Developed with the early elementary grades in mind and to tie to a specific strand of the Science SOLs.
The programs last around 45 minutes and are designed for an average class size. Larger groups will be divided to encourage participation.
Allow 2 to 2.5 hours total for program and self-guided exploration visit
The cost is $9 per student. One adult is admitted free with every eight children. Teachers and bus drivers are admitted free.

Program Descriptions

Five Senses

Our senses will be strong as we explore what it means to see, hear, touch and smell. Students will play a sorting and matching game to identify 5 senses. (Science K.5)

Life Cycles in Nature

Act out the life of a tree. Dance like a honeybee. Learn about the life cycles of all kinds of organisms—from plants to animals to creepy crawlies. (Science K.7)

Shadow Time

Meet “Bear,” who can’t shake his shadow, and recreate Bear’s story with shadow challenges. We’ll explore what it takes to make shadows and answer questions about our own shadows. (Science K 8.b)

Motion

Students explore simple physics and engineering concepts and use colorful building pieces to engineer a new “Slides – and – Rides” playground. Students will build one model to showcase a type of motion (Side to side, circular and straight line). (Science 1.1, 1.2)

Magnets

Rediscover the forces of magnetism! Review the concepts of poles, forces of magnetic fields, magnetic & nonmagnetic surfaces along with push & pull. Students explore rare earth magnets, lodestones and use electromagnets to understand relevant applications. (Science 2.2)

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