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Who is Dr. A ... What Does He Do? |
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What People Are Saying about Dr. “A”!
“I wish I had had you as a Science teacher when I was in school. I believe I would have given serious thought to becoming a Scientist or an Engineer. I was as absorbed as my kids!” - Katie M., Mom of Jeffrey, 6 and Melanie, 11
“You are just simply astounding! I was so impressed with your energy! Six hours [sic] non-stop! My boys just loved it! You are so right, Scientists can be Christians. My Dad certainly was! Keep up the good work! May God bless!” -Terese Y., Mom of Zach, 8 and William, 12
“Blake, my 15 year old, initially resisted and resented going to see your show when I signed him up, but I insisted…but by lunchtime, he was your biggest fan. See, Mom’s do know best! I believe he feared it was going to be a ‘kiddie program.’
Chapa, my 6 year old, couldn’t wait to share the deafening duck with Dad when we got home. How you kept all ages ‘edu-tained’ all day is just so amazing! God has truly given you a special gift. Thank you for sharing it with us.” - Peggy R., Mom
What Are Our Group’s Responsibilities?
· Establishing the Date, Time and Place. · Publicizing the event, collect the registration fees and pay the deposit prior to the show. · Setting up the tables, breaking down and cleaning the room.
OK, Great! We’re Sold! How Do Book a Show?
Select two or three preferred dates. (Smaller groups sometimes extend an invitation to other groups to join them so that they can divide the costs and make the minimum registration.) Then send us some information on you and your group and we will contact you.
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Dr. Craig Anderson is a retired Georgia Tech & Mercer University engineering professor who has conducted Science presentations throughout the Southeast, and in his lifetime more than a half-million students, teachers, and parents have seen his exciting approach to making science and technology fun, exciting, relevant…and easy to understand.
Dr. Anderson's life-long love of Science has evolved into an interactive Science Show which he now presents across the southeast...sometimes farther...to teach children of all ages basic scientific principles through what he calls “edu-tainment,” as an “in-house field trip” brought to the students at your location.
Dr. A’s Super-Cool Science Show has been successfully presented to audiences from Kindergarten to 12th grade, and serves many purposes, teaching Science concepts to students of all ages in a way that engages them and captures their interest, thereby illustrating scientific principles and making them more understandable. |
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This “edu-tainment” fits both the academic requirement and the need for a break from the classroom for students, educating and motivating, while also reviewing Science principles already learned and building a frame of reference for Science concepts for the future.
Dr. A offers several tried-and-true Science Shows (below), or will customize a Science Show to fit your group’s needs.
· All-day Science Safari (up to 6 hours of intensive demo & hands-on science) · Morning and afternoon demo show (2 3-hour demo shows, morning and afternoon) for larger groups · Specialty Shows to meet the needs of the group, i.e. Science Fair Do’s and Don’ts. |
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What Are the Differences?
Science Safari: A Super-Cool Science Safari is an all-day (6 hour) interactive Science Lab. Students participate in a series of demos and exciting, hands-on science activities designed to enrich and promote a better understanding of many important scientific concepts and is available in two different segments and is targeted to students K3-12th and one segment targeted at 5th grade and up.
Session One: In this fast-paced 6 hour class, students will gain a better understanding of the scientific principles of : 1) Cryogenics 2) Bernoulli’s Principle 3) Density 4) Visual Perception 5) Characteristics of Air 6) Does Boiling Equal Hot? [Properties of gases] 7) Aerodynamics 8) Safety and much more.
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Session Two: This 6 hour class contains all new material and introduces scientific concepts such as: 1) Properties of a Vortex [fire tornado] 2) Centripetal Force [sticky penny] 3) Center of Gravity 4) Buoyancy 5) Vacuums 6) Air pressure 7) Inertia 8) Barometric pressure 9) Principles of heat and ignition and much more.
Session Three: This 6 hour class contains all new material. Some of the new Concepts include: 1) Tensile Strength [Bullet-proof Shoelace] 2) Magnetism 3) Electromagnetism [World’s Simplest Motor] 4) Electro-Chemistry 5) Heat of Crystallization 6) Newton’s First Law [Smart Weight] 7) Newton’s Third Law [Pop Goes The Weasel] 8) The remaining hour of our time together will be spent on exploring previously introduced concepts (From Sessions I & II) with brand new hands-on activities.
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All of these concepts are demonstrated with everyday, easy-to-obtain materials and are presented in a manner that is easy to understand—but exciting enough to captivate even the most precocious teen. Plus, an emphasis is placed on the relevance of the concept to everyday life. |
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Session Four: This brand new show covers more advanced topics and is targeted at older children, 5th grade through 12th grade, and features experiments in: 1) Polymerization 2) Acids and bases 3) Isomers of different materials [happy & sad balls] 4) Exploring non-Newtonian fluids 5) Combustion 6) Titration 7) Boyles law 8) Charles law 9) Using liquid nitrogen to make (and eat!) Super–Smooth ice cream, 10) Exploring Non-Newtonian Fluid’s Properties [Making “Silly Putty” Like Material], and 11) Understanding Superabsorber Polymer Characteristics Using Sodium Polyacrylate.
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