This page is from Season 2 (2022), preserved for history.

The Summer 2022 sessions have ended! Thanks for an even better run!

As always, we'd like to thank everyone for joining the sessions. The recordings for the classes will be posted on YouTube shortly, and we will be donating the funds to the World Health Organization in their fight against COVID this year.

This summer, we tried some new things, and while the experiments didn't always work out, we tried our best, and we hope you learned a thing or two about science!

As a final bit of news, we have a surprise this next summer... Stay posted for updates, and we will see you sooner than you think!

-The 3S Team

Once, again thanks to the Lexington Community Center for letting us use their tent as a lecture hall!

Welcome to Summer Science Seminars 3S!

WHO: We are a group of qualified and dedicated science enthusiasts who are eager to share our knowledge with others.

WHAT: We aim to cover a broad range of science topics and help you enjoy science, enhance your understanding, and prepare you for science-based competitions such as Science Bowl and Science Olympiad, and more.

WHERE: In-person demonstrations and team activities at the Lexington Community Center, all courses over Zoom

WHEN: Classes run from July 11 - August 6, specific times subject to change on a class-by-class basis, see Courses page

WHY: We believe the universe is to be enjoyed and understood, from the largest galactic superclusters to the smallest units of theoretical quantum foam. The ideas, processes, and thinking methods you learn will help you in life, no matter in science or not. We want to foster this in all students and help them discover the joys of learning and figuring stuff out. Every problem solved is a step and a challenge conquered.

We can't wait to show you everything!

Courses Offered

biology
Biology

  • Teachers: Erin Suh, Jerry Xu, William Jung, Damon Gurvich
  • Topics Covered
    • General Biology (Beginner)
    • Botany (Intermediate)
    • Virology and Immunology (Intermediate)
    • Nervous system (Intermediate)
    • Digestive system (Intermediate)
    • Respiratory system (Intermediate)
  • Format: Online
  • 6 Sessions ($60): 6 pm - 8 pm on July 17th (Sun), July 21st (Thu), July 23rd (Sat), July 24th (Sun), July 28th (Thu), July 30th (Sat)

Physics
Physics

  • Teachers: Stephanie Wan, Owen Jiang, Alex Wang, Sam Wang
  • Topics Covered
    • Kinematics & Mechanics (Beginner-Intermediate)
    • Fluids and Oscillations (Advanced)
    • Thermodynamics (Intermediate-Advanced)
    • Electromagnetism and Waves (Intermediate)
    • Optics (Intermediate)
  • Format: Online
  • 5 Sessions ($50): 6 pm - 8 pm on July 12th (Tue), July 14th (Thu), July 15th (Fri), August 2nd (Tue), August 4nd (Thu)

Chemistry
Chemistry

  • Teachers: Sam Wang, Jerry Xu
  • Topics Covered
    • Inorganic Chemistry (Intermediate)
    • Physical Chemistry (Advanced)
  • Format: Online
  • 2 Sessions ($20): 6 pm - 8 pm on July 16th (Sat), July 18th (Mon)

Earth Sciences
Earth Sciences

  • Teachers: Owen Jiang, Alex Corbett, Erin Suh
  • Topics Covered
    • Geology (Intermediate)
    • Oceanography (Intermediate)
    • Climate (Intermediate)
    • Astronomy/Astrophysics (Advanced)
  • Format: Online
  • 4 Sessions ($40): 6 pm - 8 pm on July 22th (Fri), July 25th (Mon), July 29th (Fri), August 1st (Mon)

Mathematics
Mathematics

  • Teachers: Sam Wang, Stephanie Wan, Jerry Xu, Alex Wang, Owen Jiang
  • Topics Covered
    • Number Theory & Algebra (Beginner)
    • Combinatorics (Beginner-Intermediate)
    • Analytical Geometry and Trigonometry (Intermediate)
    • Common Competition Problem Solving (Intermediate)
    • Intuitive Calculus (only visualization, not too hard) (Advanced)
  • Format: Online
  • 5 Sessions ($50): 6 pm - 8 pm on July 11th (Mon), July 13th (Wed), July 19th (Tue), July 26th (Tue), August 3rd (Wed)

History of Science
History of Science

  • Teachers: Owen Jiang, Alex Wang
  • Topics Covered
    • Development of Science (Beginner)
    • Scientific Thought and The Future (Beginner)
  • Format: Online
  • 2 Sessions ($20): 6 pm - 8 pm on July 20th (Wed), July 27th (Wed)

Team Activities
Team Activities

  • Teachers: Sam Wang, Owen Jiang, TBD
  • This class is a fun one, designed to help improve teamwork and communication between individuals in a competition setting! We will use:
    • Science Bowl
    • Science Olympiad
    • Engineering Projects
    • Math Relay
    • Jeopardy
    • Guts
    • Problem Swap
    to assist you in preparing for contests and collaboration!
  • Format: In-person
  • FREE
  • August 5th (Fri), 1:15 pm - 4 pm

Experimental Demonstrations
Experimental Demonstrations

  • Teachers: Sam Wang, Owen Jiang, TBD
  • For any fun demonstrations and any interesting things we talked about online, we will be doing in-person and live experiments so you can see the science yourself!
  • Format: In-person
  • FREE
  • August 6th (Sat), 1 pm - 4 pm


Teachers:

Resources

You will only be able to see the resources below if you have participated (i.e. registered) in the 2022 3S Program.

Recordings

All recordings are contained in this YouTube playlist.