiring Learning
Through Science and Wonder 2
Science Class Descriptions
CSC will offer homeschool classes for those in first grade and up. Classes will be limited
in participant numbers to allow for social distancing. Masks will be required for all for
those times when it is not possible to work apart.
Pre-K – Kindergarten classes may return, when restrictions are no longer suggested by
NC Department of Health & Social Services/Center for Disease Control.
1st – 3rd Grade
September 15-16: Hearts and Parts December 15-16: Let’s Get Energized March 16-17: Goosebump Science
Investigate body systems, hear your Explore heat, sound, motion, and Visit CSC’s featured exhibit ‘Goosebumps’
heartbeat, and build a balanced meal. light to get at the basics of energy! to explore the science of fear with
your five senses.
April 20-21: Engineering Experts
October 20-21: Pumpkins Inside & Out January 19-20: Matter Hatter
Become an engineering expert
Are all pumpkins alike? Find out using Explore the various properties of
while making buildings out of blue
math and fun experiments. the three states of matter.
foam blocks and more. Do you have
Make your own slime.
what it takes to make the tallest tower?
May 18-19: Pollinators Aren’t Pests
November 17-18: Sink or Swim February 16-17: Awesome Animals Bees, bats, and butterflies all help
Do rocks ever float? Experiment with Become a zoologist as you examine our gardens grow. Learn about
weight and buoyancy, create a liquid different creature groups such as pollination and pollinators and explore
density column, and make a sink or insects, sea life, and more. Meet Hickory Greenway Harvest’s raised bed
swim discovery bottle to take home. several of CSC’s live animals. garden to see these wonders in action.
4th - 6th Grade
September 15-16: Science Fair 101 December 15-16: Up, Up, & Away March 16-17: Exploring Mars & Beyond
Learn the steps of the scientific method, Experiment with air pressure, kites, and Replicate Mars rovers with food and study
including experimental design and data hot air balloons in this fun-filled class. what it would take to get to the red planet
collection, while testing the force and live there.
necessary to crush columns.
April 20-21: Goosebumps
Understand the science behind the
emotion of fear while visiting CSC’s
October 20-21: Kooky Chemistry
January 19-20: Magnets & More featured exhibit ‘Goosebumps’. Compare
Learn about physical and chemical your own heart rate when you are scared
changes as you mix, stir, and shake. Make Investigate magnetic attractions and
discover how magnets are related to versus not.
your own slime to take home.
electricity. It’s electrifying!
May 18-19: Neighborhood Watch
Investigate diverse forest and wetland
ecosystems. Discover the roles of plants
November 17-18: Rockets of the Sea and animals in a community.
Dissect a squid as you explore this Program held at Glenn Hilton Park.
amazing marine invertebrate inside & out. February 16-17: Geology Rocks Participants will meet at the park, 10 minutes
Materials cost: $6 per specimen Uncover the differences between rocks after class start time at Glenn Hilton Park, and be
(siblings/those not needing to social and minerals, learn about the rock cycle, picked up from there 10 minutes after end of class
time (to accommodate families with multiple
distance can share the cost of an animal) and where fossils are found.
children enrolled in CSC homeschool classes).
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7th – 8th Grade
September 15-16: The Living Cell December 15-16: Forensic Science March 16-17: Rat-tastic
Investigate the structures inside a cell Hone your detective skills as you learn Explore mammalian organs and review
and learn how they function to keep the the science of fingerprints, DNA analysis, body systems while dissecting a rat.
cell alive. Observe several microscopic and blood detection. Exercise your Dissection fee: $13
organisms. observation skills and power of deduction (siblings/those not needing to social
to solve a crime. distance can share the cost of an animal)
October 20-21: Meteorology 101
Review the factors that cause our January 19-20: Chemical Mysteries April 20-21: Goosebumps
weather and tools used to forecast. Learn Learn about chemistry. Explore what Visit CSC’s featured exhibit: “Goosebumps”
why weather can turn wild while making elements form many common and learn about the physiological,
lightning, clouds, and tornadoes. substances, the properties of some neurological, and sociological aspects
elements and compounds, and their of fear. Use a voltmeter to learn about
reactivity. the conductivity of your sweat.
November 17-18: Outbreak
Learn about pathogens of all kinds,
including viruses and bacteria. Perform a May 18-19: Engineering Design
simulated flu test to determine proper Meet a design challenge, then evaluate
treatment. Discover how an epidemic can February 16-17: Astronomical Adventures others' competing solutions to determine
spread in a community, then beyond to Engineer models for space exploration. how well they meet the criteria and
become a pandemic. Make a rocket, rover, starshield, and more! constraints of the problem.
High School – Chemistry
September 16: It’s Elementary December 16: pH Basics March 17: Hot & Cold
An introduction to chemistry, types of Investigate acid and base chemistry. Investigate endothermic and exothermic
chemical reactions, lab safety, and Work with the pH scale, indicators, reactions.
equipment. and acid-base titrations.
October 21: Moles Are More Than “Critters” January 20: Anions and Cations April 21: Quality vs. Quantity
Learn about the Law of Conservation An introduction to electrolytes, An introduction to qualitative and
of Mass and limiting reactants. Find out oxidation/reduction reactions, and quantitative analysis and identifying
what's special about October 23. the field of electrochemistry. unknown compounds using various tests.
