SUPER Saturdays Fall 2018

Bowling Green and Louisville October 20, 27, November 3 & 10, 2018 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

The Center for Gifted Studies WKU Discover that learning can be fun and [email protected] challenging! www.wku.edu/gifted 270.745.6323 Welcome to Fall 2018 Super Saturdays. Please look through the list of classes on pages 2-4 (listed by grade level) and then fill out the registration form on pages 5-6. Please contact us with any questions - [email protected], 270.745.6323, www.wku.edu/gifted. CLASS DESCRIPTIONS - EACH CLASS LASTS ALL FOUR WEEKS

Fantastically Crazy, Amazing Goo, grades 1 & 2, Andrea Heming - Are you ready to see the world from the gooey side? 1 Goo is messy, sticky, gummy, runny, smelly, and lots of fun to make! We’ll be junior scientists as we make lots of amazingly gooey mixtures. Join the fun as we create, , smell, and even taste these wonderful, crazy concoctions. Are you ready to get slimed?

Master Mathematicians, grades 1 & 2, Kierra Chandler - Do you want to become a master mathematician? Then join our 2 journey with numbers as we explore fun and challenging games, puzzles, and exciting missions - we may even search for treasure or write some secret codes! Get ready to create, solve, and discover as you become a master mathematician!

Pirates, Princesses, and Creatures, Oh My! grades 1 & 2, Ashley Davison - Art is a language of dreams and wishes. 3 Get ready to leave this world behind and embark on a magical journey. Put on your creative thinking caps and join us in making your wishes come true through fairy tale characters of your own imagination. Jump into your own magical world of fairy tale and exciting adventure characters. In this interactive class, we will create favorite stories and costumes, and you will be one of the characters by exploring 2D and 3D wearable art. Dressed as your favorite creative character, be the star of the catwalk on our final day at the runway show with your families as the audience.

Time Travelers, grades 1 & 2, Dianne Wade - Join us on a magical journey though time! Step into our special time machine 4 to explore different countries and times hundreds of years in the past. Your first stop will be Ancient Egypt with a visit to the Pyramids. You just might try on a toga from the ancient world of Rome, discover how people lived in the Middle Ages with knights and castles, and see how kids had fun in the 1920s. You will have a lot of fun learning about different periods in history and creating memories on each adventure!

Acting, grades 2 & 3, Julie Roberts Boggess - If you are interested in acting, come join our class! Come explore a few acting 5 games and learn acting techniques. Have fun creating scenery and props. Plus, during our final class we will perform a play for your families to enjoy.

6 Codes and Ciphers, grades 2 & 3, Kate Wintuska - From protecting classified information during war to signaling for help on the open sea, codes and ciphers are an integral part of our history as Americans. Through engaging and fun activities, we’ll become cryptographers - learning some of the most common ciphers, using a variety of code-breaking tools, and, ultimately, creating our own codes. Shh, secret messages being created and solved here.

7 CSI Detectives Club, grades 2 & 3, Nikki Nicholas - Fingerprints…clue investigations…invisible ink – we have a mystery to solve and need your help! Dive into crime scene investigations (CSI) with escape activities, secret coding, evidence collection, and more. Get your magnifying glasses and detective skills ready to collect evidence, explore clues, and solve the mystery.

Engineering in the Wilderness, grades 2 & 3, Lyndsey Duke - Did you know that you can filter water with a coffee filter 8 or build a shelter with a curtain? Get ready to set your imagination and adventurous spirits free as we learn about the natural environment and the important skills of survival. You’ll engineer solutions to develop innovative survival tactics while learning about the world around you. 9 Mythbusters, grades 2 & 3, Christy Givens - What happens when you mix scientific method, gleeful curiosity, and inventiveness? You become a mythbuster! Have a hypothesis you’d like to test? Can you build a structure to withstand the elements? Can you predict a coin flip? Is the pirate’s patch really for eye protection? Join us as we use the scientific method to explore our common science misconceptions. Test the validity of rumors, myths, video clips, and more. Use the scientific method, chemistry, research writing, lab protocols, data collection, and data analysis to confirm or deny your hypotheses. You’ll write scientific summaries documenting surprising and amazing findings. The only limit to this class is your imagination!

