Elementary School: Slime, Ooblek, Soil and Other Suspicious States of Matter

Unleash your inner scientist, dive into slime, ooblek, and more!

 

Slime, Ooblek, Soil and Other Suspicious States of Matter provides students the opportunity to explore many of the scientific aspects of non-Newtonian fluids ranging from slime to ooblek, to elephant’s toothpaste.  Students will kindle a fascination with different formulas while creating models for the fluids behavior at the molecular scale and exploring expressions of the fluid activity on Earth’s surface. At the end of the course, students will walk away with both a collection of strange substance and the tools to model how those substances shape the earth.

What You Will Learn

 

Students in this course will be able to:

• Assemble several non-newtonian fluids including slime and ooblek
• Model the basic relationship between molecular structure and flow properties of slime, ooblek and other fluids
• Predict the role of temperature on flow properties of non-Newtonian fluids such as ice
• Recognize features in the Earth System that result from the ongoing movement of non-Newtonian fluids

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Note: Upon successful enrollment of a section, students will receive a confirmation email from our Student Services team. This email will include a link to an authorization form that is required to be completed within 72-hours of enrollment. 

Course Number: SCI-90051
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)

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7/29/2024 - 8/2/2024

$275

In-class

San Diego

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• SECTION ID:

  180151

• CLASS TYPE:

  This is a traditional classroom setting.
  
  All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Carter, Sasha, BS in Earth Science, PhD in Geological Science

  Dr. Sasha Peter Carter (he/his/him) joined Sally Ride Science Junior Academy in 2016 to create the kinds of science classes he always wished existed – classes that emphasize direct, hands-on interactions with physical science phenomena; classes that get students doing science in the first 15 minutes; classes that foster a collaborative learning community; classes that put students in the driver's seat and give them ownership over their discoveries. His Junior Academy instruction began with Messy Science in 2016 and now includes five different workshops. Sasha brings to the classroom eight years of post-doctoral research in Antarctic water systems and more than five years of teaching students of all ages. When he's not working for Sally Ride Science, he’s teaching Ea...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 5/31/2024.
  

• NOTE:

  If a student decides to drop from the course, they can receive a full refund until 5/13/24 and a half refund until 5/31/24. No refunds will be granted starting 6/1/24.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
7/29/2024	Mon	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/30/2024	Tue	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/31/2024	Wed	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
8/1/2024	Thu	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
8/2/2024	Fri	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 210, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego