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Our elementary workshops can be customized to align with your school’s curriculum, supporting an inquiry-based approach that encourages students to ask questions, explore ideas, and think like scientists.
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Each workshop meets state science standards while reinforcing the key concepts students are already learning in the classroom.
Elementary Workshop Details
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Interactive, science-themed workshops lasting 45–60 minutes are available for grades K–2 and grades 3–5, with activities tailored to each age group.
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Bring the excitement of a field trip directly to your classroom—no buses or permission slips required.
- Exploring Science workshops make learning memorable, helping students deepen their understanding of essential science concepts through hands-on discovery.
Elementary Workshop Topics
Slime & Polymers
Get your hands gooey by mixing secret ingredients to create your own stretchy, colorful slime to take home!
Animal Adventures
Become a wildlife detective by exploring local habitats and learning how to identify mysterious animal tracks.
Atmosphere & Weather
Create a cloud inside a jar and use a homemade wind vane to see how the weather changes outside.
Incredible Insects & Bugs
Grab a magnifying glass to investigate the tiny world of bugs and discover why insects are so important.
Dry Ice Discovery
Watch "magic" smoke rise from bubbling potions in this safe and exciting look at how super-cold gas behaves.
Earth Explorers
Dig deep into the ground to find hidden minerals and learn how powerful forces build mountains over millions of years.
Energy in Motion
Build your own spinning tops and pendulums to see how energy moves things and keeps them in action.
Awesome Airplanes
Fold and fly different styles of paper gliders to test which wings catch the air the best for long flights.
Marvelous Machines
Learn how levers, pulleys, gears, and wheels make work easier and see the science behind everyday machines.
Stars of the Universe
Students learn how stars are born, why they shine, and how our Sun compares to other stars in space.
Kitchen Chemistry Lab
Use everyday ingredients from your pantry to build an erupting volcano that flows with safe, bubbly lava.
Sea Life Science
Discover how sharks float and whales stay warm through fun experiments that mimic life in the deep ocean.
Astronaut Life
Practice daily tasks using space-gloves to see how astronauts work on the International Space Station.
Super Cool Solutions
Stir special powders into water to create "vanishing" mixtures and learn the chemistry of how things dissolve.
Illusion Adventures
Build rotating discs that fool your brain into seeing colors and shapes that aren't really there.
Orbit Adventures
Kids will learn captivating facts about giant planets, icy moons, and what makes each world unique.
Acids & Bases
Use a special "magic" juice made from cabbage that changes from purple to pink or green depending on what you add.
Flavor Explorers
Kids will explore how their taste buds and senses work, discover why foods taste sweet, sour, salty, or bitter, and learn how our brains interpret flavor.
Toys & Games
Take a peek inside your favorite toys to encounter the springs and gears that make them jump, spin, and zoom.
Magic Lab
Students will identify how magicians use observation, physics, and critical thinking to create amazing illusions that fool the eye and mind!
Cosmic Wonders
Blast off into the mysteries of space! In this fun class, elementary students explore amazing space phenomena like comets, asteroids, eclipses, and meteor showers.
Energy Explorers
Kids will uncover how solar panels, wind, and other clean energy sources work, while experimenting with ways to capture and use energy safely.
Rocket Engineers
Get ready for liftoff! In this thrilling class, elementary students learn the basics of how rockets launch and travel into space. Kids experience a real outdoor rocket launch!
Cotton Candy Lab
Kids will learn how centripetal force spins sugar into fluffy treats and see chemical reactions in action as sugar transforms before their eyes.
Air Pressure & Wind Power
Through exciting demonstrations and simple experiments including a vortex generator, kids will see how invisible air can push, lift, and move objects.
Through engaging activities and building challenges, students will design, program, and test robots, bringing science and creativity together in action-packed learning!
Bot Builders
Kids will be taught how inertia keeps things moving, why centripetal force makes objects spin in circles, and how pushes and pulls affect everything around them.
Physics and Forces
Kids will learn how objects move, why they speed up or slow down, and how gravity, friction, and momentum affect everything around them.
Move It! Science
Students will touch, examine, and even collect their own minerals, turning science into an exciting rock adventure!
Rockin' Science
Super Senses
Kids will find out how their senses work, why they’re important, and how the brain interprets the world around them.
Get ready for a shocking adventure in science! In this hands-on class, elementary students will explore electricity in action using cool tools like a Tesla coil, Van de Graaff generator, and plasma ball.
Electric Explorers
Power Up! Circuits
Through interactive demonstrations, students will build simple circuits, light up bulbs, and explore static electricity, discovering the science behind the sparks in a safe and exciting way!
Mystery Lab
Kids will investigate clues, test ideas, and uncover hidden secrets, all while learning how scientists think like detectives to solve real-world problems. It’s mystery, discovery, and science all rolled into one fun adventure!
Laser Lab Adventures
In this hands-on class, elementary students will play with light, lasers, and fun experiments to learn how scientists use lasers in space for communication, measurements, and exploration.
Strong Structures
Students will design, test, and create their own structures, uncovering the science behind architecture and engineering—all while having a blast!
Colorful Chemical Reactions
Mix safe liquids together to watch them fizz, bubble, and change into bright new colors right before your eyes.