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SPECIAL INTERESTS PART TWO 90 REGISTER ONLINE: classweb.townofcary.org Youth Mad Science Series (age 5–12) Spark your imagination with these hands-on classes that focus on science and engineering Try a different themed class each week! Location: The Hive Instructor: Mad Science Fees: $23(R) $29(N) (1 class) DETECTIVE SCIENCE (age 5–11) Use science to crack a case! Just before the Bustertown bakeoff, Mr. Baker's big, fat, chewy chocolate chip cookie is sabotaged and his recipe is stolen. Examine ngerprints, mystery powders, ink samples, and more! Take home a personal prole kit. 125345 Mon Jun 10 9–10:30 a.m. SLIME TIME (age 5–11) The Mad Science slime recipe is revealed in this ooey gooey chemistry class! Learn about slime and its basic ingredients with hands-on activities. Stir up varied concoctions of slime and test their properties at the Slime Olympics! 125347 Mon Jul 8 9–10:30 a.m. KITCHEN CHEMISTRY (age 5–11) Whip up science experiments and activities to better understand the world of food and how it relates to science. Explore the chemical reactions that takes places during the preparing and digesting of food. Test food samples, too! 125348 Mon Aug 5 9–10:30 a.m. SCIENCE OF MAGIC (age 5–11) Be amazed! Learn how magicians use our assumptions about the world to entertain us. Make objects disappear, reveal the art of escape, and learn a mind-reading trick! Mystify friends with the Curious Cube take-home trick. 125349 Mon Aug 19 9–10:30 a.m. ROCKET SCIENCE (age 6–11) Follow a detailed construction plan to build your very own Mad Science ® Skyblazer Rocket while exploring the science of rocketry. Play a fun game illustrating the four forces of ight. A model rocket launch will be an explosive nish! 125350 Mon Aug 26 9–10:30 a.m. BRIXOLOGY: MACHINES (age 7–12) Build an engineering-themed project using LEGO ® bricks. Learn how gears, levers, and pulleys are useful tools for mechanical engineers. Then, combine them with art and design to create and test a motorized drawing machine. 125346 Mon Jun 24 9–10:30 a.m. NEW! Financial Planning Today (age 55 & up) Plan to live well during your retirement years! Look ahead to the new view of retirement that includes new opportunities. Create a retirement vision as you look at expenses, income sources, roadblocks, and risk management. Location: Herbert C. Young Community Center Instructor: Gray Pendleton Fees: $49(R) $64(N) per couple (2 classes) 124973 Sat Jun 1–8 9 a.m.-noon 124974 Tue Jun 4–11 6–9 p.m. Education Preschool Mad Science (age 3–5) Do you have a curious child? Your preschooler will discover how science helps us better understand the world. through captivating demonstrations and simple experiments. Themes include bug buddies, weather wonders, color lab, and sea, sand, and surf! Location: The Hive Instructor: Mad Science Fees: $49(R) $64(N) (4 classes) 125053 Thu Jun 6–27 9:30–10:15 a.m. NEW! • May 6 for Cary residents • May 20 for Nonresidents That's when registration begins for the next session. Registration remains open until the event is full. See page 129 for complete details and additional information. MARK YOUR CALENDAR! MARK YOUR CALENDAR! MARK YOUR CALENDAR! MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Early registration allows us time to plan appropriately. Often, we can accommodate those on waiting lists by adding additional spots in the class or adding additional classes. Classes that do not meet their minimum enrollment may be cancelled. You could make the difference! DON'T WAIT!