August 16, 2010 | Sheila Foran - UConn Communications

Lights! Camera! Action!

A summer program for kids entering grades 5-10 combined physics, chemistry and a chance to make movies.

<p>Young scientists came to the Storrs campus this summer to explore a variety of scientific topics not generally taught in their school classrooms. Open to students entering the 5th through 10 grades, among the offerings were modules on archaeology, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics and physics. One of the most popular was Zoom! Crash! Instant Replay! which combined physics, chemistry, and a chance to make movies. Photo by Sean Flynn.</p>
Young scientists came to the Storrs campus this summer to explore a variety of topics not generally taught in their school classrooms. Open to students entering 5th through 10th grades, the Kids are Scientists Too (KAST) program offers modules on a variety of topics including archaeology, astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. One of the most popular was Zoom! Crash! Instant Replay! which combined physics, chemistry, and a chance to make movies. Photo by Sean Flynn
<p>Kids Are Scientists Too (KAST) is an exciting summer program for students entering 5th through 10th grades. Zoom! Crash! Instant Replay! introduced students to the exciting field of aerodynamics ... where they assembled and flew their own model airplanes. Photo by Sheila Foran</p>
Zoom! Crash! Instant Replay! introduced students to the field of aerodynamics ... where they assembled and flew their own model airplanes. Photo by Sheila Foran
<p>Jon Hand, a teacher at Mansfield Middle School, gave the pioneering aviators some tips on how to handle their models. "They're not footballs," he cautioned the young inventors, "so don't throw them. Launch them gently." Photo by Sheila Foran</p>
Jon Hand, a teacher at Mansfield Middle School, gave some tips on how to handle the models. "They're not footballs," he cautioned the young inventors, "so don't throw them. Launch them gently." Photo by Sheila Foran
<p>With help from his instructor this student pilot from Ellington, prepared to attach the elastic band that powers the balsa wood craft. Photo by Sheila Foran</p>
With help from his instructor, a student pilot from Ellington prepared to attach the elastic band that powered the balsa wood craft. Photo by Sheila Foran
<p>Budding pilots worked together to prepare a plane for flight. The students not only captured the action on video, they learned some laws and principles of physics and chemistry while they were at it. Photo by Sheila Foran</p>
Budding pilots worked together to prepare a plane for flight. The students not only captured the action on video, they learned some laws and principles of physics and chemistry while they were at it. Photo by Sheila Foran
<p>This student proved adept at sending her plane to heights greater than the buildings that surrounded the 'runway' between the chemistry and pharmacy buildings. Photo by Sheila Foran</p>
This student proved adept at sending her plane to heights greater than the buildings that surround the 'runway' between the chemistry and pharmacy buildings. Photo by Sheila Foran