Ohh, What Slime-tastic-Fun! grades 2 & 3, Stephanie Beason - Calling all scientists who like to sink their hands in 10 oh so slimey mixtures! Roll up your sleeves and get ready to pour, mix, and stir our way through the chemistry behind slime. We'll explore how mixtures, solutions, solvents, and solute join forces to create this squishy, messy ball of fun. Just how ooey and gooey can we get?

SCIENCE ‘R US, grades 2 & 3, Nita Cole - Calling ALL Junior Scientists….if you like to explore the world around you, 11 this class is for you! You will do your own experiments as we learn the science behind some bubbling, gooey, and stinky chemistry concoctions. We will learn to use some tools of the trade while studying animals, plants, chemistry, and lots more. If you want to unlock the secrets of science, join us as we have fun while we observe, hypothesize, experiment, and conclude!

12 Cloudy with a Chance of Science, grades 3 & 4, Lori Darnell - Do you want to be a weather whizz? Get prepared for strong winds and torrential rainfall! Get your thinking cap on and engineer skills ready to build your own transportation and homes that can withstand strong storms. page 2 13 Crazy for Coding! grades 3 & 4, Kyle Summers - If Code.org, Scratch, Code , Lightbot, Ozoblockly, Ozobots, and Unplugged activities sound intriguing, this class is for you. You'll learn to use various coding sites and tools to learn basic logistical thinking skills as well as basic computer language. Any projects you create you can keep and work on in the future. Coding is crazy - and fun! 14 Create Your Own Chinese Masterpiece, grades 3 & 4, Confucius Institute - You don’t have to pack your bags to travel to China - you can explore China right here in Green! Join in as we create Chinese art while learning some . You’ll play popular with Chinese children, like - . You’ll create tiles with Chinese characters, design a bookmark with your Chinese name on it, and make your own Chinese lantern and Beijing Opera Masks. You’ll learn a song in Chinese and a traditional Chinese dance. Each week you will take home a souvenir of your journey to China. 15 Fantastic Beasts and How to Create Them, grades 3 & 4, Katie Laslie - Get ready to enter the mythical world of fantastic beasts and creatures! Throughout history, people have written of great and terrible beings that shaped their imagination. Join us as we travel together to learn about mythical creatures, explore their origins, and discuss their essence. We’ll study ancient texts and drawings to flex our inner historian and then explore the anatomy and physiology of these incredible beings! Once we know what the fantastic beasts are and where to find them, we will stretch our imaginations and create our very own. Come and be amazed at the mythical beasts we all can make! 16 Get Energized: Engineering with Hot Wheels, grades 3 & 4, Katie Decker - Do adults tell you they wish they had half of your energy? Join us as we explore potential and kinetic energy in a variety of ways using Hot Wheels! We’ll learn about potential and kinetic energy by observing, predicting, measuring, and exploring the effect the ramp height has on the transfer of energy. Using scientific inquiry, along with math and literacy skills, we’ll gather data from our own experiments and then use data and graphs to present our findings. As engineers, we’ll test our creativity by building our own tracks and ramps. If you have a need for speed, then this class is for you! 17 History is Alive, grades 3 & 4, Kaleigh Davenport - Live the story of America’s fight for independence at the Revolutionary War. Would you be a loyalist, patriot, or neutralist? From exploring the tensions of the Intolerable Acts, writing secret codes with invisible ink, and lots of hands-on interactive activities, you will experience the many stages of becoming America. After learning about America and its independence, you’ll create your own board game to take and share with others. Your imagination is all you need to experience the drama, mystery, and excitement of the inception of America. 18 Magical Alebrijes, grades 3 & 4, Christy Matthews - In the movie Coco, Miguel discovered the land of the dead during Dia De Los Muretos. He met his family that had long passed and the magical protective creatures that lived there called Alebrijes! These fantastical colorful creatures connect tradition, mythology, and family. You'll explore this magical place as you create your own 3-dimensional Alebrijes, transforming a toy into a beautifully colored patterned amazing creature from the land of the dead. 19 STEM Storm, grades 3 & 4, Patty Bertke – STEM challenges in a sack? Why not! From optical illusions and brain perception, to marble mazes and paper airplanes, you’ll engage in challenging and fun activities that explore each STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) category. You’ll have something to take home and share each Saturday.

