American Museum of Natural History After School Program Youth initiatives, Education Department Session 0114 Dates: September 16 – November 1, 2013 Application Deadline: Sunday, September 1, 2013 5PM. Students will be notified via email by Friday, September 6, Exploratory Courses – Introductory level courses where you can explore diverse interests. These are NOT pre-requisites for the Science Research Mentoring Program. Earth, inside out Craters, volcanoes, tectonic plates, and other dynamic processes can be found throughout our solar system. But, Earth is the only planet that can boast having them all. In this earth science course, students will learn about the past, present and future state of our planet, and the driving forces behind it. Meeting Times: Tuesdays: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22 What makes us human? What makes human beings unique? What do our actions, beliefs, and rituals say about who we are? How do they compare across cultures? In the field of anthropology, we study all aspects of human life. This introduction to anthropology course will introduce students to human evolution, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistics. Through discussions, videos, and lectures we will cover a variety of topics including race, gender, food, and how our ancient ancestors lived. Meeting Times: Fridays: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 Stealing Wildlife This course will cover five important areas of illegal wildlife trafficking: biodiversity and conservation, law enforcement, forensics, trade, policy and ethics. Students will be introduced to leading players of the wildlife trafficking enforcement world with guest talks, presentations, and demonstrations from authors, chefs, museum scientists, lawyers, and fashion designers. In addition, students will use the techniques of forensic investigation (genetics, hair and feather identification) to discover how officials stop illegal trade of plants and animals. Students will learn to appreciate the immensity of the illegal wildlife trade and what is being done to stop it. Meeting Times: Mondays and Wednesdays: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 9/16, 9/18, 9/23, 9/25, 9/30, 10/2, 10/7, 10/9, 10/16, 10/21, 10/23, 10/28 Science Research Courses – Intensive courses that serve as pre-requisites for the Science Research Mentoring Program. These courses are offered free of charge. Wonderful Universe What makes a star shine? What holds the stars in a galaxy together? What exactly is a black hole? Could spaceships travel faster than the speed of light? This class will introduce and discuss the physical laws and principles that make the Universe what it is, from gravity to electromagnetism to quantum mechanics. We will meet some bizarre and unfamiliar objects along the ride, such as pulsars, cosmic rays, and dark matter. This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the astrophysics and earth and planetary science track. The course is offered free-of-charge. Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 9/17, 9/19, 9/24, 9/26, 10/1, 10/3, 10/8, 10/10, 10/15, 10/17, 10/22, 10/24 Dynamic Earth In this Earth and Planetary Science course, students will learn about the latest research conducted at the Museum through interactions with scientists, lectures, hall visits and hands-on activities. Our goal will be to understand the ongoing processes that transform our unique world by looking at how earth was formed, why and how events such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and climate change occur, and much more. This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the astrophysics and earth and planetary science track. The course is offered free-of-charge. Meeting Times: Mondays and Wednesdays: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 9/16, 9/18, 9/23, 9/25, 9/30, 10/2, 10/7, 10/9, 10/16, 10/21, 10/23, 10/28 Tree of Life This course will explore the diversity of life on earth through the tree of life. Students will learn how scientists use both physical and molecular characteristics of plants and animals to classify and name species, as well as determine how different species are related to one another. Through the study of specimens, students will learn the major characteristics of species from bacteria through plants and animals. This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the biology and anthropology tracks. The course is offered free-of-charge. Meeting Times: Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 9/16, 9/18, 9/23, 9/25, 9/30, 10/2, 10/7, 10/9, 10/16, 10/21, 10/23, 10/28 Mechanisms of Evolution This course will teach the evidence for and mechanisms of evolution, beginning with the history of evolutionary theory. Students will learn the ways that the genetic makeup of a population can change over time, and how new species are formed. This class will also introduce students to evolutionary systematics and cladistics, or how scientists study the evolutionary relationships between living things. This course is a pre-requisite for the Museum’s Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) in the biology and anthropology tracks. The course is offered free-of-charge. Meeting Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Meeting Dates: 9/17, 9/19, 9/24, 9/26, 10/1, 10/3, 10/8, 10/10, 10/15, 10/17, 10/22, 10/24 For more information visit: amnh.org/learn-teach/grades-9-12/after-school-program
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