High School. South Carolina Programs. Monthly Program Pairings SEPTEMBER OCTOBER DECEMBER JANUARY APRIL & MAY
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1 9 th -12 th High School South Carolina Programs Monthly Program Pairings SEPTEMBER OCTOBER DECEMBER JANUARY APRIL & MAY *Dark Shadows *To the Moon Kinesthetic Astronomy Center of the Atom Chemicals Matter Probing Periodic Table *Engineering the ISS *Mission to Mars Chemicals Matter PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS *Dark Shadows *Engineering the ISS Center of the Atom Probing Periodic Table Ruth Patrick Science Education Center Student Programs Ecohike in Hitchcock Woods DARK SHADOWS Month offered: SEPTEMBER & JANUARY Through hands-on activities and stunning images, students learn what causes the phases of the Moon as well as solar and lunar eclipses. Standards: H.E.2A, H.E.2B ENGINEERING THE ISS Months offered: DECEMBER & JANUARY How do you build a million-pound object that will stay in orbit and sustain human life? Learn how 15 nations worked together to engineer the International Space Station (ISS), a unique scientific laboratory and home in space. A rap and animations explain how weight, mass, gravity and speed are related. Standards: H.E.2A, H.E.2B MISSION TO MARS Month offered: DECEMBER Take a trip to Mars via NASA imagery of spacecraft and the red planet! Compare surface features and rock types on Mars with Earth s surface. Students will view the Martian night sky and compare it to ours through the power of Digistar. Standards: H.E.2A, H.E.2B TO THE MOON AND BEYOND Month offered: SEPTEMBER This exciting interdisciplinary program features the past, present and future of lunar exploration and celebrates the success of NASA. It addresses science and social studies standards, including the Space Race during the Cold War. Standards: H.E.2A, H.E.2B DISCOVERY PROGRAMS CENTER OF THE ATOM Months offered: OCTOBER & JANUARY Students explore atomic structure using a series of hands-on activities which concludes with the discovery of the uses of an atom they create using the Interactive Nucleus display and the Living Periodic Table. Standards: H.C.3A, H.P.3G CHEMICALS MATTER Months offered: OCTOBER & DECEMBER Students explore physical and chemical properties of matter. They compare physical and chemical changes and experience reactivity through experiments and igniting demonstrations! Standards: H.C.5A KINESTHETIC ASTRONOMY Month offered: SEPTEMBER Students get a feel for the scale of the universe as they sort celestial objects; then they model the Earth, Moon and Sun. They will discover why stars appear to move across the sky each day/night, why we see different stars during the year and how Earth s tilt causes seasons. Standards: H.E.2A, H.E.2B PROBING THE PERIODIC TABLE Months offered: OCTOBER & JANUARY This program demystifies the periodic table and makes learning about atoms fun! Students grasp the organization of the periodic table as they construct a Periodic Table of Foods. Then, they build atomic models and use them to find patterns in the structure and behavior of elements. Standards: H.C.3A, H.P.3G
2 9 th -12 th High School South Carolina Programs OUTDOOR EXTENDED HOUR PROGRAM ECOHIKE IN HITCHCOCK WOODS Months offered: APRIL & MAY This is a two-hour, two-mile guided hike through Hitchcock Woods. Native plants will be identified, evidence of animal life will be examined, and forest communities will be compared. Standards: H.B.6A, H.B.6C Ruth Patrick Science Education Center Student Programs
3 RPSEC Student Programs Information RPSEC Student Program Fees Adm ission = $ p er p rog ram, pe r s tud en t Plan Your RPSEC Visit! Type of Progra m Aiken Cou nty Stu de nts All Other Stu de nts DISCOVERY Prepaid by district PLANETARIUM One adult per 8 students admitted free when visiting the planetarium. Additional adults = each CA NCE LL A TIO N FEE ALL Counties = $ P ER P ROGRAM (less than 4 weeks notice) NO -SH O W FEE ALL Counties = $ P ER P ROGRAM RPSEC Scheduling Guidelines Mi n imu m 10 s tu de n ts to schedule any program Ma xi mu m 30 stu de nt s in each Discovery program Ma xi mu m 60 stu de nt s per Double Group Visit (2 programs scheduled) Ma xi mu m 90 stu de nt s per Triple Group Visit (3 programs scheduled) Each class may attend up to 4 pr ograms per year. Please DO N OT bring more than 90 students unless special arrangements have been made in advance and confirmed in writing. Refer to our website to find the M ONTH L Y OFF ERIN GS for your grade level. Programs are NOT offered every month. Select programs offered in the SAM E month. Ecohike programs W IL L NOT be scheduled in combination with other programs. RPSEC does not provide lunch for students but can provide a lunch space upon request. --B ring in g 1 0 to 3 0 Stu de nts -May select ONE or TW O programs per visit. Programs are 1 hour long each. --B ring in g 3 1 to 6 0 stu de nts -MUS T schedule TW O programs per visit. May