Workshops
The following is a sampling of activities we offer. We can also develop custom activities for your group, so don’t hesitate to request an activity based on another topic not listed here.
To request a visit, contact us with the following information:
- The school or group are you with
- The grade or age range of the participants
- The topic you would like us to cover
- Are you interested in a demonstration, science fair judges, lab tours, etc.?
- What dates and times are you available? (Please provide a few dates/times)
| Kit | Brief Description | Grade Levels |
|---|---|---|
| Wings of Discovery® Why Live Here? | Students explore the needs of living things (i.e. food, shelter, safety). | K to 1 |
| Feast for the Senses | Students participate in interactive, sensory activities that help them understand how animals use their senses. | K to 1 |
| Dynamic Dinos | Students explore the form and function of different dinosaur body parts using models and reconstructions. | K to 1 |
| Budding Marine Biologists | Students learn about adaptations of marine animals through hands-on activities. | 1 to 2 |
| Matter Matters | Students explore the properties and interactions of solid and liquid materials through demonstrations and hands-on activities | 2 |
| Playful Machines | Students investigate simple machines by using levers, wheels and axles, and inclined planes to create a model playground. | 2 to 3 |
| Bright Lights, Big Science | Students investigate light and learn how light can be transmitted, reflected, refracted or absorbed by materials in our environment. | 4 |
| The Wonders of Weather | Students learn how the sun, air and water create weather, and apply their knowledge of weather by constructing and testing a weather-measuring device. | 5 |
| It’s Electrifying | Students gain a basic understanding of electricity by experimenting with electrical circuits, conductors, insulators and electromagnets. | 6 |
| Crime Lab | Students hone their investigative skills by working in teams, collecting data, identifying patterns and analyzing results to solve a mystery. | 6 to 7 |
| Exploration Mars! | Learn about and experience the challenges of Space Exploration using un-manned space probes (Orbiters, Landers and Rovers), and use them to make discoveries about Mars and its ability to support life. | 6 to 9 |