Secrets & Treasures: Fun with Math, Myths, & Equations, grades 4 & 5, Quentin Stevenson and 21 Jenny Williams - Are you a good detective? Do you like a good mystery? Join our treasure hunt as we use math puzzles and problems to gather clues to a secret formula and treasure. You’ll create a team flag and logo and use ratios, addition, subtraction, measurement, logic, and problem-solving skills to unravel puzzles. Along the way, learn about architecture and art, and meet some famous mathematicians. If you enjoy math puzzles, exploring ancient cultures, and having fun, join our team of treasure hunters!

Castle Mechanics: Medieval Times Meets Today’s Technology, grades 4 & 5, Shawn Quinn - Using modern 22 day technology, travel back in time to explore the world of kings, queens, knights, castles and keeps. We’ll take virtual field trips to some of the most famous castles in the world. Put your engineering skills to work to build and test replicas of medieval buildings, design a coat of arms to represent our royal keeps, and much more. Join the fun as we investigate the world of medieval castles with current technology, and learn the why, how, what, and when of these amazing buildings. We’ll see you at the moat!

Light, Lenses, and Lasers, grades 4 & 5, Colten Collings and Robin Tyler - With the smell of breakfast, you roll 23 out of bed and fumble through the darkness. Finally! You find it… the light switch! Get dressed, brush your teeth, and join us on our fun-filled adventure as we explore microscopes, rainbows, lenses, lasers, and colors, illuminating the science in a world of light. Shadows, reflection, and refraction - you'll see the light!

Make it Pop: Express Yourself Through Pop Art, grades 4 & 5, April Yates - Channel your inner Andy 24 Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Wayne Thiebaud, Roy Licthenstein, or Keith Haring through this expressive art form. Pop artists embrace themes from mass media and popular culture. Step into a world of creativity and pop culture, as we make our own pop masterpieces that will blow your mind. Express yourself artistically through painting, printmaking, sculpture, collage, and more. Your pop art world awaits!

more Super Saturdays classes on next page!!! page 3 Artistry Through the Camera, grades 4, 5, & 6, Dwight Austin - We are familiar with the art of the painter, 25 musician, and the actor. But have you heard of the art of the photographer? In this class, you will not only explore the “science” of photography, but you will learn to see things as an artist and to capture a great image through the lens of a camera. You will learn how to properly adjust your camera for various compositions and effects, to manipulate and play with lighting, and create various moods to get that great photograph and bring out the artist in you! Students will need to bring a digital camera, preferably a SLR camera (no cell phones, please), but a limited number will be available. A tripod would also be great, but is not required. We’ll have our own gallery opening, so you can display your works of photographic art!

26 Create Your Own (Chihuly) Art, grades 4, 5, & 6, Theresa Waddell - How can changes in temperature transform everyday materials into functional objects and fabulous works of art? Let's take a journey into the world of the glass artist Dale Chihuly to learn about the scientific properties of glass and the ancient art of glassblowing. We'll explore how Chihuly uses his drawings to design his sculptures, and then create our own sculptures by combining smaller parts to make a whole, and planning an installation of our artwork. Discover the world of sculpture - Chihuly style! 27 Let’s Learn German! Lernen wir Deutsch! grades 4, 5, & 6, Tim Straubel - Guten Tag! Did you wish you understood what the German 2014 World Cup champion soccer team was saying on the field? Join us as we experience the German language and culture with lots of hands-on activities and games. You’ll learn basic phrases, pronunciation, and vocabulary and have your own personal activity book to take home. Come prepared to engage in a variety of fun-filled activities for your exploration of the German-speaking world. Willkommen und Lernen wir Deutsch!

Breakout EDU - Escape Challenges for the Curious, grades 5 & 6, Jeremy Shultz - Clues, codes, riddles, 28 and keys - join this immersive learning game to “break out.” Through teamwork and troubleshooting, you will solve a series of challenges and work through hidden contraptions in order to unlock the Breakout . We’ll mix games and learning in this creative and innovative escape challenge.

Computer Science Discoveries, grades 5 & 6, Matt Staggs - Have you ever wondered what it takes to make your own 29 app, website, or video game? Join Computer Science Discoveries to find out. You’ll be able to make your own app, animations, websites, and video games using the trusted Code.org digital workspaces. 30 Future Engineers, grades 5 & 6, Kayla Spurgeon - Are you the type of person that likes to design and build things? If so, then Future Engineers is the class for you. Here you will be given a real-life problem and tasked to create a bridge that meets certain requirements. You will design, construct, and test your bridge! At the end, you will compete to see who created the most efficient bridge and who had the coolest bridge design!

Greek Mythology, grades 6, 7, & 8, Tamara O’Nan - Did you know that the goddess Athena, Zeus’s daughter, popped 31 right out of her father’s head? Learn more about this story and other fantastic facts surrounding Greek Mythology. Together, we will explore the major life themes found in mythology using books, videos, movies, and other digital resources. Then, create your own myth, characters, and costumes to present to your peers through drama, flipgrid, storyboard, or other products. Research how mythology continues to influence, inspire, and inform our culture today. The final showdown will be a debate proving which god or goddess most influences today’s modern society. 32 Understanding Structures, grades 6, 7, & 8, Craig Frey - With new buildings reaching higher into the sky, architects and engineers are constantly working through questions of structure and style. This class incorporates minds-on, hands-on activity- based learning as student engineers assemble model structures to help learn the complexities of designing and building structures. From integrating mechanics into construction to investigating the impacts of external forces, learners use research and modeling to move from learning the basics to advanced building challenges!

KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER CLASSES - PLEASE NOTE -These four classes (33, 34, 35, & 36) will be held at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville from 9:30 a.m.-noon (EASTERN TIME). Participants are responsible for transportation to all Super Saturdays classes.

STEAM Exploration, grades 1 & 2, Kentucky Science Center - Explore the collaboration of art and technology as 33 you create illuminated works of art using conductive materials. Use elements of physics and velocity to your advantage to create some unique paintings. 34 Wild by Design, grades 3 & 4, Kentucky Science Center - Design, build, and program a robot that will showcase how an animal can survive in the wild, from communication to camouflage and movement.

Architectural Engineering, grades 5 & 6, Kentucky Science Center - Learn the constraints that are part of an 35 architect’s world as you design a structure to withstand an earthquake, develop 3-D models of Kentucky Science Center’s exhibits, and create your very own scaled exhibit that could be showcased in our exhibit halls. 36 Animation, grades 7 & 8, Kentucky Science Center - Learn the tricks of animation as you rotoscope one of our demonstrations and even develop your own short film using the art of stop-motion. page 4 FALL SUPER SATURDAYS 2018 The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University Fee $100 (Make checks payable to WKU Super Saturdays.)

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___ An additional check made out to the WKU Foundation/Talent Development is enclosed. Tax-deductible donations provide scholarships for children who cannot otherwise participate. Amount of donation: $______. Thank you! page 6 The Center for Gifted Studies offers opportunities for high-ability students to broaden the scope of their interests and interact with other bright young people. Four mornings are Fall spent with a small group of students exploring an area of interest with a teacher who has expertise in that field. The classes emphasize a minds-on, hands-on approach to learning in SUPER an environment in which creative and critical thinking are encouraged. Time and Location - Super Saturdays will meet four (4) consecutive Saturday mornings SATURDAYS (October 20, 27, November 3, and 10). Most classes will be held on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Four classes will meet at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville. 2018 Parents are responsible for transportation to and from all classes and field trip locations. Students will be in their classes in Bowling Green each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. - noon PROGRAM Central Time. Classes held at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville will take place from 9:30 a.m. - noon EASTERN TIME. Time will be allotted on the last Saturday for each class to share experiences with families.

