- Matter tends to be cycled within an ecosystem, while energy is transformed and eventually exits an ecosystem
- The size and persistence of populations depend on their interactions with each other and on the abiotic factors in an ecosystem
- Cellular metabolic activities are carried out by biomolecules produced by organisms
- The energy for life primarily derives from the interrelated processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Photosynthesis transforms the sun’s light energy into the chemical energy of molecular bonds. Cellular respiration allows cells to utilize chemical energy when these bonds are broken.
- Cells use the passive and active transport of substances across membranes to maintain relatively stable intracellular environments
- Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems maintain relatively stable internal environments, even in the face of changing external environments
- Physical and behavioral characteristics of an organism are influenced to varying degrees by heritable genes, many of which encode instructions for the production of proteins
- Multicellularity makes possible a division of labor at the cellular level through the expression of select genes, but not the entire genome
- Evolution occurs as the heritable characteristics of populations change across generations and can lead populations to become better adapted to their environment
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This class is for any high school student who wants to learn biology from a licensed secondary education teacher who knows all of the cool things these subjects offer, as well as how to teach them to make them really fun and engaging. We can even apply grades to the student's work to report on transcripts if that is requested. Students will choose a particular phenomenon of interest which covers a great deal of the requirements of the Colorado Academic Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards. High school Life Science covers Biology. -
This class is for any high school student who wants to learn chemistry and physics from a licensed secondary education teacher who knows all of the cool things these subjects offer, as well as how to teach them to make them really fun and engaging. We can even apply grades to the student's work to report on transcripts if that is requested. If you are signing up 2 or more children from the same household, please use code MK10 (multiple kids) for a 10% discount! If the cost of this class is a barrier, scholarship funds are available for low-income families. Please contact us for details. Students will choose a particular phenomenon of interest which covers a great deal of the requirements of the Colorado Academic Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards. High school Physical Science covers both Chemistry and Physics.- Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation describe the relationships among forces acting on and between objects, their masses, and changes in their motion – but have limitations.
- Matter has definite structure that determines characteristic physical and chemical properties
- Matter can change form through chemical or nuclear reactions abiding by the laws of conservation of mass and energy
- Atoms bond in different ways to form molecules and compounds that have definite properties
- Energy exists in many forms such as mechanical, chemical, electrical, radiant, thermal, and nuclear, that can be quantified and experimentally determined
- When energy changes form, it is neither created not destroyed; however, because some is necessarily lost as heat, the amount of energy available to do work decreases
We do have some grant money available for low-income families to use to supplement up to 80% of their tutoring costs, pending availability and proof of need.
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School Holidays at Ignite The Mind is a great way to keep your kids learning! We do educational enrichment all day in a structured, age-appropriate and fun way to help kids feel confident and excited about what they are learning. We offer creative projects in the arts, such as painting, drawing, ceramics and other crafts and games to improve thinking, timing and athletic skills. The day will be full of fun ways to get caught up in these skills and accelerate skills beyond current grade levels, as well as have some fun with the arts. There will also be time allotted to get all homework completed with the support of licensed teachers so that all students can have a worry-free weekend! Bring a water bottle, snack and lunch. Bring a water bottle, snack and lunch (we cannot provide food to students). -
School Holidays at Ignite The Mind is a great way to keep your kids learning! We do educational enrichment all day in a structured, age-appropriate and fun way to help kids feel confident and excited about what they are learning. We offer creative projects in the arts, such as painting, drawing, ceramics and other crafts and games to improve thinking, timing and athletic skills. The day will be full of fun ways to get caught up in these skills and accelerate skills beyond current grade levels, as well as have some fun with the arts. There will also be time allotted to get all homework completed with the support of licensed teachers so that all students can have a worry-free weekend! Bring a water bottle, snack and lunch.
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Does your child need some indivual, one-on-one attendion to get organized, caught-up, homework help and highly impactful STEM tutoring? This is the option for you! This Colorado licensed teacher in STEM can really help! Location: 11485 Old Hwy 285 Frontage Road, Conifer CO 80433 OR Virtually via Google Meet When: Call (720-466-0152) or email (michelle@ignitethemind.net) us to schedule a session that works with your schedule Starts: September 25, 2023 and available throughout the school year and summerWe do have some grant money available for low-income families to use to supliment up to 80% of their tutoring costs, pending availability and proof of need.
