Winter/Invierno 2020

SiTC: Ciencia en La Ciudad

Invierno 2020

Semana 1 : ¿Qué son las plantas aéreas?/ What are air plants?

San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

Semana 2  : ¿Las bacterias nos ayudan o nos perjudican?/ Do bacteria harm or help us?
The Exploratorium

Semana 3  : ¿Qué diferencias hay entre los peces de agua dulce y salada?/ What are the differences between fresh and saltwater fish? 
Lake Merced

Semana 4  : ¿Se puede cocinar con el sol?/ Can you cook using only the sun?
Glen Canyon Park

Semana 5 : ¿Dónde va todo lo que reciclamos?/ Where does all the stuff that we recycle go?
Recology Center and EcoHouse 

Semana 6 : ¿Por qué las hormigas corta hojas no comen hojas?/ Why do leaf cutter ants don’t eat leaves?
California Academy of Sciences

Semana 7 :  ¿Están las nutrias relacionadas con las focas?/ Are sea otters related to seals?
Aquarium of the Bay and Pier 39 or Marine Mammal Center

Semana 8 : ¿Cómo podemos participar en una feria escolar de ciencia?/ How can we participate in a school science fair?
The Randall Museum (Middle School Science Fair)

Semana 9 :  ¿Cómo se hacen las hamburguesas vegetales?/ How do you make plant based hamburgers?
Tinker Kitchen/Rainbow Grocery

Semana 10 :  ¿Son las setas plantas o animales?/ Are mushrooms plants or animals?
The Exploratorium

Semana 11 :  ¿Cómo podemos limpiar los micro plásticos del mar (parte 1)?/ How can we clean microplastics from the ocean (part 1)?
Ocean Beach

Semana 12 : ¿Cómo podemos limpiar los micro plásticos del mar (parte 2)?/ How can we clean microplastics from the ocean (part2)?
Baker Beach

 

 

~12 sessions (from January 6 to March 23)
~One day per week (Tue, Wed or Thu)
~3 hours (from 1.50 to 5 pm)
~Small groups (6 students per group max)
~In Spanish
~$450 (snacks, transportation, materials, entrance fees, etc. included)

Hands on experiences, projects and experiments around San Francisco’s museums, parks, local start-ups and organizations to learn about how the world, our city and the diverse people who live here function and work.

Weekly schedule of experiences and locations soon!