only select ONE planetarium program. Your visit will be approximately 3 hours (includes 30 minute lunch break). --B ring in g 6 1 to 9 0 stu de nts -MUS T schedule TH REE programs per visit. May select only ONE planetarium program. Your visit will be approximately 4 hours (includes 30 minute lunch break). --M ore tha n 9 0 stu de nts -MUS T call to see if special arrangements can be made. Special LARG E G ROUP instructions can be found at: http: //rpsec.u sca. edu /studen t/ Expande ddo ubletriple. pdf RPSEC Reservation Requests Please prioritize your program requests. We will schedule your programs, subject to availability, in the order in which you list them on your form. Reservation requests MUST be received by 5:00pm on FRIDAY, JUNE 10, No reservations will be accepted by telephone. Due to the anticipated volume of program requests, it is highly unlikely that late requests will be filled. For more information please visit:
4 RPSEC PROGRAMS RESERVATION INFORMATION PROGRAM REQUEST GUIDELINES We recommend that ONE teacher make a reservation request for the entire grade level. We can accommodate up to 90 students per day (typically 9:15am- 1:15pm) unless special arrangements are made in advance for larger groups. Go to: - Groups of 10 to 30 students - Plan to select one, two, or three programs per visit. Programs are 1 hour long. - Groups of 31 to 60 students - Must select two or three programs per visit. Only ONE program may be a planetarium program. Your visit will be approximately 3 hours/2 programs or 4 hours/3 programs (includes 30 minute lunch break). - Groups of 61 to 90 students - Must select three programs with only ONE planetarium program. Your visit will be approximately 4 hours (includes a 30 minute lunch break). RPSEC PROGRAM FEES Type of Program Aiken County Students All Other Students DISCOVERY Prepaid by district per student/per program PLANETARIUM per student/per program per student/per program One adult per eight students admitted free for planetarium programs. Additional adults pay each Reservation Request Timeline: Friday, June 10 th Deadline to submit Student Programs Requests for Confirmation contract letters will be mailed to teachers home addresses no later than mid July. Tuesday, September 6 th.. Friday, September 9 th.. Deadline to return signed Confirmation Contract Letters to the RPSEC All unconfirmed student programs will be cancelled and filled from the wait list Monday, September 12 th RPSEC Student Programs classes begin PROGRAM GUIDELINES Children UNDER 4 years of age are not permitted in any of our student programs. Please see the age guidelines on our program descriptions sheet. Please help our stars shine brightly in the planetarium by leaving any light-up shoes or clothing at home. ADA STATEMENT Please indicate if you need any special services, assistance, or accommodations to participate in our programs by contacting us in advance at rpsec@usca.edu or (803)
5 RPSEC STUDENT PROGRAMS RESERVATION REQUEST Completed forms may be ed to or mailed to RPSEC, Box 3, USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, South Carolina 29801; or faxed to You can find this form and other information at: You may also call us at (803) Teacher s Name: Birthdate (mm/dd): Last four digits of SS#: Home Phone: Cell Phone: Address (program reminder sent via ): Home Mailing Address (confirmation contract sent via mail): City: State: Zip: School: District/County: Grade Level: School/Organization Phone: Special Education Needs ( Y or N ): Are you scheduling programs for your entire grade level? If YES, total number of students: Number of students to visit PER DAY: (10 minimum, 90 maximum) Number of programs PER DAY (1, 2, or 3): Name(s) of other teacher(s) who will attend: PROGRAM REQUESTS Please List Requests Priority Order. We suggest combining 2 to 3 programs per visit. Please reference our Field Trip Directory for Monthly Pairings. Programs are NOT offered every month. FIRST CHOICE MONTH: Program #1: Program #2: Program #3: SECOND CHOICE SELECT A DIFFERENT MONTH THAN 1 ST CHOICE/ WILL BE USED IF 1 ST CHOICE IS UNAVAILABLE MONTH: Program #1: Program #2: Program #3: If there is availability, please use my alternate choices to schedule a 2 nd visit for this school year. (Y or N): Check ANY of the days of the week that you CAN visit: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Check ANY of the times that you CAN START your FIRST program: 9:15 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM 1:15 PM OTHER: What is the latest time that you will need to leave the RPSEC? CHECK HERE if you are planning on using our CAFETERIA/CLASSROOMS for lunch. Our center DOES NOT provide lunches but you are welcome to bring a bag lunch for your visit. Please list ANY specific dates that you CANNOT visit: COMMENTS: Please list instructional level and accommodations if you indicated special needs. OFFICE USE ONLY:
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