2006-2007 School Year Report

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2006-2007 School Year Annual Report

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What is Cool Science?

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What did Cool Science do in the 2005-2006 school year?

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Cool Science Statistics

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What are our plans?

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Who is on the board?

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 Who are our 2005-2006 sponsors!

Photo by Sean Cayton

What is Cool Science?

Cool Science is a Colorado Springs nonprofit dedicated to getting kids, parents and teachers excited about science.   Cool Science, partnering with local corporations and universities, currently engages in chemistry, physics and earth science outreach to El Paso County 3rd – 8th graders in their classrooms, home schools, scout troops, and after school clubs. 

 

We bring only the really Cool Science – solutions that change colors, liquids that turn into solids, solids that turn into liquids, glowing things, slimy things, bubbling dry ice, explosions (safe ones!), and electricity demonstrations that will make your hair stand on end!   We are committed to showing students the fun side of science! 

 

Further, Cool Science conducts exciting demonstrations and hands-on activities, workshops and camps that are open to the public at various public venues - such as Colorado College, USAFA and UCCS.

What did Cool Science do in the 2006-2007 school year?

Outreach Programs:

 

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Demonstrations in Schools – Cool Science conducted 292 presentations in 7 different school districts for 6772 students.  This is by far the MOST presentations we've ever done in one year, and the most students we've ever served!  This is thanks to our awesome and motivated Cool Science Programs Director Ben!  And, of course, to the sponsors who made it possible to hire Ben!  THANK YOU!!

 

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Science Days in Schools - Cool Science conducted our "Science Day" program for 4 schools: Explorer Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Talbott Elementary and Remington Elementary.

 

Photo by Sean Cayton
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Girl Scout Science Camp  – 50 girls attended the week long Cool Science Day Camp at Colorado College in June 2007 exploring lots of exciting topics - including making cornstarch dance with sound waves and walking on top of a liquid...  COOOOOOOL.  They also built cardboard boats during the week and raced them in the CC Pool! What fun!

 
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Girl Scout Badge Workshops – Cool Science conducted 4 workshops during the 2006/2007 school year for approximately 150 girls.  These chemistry & engineering workshops were in conjunction with the Girl Scouts of America Wagon Wheel Council of Colorado Springs.
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Two Brownie & Daisy workshops involved making a pinhole camera, taking a picture, and developing it in a dark room; testing acids and bases; making slime polymer and dissecting a diaper; fun with dry ice, analyzing for chemical unknowns, building & testing aluminum foil boats, and designing and building gumdrop towers.

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Two Juniors workshops involved fun with atoms and light, building batteries, designing & building hoop gliders, and designing & building water filters and gumdrop towers.

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Cool Science at UCCS – this year the fall workshop was filled with hands on AND big demo shows!  These workshops required intense volunteer involvement which we got from enthusiastic and outgoing UCCS and CC students- the feedback from the parents and kids was the best we've ever gotten!

 

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Colorado College presents: Cool Science! – for the second time, CC Cool Science students took over their spring event completely, from the planning to the execution phase!  They pulled it off with GREAT new demos and new workshops, and Cool Science's hands-on exhibits!

 

Cool Science Statistics

The following statistics show quantitatively the success that Cool Science has had over the school year (2006-2007).

Comparison of Total Number of Students Served Year to Year

Distribution of Demonstrations

 

Distribution of Demonstrations

Grade Level: target age range is 3-8

Distribution of Demonstrations

 School Districts in El Paso County

 

Number of Presentations

 What Are Our Plans?

Outreach programs:

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Demonstrations at schools and home schools will be scheduled throughout 2007-2008 to bring cool chemistry, physics biology and earth science into classrooms.  Sign up on the Cool Science website or send an email to demos@coolscience.org to schedule a demonstration.  

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Cool Science Days:  Five are planned for the 2007-2008 school year.

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Girl Scout Workshops and Camps!  We love the Wagon Wheel Council!

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Public Demonstrations: Cool Science at UCCS is currently planned to be a Girl Scout event!  Find more details on the Cool Science website, or email admin@coolscience.org for more information.

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and more! stay tuned!

  
 Who is on the Board?

 

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President: Kathleen Watson - dpiX, Quality and Reliability Engineer email me!

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Vice President: Dr. Ronald Furstenau - Professor of Chemistry USAFA email me!

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Secretary: Jennifer Rivers - Intel, Thin Films Maintenance Manager  email me!

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Treasurer:  Phil Erickson - CPA, Erickson, Brown and Kloster, P.C.  email me!

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Board Member: Elaine Naleski - D11, Director of Communications email me!

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Board Member:  Aimee Smith - Intel, Lithography Process Engineering Group Leader email me!

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Board Member: Brian Dominic, Esq. Mulliken Weiner Karsh Berg & Jolivet, P.C. email me!

 

Who are our 2006-2007 Sponsors?

 

THANK YOU to our 2006-2007 Sponsors!
Sponsorship Level Corporations and Foundations

> $2000
Colorado

The Jerome V. Bruni Foundation (For more information, see J.V. Bruni and Company)

 

The El Pomar Foundation

 

> $1000

Agilent Technologies

 

>$500

 

In Kind

 
Sponsorship Level Individuals

Albert Einstein

(> $1000)

Ron and Julie Furstenau

Art and Heidi Lacy

Melissa and David Luppino

Steven and Sarah Roach

Kathleen Watson and Jim Andrews

Thomas Edison

($500 - $999)

Chuck and Val Donley

Phil and Kelley Erickson

Jennifer and Mike Rivers

Aimee and Jim Smith

Isaac Newton

( $200 - $499)

Elaine Naleski

Victoria Stone

Galileo Galilei

($100 - $199)

  

Aristotle

($25 - $99)

  

Archimedes

($1 - $24)

  

 

 

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