Alchemy with Professor Sepoc of Science Outside the Box (12:30pm)

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When:

Monday, March 9, 2015 - 12:30pm - 2:15pm

Where:

Who: activities are designed for typical 6th–8th grade science students
For safety reasons, only enrolled children may be in the alchemy lab.

How much:
Cost for Child/student: $12.50
Cost for Adult/educator: $0.00

Please register by: Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 5:00pm

Description

This is the 12:30pm alchemy lab.

The 2:30pm alchemy lab can be found at homeschoolrecess.com/ft/24532

Don your dragoneer's cloak and grab your personal book of spells! It's time to explore the mysteries of Alchemy with Professor Sepoc of Science Outside the Box! Discover Deluminators and DElight some candles, fill a crystal ball filled with pearly white mist, then apply the powers of logic as you solve the 7 Bottle Mystery and prepare a chemical potion solution to the puzzle. Dragoneers should dress for a mess ... and be sure to tie back long hair and avoid flouncy sleeves as Deluminators require flames to DElight! Learn more about Professor Sepoc and Science Outside the Box: Read "A Ph.D. in getting kids' hands dirty!," by Shannon Prather, in the Star Tribune, Jan. 17, 2012 Read "Science at Hogwarts: Chemistry in Harry Potter's World" by Jane Snell Copes, in ChemMatters, Feb. 2009, pages 4–6. (PDF) Become a fan of Science Outside the Box on Facebook

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Payment must be received by: Sat, Feb 28, 2015 - 5:00pm

1. Please plan to send your payment the same day that you register.
    
   The organizer will expect to receive your payment within 3 days of your date of registration — or by the payment deadline above, whichever comes first.
    
2. Immediately after you register, you will be emailed payment instructions from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
    
   Make sure your email filters recognize this address as a legitimate sender. If you don't receive this email, please check your spam, junk or bulk mail folder. Contact the organizer if you are unable to find it; if you receive no response to your email, please call the organizer.
    
   You are not officially registered until the organizer receives your payment.
    
3. When the organizer records your payment, you will be emailed a payment receipt from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
    
   If you've sent your payment and haven't received a payment confirmation, please contact the organizer by email or phone.
    
4. If the organizer doesn't receive payment within 3 days of your date of registration or by the payment deadline, whichever comes first, the organizer may remove your family from the registration list.
    
   You will be notified with an email from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com should this unfortunate event occur.
    
   If you are unable to send payment immediately, please contact the organizer to make other arrangements. This protects the organizer from non-payment due to payment instructions blocked by overly aggressive spam protection.
    
5. If you need to cancel your registration, please do so via an email request to the organizer.
    
   Non-payment is not an acceptable way to cancel your registration. If you wish to cancel, please be respectful of the volunteer organizer's time and send an email request.
    
   If you fail to send a cancellation request by the cancellation deadline, you will remain responsible for reimbursing the organizer for the cost of your family's participation.
    
6. To help the organizer identify you in the registration database, please include your username and field trip number along with any requests. This information can be found in your payment instructions email message and on the registration form on this page.

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Cancellation information

Cancellation deadline: Wed, Feb 25, 2015 - 5:00pm

TO CANCEL BEFORE THE DEADLINE: 
(1) Please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. 

TO CANCEL AFTER THE DEADLINE: 
(1) Let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. 
(2) No refunds can be made as the organizer has already paid for your tickets. 
(3) To avoid empty seats, please attempt to transfer your tickets to another family.
(3a) Any reimbursements should be handled privately between you and your substitute. 
(3b) Please let the organizer know about the substitution. 
 
TO CANCEL ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT: 
(1) It is not cool to just not show up. Please let the organizer know if you are unable to attend — via email, text message or voice mail. 
(2) To avoid empty seats, please attempt to find a last-minute substitute for your family. 

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Additional information

Please arrive by:

Please plan to arrive about 15 minutes early in order to have plenty of time to find parking, check in with the organizer, visit the bathrooms and otherwise be prepared for our program to start on time. Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather or uncooperative children. 

Professor Sepoc will not have access to the alchemy lab until 15 minutes prior to our program start time,  so please be sure to give her the space (both physical and mental) to set up so that our program can start on time! 

Professor Sepoc has a second workshop starting at 2:30pm, so please clear the alchemy lab promptly at the end of our workshop so that she may set up for the next workshop to start on time. 

Where to meet:

Please gather outside room 100AB unless directed elsewhere by the staff. Please check in with the organizer when you arrive. 

Food policy:

Please, no food or beverages in the alchemy lab (aka room 100AB). 

For before-lab or after-lab eating, there are tables in the spacious hallway plus a Subway counter and vending machines. You may also bring your own food (just not into the alchemy lab).

Alternate plans:

In the unlikely event that this workshop is cancelled due to dangerous weather or other unforeseeable circumstances, Professor Sepoc and your volunteer organizer will do their best to reschedule for another date. Any refunds would be at the discretion of Science Outside the Box and New Brighton Community Center.

Parking information:

There is free parking on site. The lot to the right (east) is closest to the alchemy lab door (aka room 100AB).

Directions:

The New Brighton Community Center is located at 400 10th Street NW, New Brighton, MN 55367, near the intersection of I-35W and I-694.

From South:
I-35W north to County Rd E2
West (left) on County Rd E2 to 5th Ave NW
North (right) on 5th Ave NW (which turns into Old Hwy 8 NW) to 10th St. NW (second stop light)
Turn right and then left into parking lot

From North:
I-35W south to Hwy 96
West (right) on Hwy 96 to Old Hwy 8 NW
South (left) on Old Hwy 8 to 10th St NW
Turn left at stop light and then left into parking lot

From West:
I-694 east to Long Lake Rd.
At the top of the exit go south (right) onto 10th St NW
Go straight through 2 stoplights
Turn left into parking lot

From East:
I-694 west to Long Lake Rd
South (left) onto Long Lake Rd, which becomes 10th St NW
Go straight through 2 stoplights
Turn left into parking lot

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