February 17: It’s a Gas May 13: Organic Chemistry: The
November 18: The Puzzling Periodic Table What is the Ideal Gas Law? Investigate the Chemistry of Life
Study the relationship between gaseous state of matter and the effects of Investigate the chemistry of carbon and
elements within a group and elemental temperature, pressure, and volume its unique compounds that make it the
properties. changes on gases. basis for life.
Changing Lives and Inspiring Learning
Through Science and Wonder 4CSC Homeschool 2020-2021 Registration Form
1st – 8th Grade Classes
Please use a separate form for EACH child registering. Return completed form with payment to: Catawba Science
Photocopies are acceptable, or download additional forms Center, PO Box 2431, Hickory, NC, 28603, fax to (828) 322-1585,
at www.CatawbaScience.org. or email to scheduling@catawbascience.org
Child’s name M F Birthdate (mo./day/yr.) Grade
Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
Primary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Secondary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Address City State Zip
E-mail
CSC Member? Y N (see pg. 3 ) Exp. Date Membership must remain valid through May 31, 2021.
Other individuals allowed to pick up your child(ren):
I hereby consent and authorize Catawba Science Center to use and reproduce any photographs of my children for promotional purposes or otherwise.
Class Selections: Please circle Tuesday or Wednesday date Class Cost:
Sept. 15, 16 Oct. 20, 21 Nov. 17, 18 Dec. 15, 16 Jan. 19, 20 CSC Members: $16 per class, $130 per year
Feb. 16, 17 March 16, 17 April 20, 21 May 18, 19 Non-members: $26 per class, $210 per year
Entire year option, Tuesday or Wednesday (please circle your day of choice)
$ Deductions
Payment Method: $ Classes subtotal
Check enclosed Please call for information: $ Fee subtotal
Charge my Visa Mastercard Discover $ Apply membership
Name on card $ Grand Total
No. Security Code
Refund policy: A refund minus an
Exp. date / / Signature
administration fee of $5 will be issued if
you cancel at least two weeks in advance.
I would like to participate in CSC’s payment plan. Cancellations made within two weeks
If choosing payment plan, $40 per child and membership, if applicable, is due at time of registration. of a class will not receive a refund.
CSC reserves the right to cancel any
Signature Date programs in the event that minimum class
enrollments are not met. If this occurs,
your payment will be refunded fully.
Medical Information: (Completion required)
Emergency contact (if parent can’t be reached)
Primary Phone(s)
Health/Accident Insurance: Employer Company Policy #
Name of Insured Dr. Phone
Currently on any medications? If so, please list and describe schedule for emergency administration. Include any asthma or
allergy medications. If there are medications that must be administered by CSC staff, written directions must be sent.
Allergies Medications
I,
medical treatment or medicine for my son/daughter, , during the 2020-2021
homeschool program.
Signature Date
5 www.CatawbaScience.orgCSC Homeschool 2020-2021 Registration Form
High School Dissection Classes
Please use a separate form for EACH child registering. Return completed form with payment to: Catawba Science
Photocopies are acceptable, or download additional forms Center, PO Box 2431, Hickory, NC, 28603, or fax to (828) 322-1585.
at www.CatawbaScience.org.
Child’s name M F Birthdate (mo./day/yr.) Grade
Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
Primary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Secondary phone Is this: Home Work Cell
Address City State Zip
E-mail
CSC Member? Y N (see pg. 3 ) Exp. Date Membership must remain valid through May 31, 2021.
Other individuals allowed to pick up your child(ren):
I hereby consent and authorize Catawba Science Center to use and reproduce any photographs of my children for promotional purposes or otherwise.
Class Selections: Chemistry, Please circle your choices. High School Classes:
Sept. 16 Oct. 21 Nov. 18 Dec. 16 Jan. 20 CSC Members: $20 per class
Feb. 17 March 17 April 21 May 19 Non-members: $30 per class
Check if able to switch into Tuesday classes ____Y ____N
$ Deductions
Payment Method:
$ Classes Subtotal
Check enclosed Please call for information:
$ Fee subtotal*
Charge my Visa Mastercard Discover
$ Apply membership
Name on card
$ Grand Total
No. Security Code
Exp. date / / Signature Refund policy: A refund minus an administration fee of $5 will be
issued if you cancel at least two weeks in advance. Cancellations
I would like to participate in CSC’s payment plan. If choosing payment plan, made within two weeks of a class will not receive a refund. CSC
reserves the right to cancel any programs in the event that minimum
$40 per child and membership, if applicable, is due at time of registration. class enrollments are not met. If this occurs, your payment will be
refunded fully.
Medical Information: (Completion required)
Emergency contact (if parent can’t be reached)
Primary Phone(s)
Health/Accident Insurance: Employer Company Policy #
Name of Insured Dr. Phone
Currently on any medications? If so, please list and describe schedule for emergency administration. Include any asthma or
allergy medications. If there are medications that must be administered by CSC staff, written directions must be sent.
Allergies Medications
I, do hereby authorize CSC staff to act on my behalf in seeking any
medical treatment or medicine for my son/daughter, , during the 2020-2021
homeschool program.
Signature Date
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