Patty Lipka, program coordinator at the Cade Museum of Creativity and Innovation, believes it is important for a teacher to be able to smile, be patient and use a fire extinguisher. The hands-on classes at the Cade Museum allow kids to learn through trial and error, teaching kids to keep working on an experiment until they find the right method. “The light bulb goes off,” Lipka said. “You see it, you feel it, the air is electrified when a child’s efforts are rewarded, and their experiment works.”
Creativity Lab Classes
The Cade Museum teaches students to think creatively and to use their imagination with science and research.
Includes:
- use of the Cade Creativity lab
- expert instructors
- all the materials needed for experiments
- small class sizes
Fall classes include:
+ Hammer It and WEAR It
Fee $15.00 per student
September 17 4:00–6:00 pm
Grab your hammers! This introductory class teaches kids to make wearable pendants while linking the work to simple physics. Boys and girls work with staff using equipment including buffing wheels and gemstones and bring home their finished products. (Ages 8–12)
+ GLOW IT UP!
Fee $15.00 per student
October 19 9:00–11:00 am
Life is more interesting if you glow a bit! We will help you create black-light reactive and glow- in-the-dark experiments to bring home. What do petroleum jelly, tonic water, Mentos® candy, and highlighters have in common? Find out! (Ages 6–7)
+ Sensationally SPOOKY Stuff
Fee $15.00 per student
October 23 1:30–3:30 pm
Do you want to be spooky and weird this season? From our Atomic ooze, to the secrets of turning things blue under black lights, this class allows you to learn the tricks of Halloween spookiness without breaking the bank. (Ages 8+)
+ FAM JAM!
Fee $25.00 per family
November 16 1:00–4:00 pm
This special, limited, inaugural Family Class at the Cade Creativity Lab requires special registra- tion through the MUSEUM (352-371-8001; ask for Patty Lipka). Bring up to four children and one adult. Students will create gadgets that illustrate vibrations and beat with air, string, water, and Chladni plates. Each participating family will build and tune a “Canjo” to take home. (Ages 5+)
+ 3-D Christmas Trees with Geometry: The Art of “Merry Math”
Fee $15.00 per student
December 11 1:30–4:30 pm
We will use math to create ornaments, Christmas trees, and other surprises by measuring, cutting, and pasting. Don’t worry if you can’t do math well; we have the tools for you to be amazing in the Cade Creativity Lab! (Ages 8+)
Visit www.cademuseum.org to learn about many more classes and to register for any of the ones listed above.