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This 10-week course is for individual schools (within DPS, Jeffco, Platte Canyon or Douglas Counties) to support study skills and test prep for SAT/PSAT. It includes one or two class periods per week at the school as well as all materials and 1:1 support for students who want extra help. For the Fall 2023 semester and the Spring 2024 semester, we will be following the schedule below. Week #1- SAT/PSAT Prep - Overview - importance of doing your best, all about the test (time per section, what it is assessing, etc.) Week #2 - SAT/PSAT Prep - Reading test strategies and practice Week #3 - SAT/PSAT Prep - English test strategies and practice, common misconceptions Week #4 - SAT/PSAT Prep - Math test strategies and practice Week #5 - SAT/PSAT Prep - Review strategies and improvements in scores, next steps and ways to study (Khan and College Board) Week #6 - Study Skills - Goal Setting, Importance of Doing our Best, and Getting Organized Week #7 - Study Skills - Focus and Concentration in Class Week #8 - Study Skills - Completing Assignments and Time Management Week #9 - Study Skills - Note Taking Skills / Reviewing Notes Daily Week #10 - Study Skills - Reviewing Goals, , Review importance, What’s working and what else is needed to improve -
Most students are either behind or struggling in Math throughout the country due to pandemic. If this is the case for your child, this is what you need. We have designed these classes to both develop confidence and build standards-based skills using unique strategies, particularly for our kinetic and visual learners. If you are interested in advancing your child beyond grade-level math, we can help with that too. Michelle will provide tutoring for these sessions. We can offer both in person and virtual classes, depending upon your needs. -
This year, we've added robotics to our camps. Robotics is the wave of the future. We'll learn about the engineering involved in building machines that move on their own. We'll build a solar space rover or design and build our own robot so the kids can take it home and play with it forever! -
We are so excited to add this new art class where students will learn the art of soap making, create different soaps to take home to use, sell or give as gifts. Half of our time will be spent on soaps and the other half will be candle making, which is much more complex than we might think. We'll start with hot candle making, then develop new soaps using cold press and then make melted was candles. Students will decide on different designs, shapes, fragrances and colors. All of their creations will be sent home with students at the end of the week. -
20% off this course when you sign up by September 10th. Use code: PREP20Michelle is providing this instruction. She went through many hours of training with Princeton Review to be able to offer effective and comprehensive instruction on this important gateway exam. She's taught this course to individuals and school-wide while teaching in Denver, so is highly qualified to instruct your child to do their best.If your school is moving to a digital test, the test will be different this year. Our class includes a pretest to determine baseline with specific strategies to maximize scores, test-taking strategies that statistically work, English grammar/common misconceptions, Reading Science/Social Studies text strategies that work, Math test strategies and content practice drills, post test to see growth and areas where students can study concepts for understanding outside of class.Office Hours available after classes for students to get more individual attention. -
20% off this course when you sign up by September 10th. Use code: PREP20Michelle is providing this instruction. She went through many hours of training with Princeton Review to be able to offer effective and comprehensive instruction to score highest scores on this important gateway exam. She's taught this course to individuals and school-wide while teaching in Denver, so is highly qualified to instruct your child to do their best.Our class includes a pretest to determine baseline with specific strategies to maximize scores, test-taking strategies that statistically work, English grammar/common misconceptions, Reading Science/Social Studies text strategies that work, Math test strategies and content practice drills, post test to see growth and areas where students can study concepts for understanding outside of class.Office Hours available after classes for students to get more individual attention.
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Ignite The Mind is now offering our venue for birthday parties! There are three options: you may just rent out our space per hour, have us also provide a fun STEAM activity per your theme, or choose an all-in option, where all you do is make the decisions, and we do everything for you. You must sign up and pay for your party to reserve a space/time. While we will do everything we can to make sure you can use our space during the date/time you want, we cannot guarantee it if it is already reserved. If we cannot agree on a time/date, we will refund 95% of your fee (5% being held for credit card fees that we pay).