Super Saturdays Seminars for Parents We believe education is strongest when parents, educators, and students work as a team. In keeping with this philosophy, we invite parents of participating students to attend seminars on gifted children and their educational needs. During the first, second, and third Super Saturdays, parent seminars will be held in Bowling Green from 10:00-11:30 a.m. Specific topics and room location will be announced later.

Registration Courses are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. You will be in the same class for four weeks; however, you should list on the application five classes in which you are interested. If the first choice is filled, you will be placed in the next available class. You will receive a written confirmation of registration indicating the class in which you will participate. Please make sure you select five choices that you would enjoy.

Tuition Tuition for the four-week class is $100.00. This amount covers the instructional program, including materials, equipment, and a t-shirt. Tuition must be included with the completed registration form. If all five choices are filled, the tuition check will be returned. Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted with a $2.00 convenience fee. Credit card payment is also available on our website at www.wku.edu/gifted. No refunds will be given once you are placed in a class. financial assistance Limited NEED-BASED financial assistance is available. You MUST request and return the Financial Assistance Request Form and supporting materials by October 12, 2018. Contact The Center at 270.745.6323 for a Financial Assistance Request form. Be sure to return the class application (on page 5) as soon as possible with a small deposit to hold a spot in a class.

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ADDITIONAL differentiation workshop, October 18, 2018 Dr. Tracy Inman and Dr. Julia Roberts will offer two separate workshops on differentiation - one for educators new to differentiaion and one for those who are familiar with their book Strategies for EDUCATIONAL Differentiation Instruction: Best Practices for the Classroom. Register at at wku.edu/gifted. Twice-Exceptional Students Seminar, November 1 and 2, 2018 OPPORTUNITIES This two-day workshop may be attended for one or two days with the first day focused on basic information on twice-exceptional (2e) students and the second planned for those who are familiar with 2e students and strategies to address their needs. Dr. Lois Baldwin and Ms. Daphene Pereles, national Sponsored by experts, will be the consultants. Register at at wku.edu/gifted. THE CENTER FOR Winter Super Saturdays, February 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2019 SPRING BREAK IN PARIS AND NORMANDY, March 29 - April 7, 2019 GIFTED STUDIES This travel/study tour is an opportunity for eighth grade and high school honors students as well as interested adults to learn about the history, culture, and people of Paris and Normandy. SUMMER CAMP FOR ACADEMICALLY TALENTED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS (SCATS), June 9 - 21, 2019 Now in its 37th summer, this two-week residential or nonresidential camp provides a wide range of classes for academically talented students who are completing the 6th, 7th, or 8th grade this year. SUMMER PROGRAM FOR VERBALLY AND MATHEMATICALLY PRECOCIOUS YOUTH (VAMPY), June 23 - July 13, 2019 Turning 36 next summer, this residential program provides the opportunity for students to spend three weeks studying one course in great depth. To be eligible, a student must be completing the 7th, 8th, 9th, or 10th grade this year and have earned a qualifying SAT or ACT score.

camp explore, June 3 - 7, 2019 Camp Innovate, July 8 - 12, 2019 Camp Innovate and Camp Explore are summer camps designed for advanced ability children with high interest in learning. The experience features minds-on and hands-on instruction to engage children in learning at advanced levels. Students will explore a wide range of subjects from math and science to art and language arts during their day. Camp Explore is for children in grades one, two, or three during the 2018-2019 school year. Camp Innovate is for children in grades three, four, or five this school year.