Spend additional time participating in hands-on activities, investigations and demonstrations that match your curriculum goals.
Length: 45 minutes
Cost: $50 per class up to 30 students
Choose from the topics below:
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Learn about the skeleton, organs, and more as we explore the amazing human body!
Grades: PreK - 1
lllinois State Goals: 1AB, 4A, 5A, 7A, 12A, 23AB
Color and Light
Split light apart into colors and blend them back together as we explore the relationship between color and light!
Grades: 1 - 8
Illinois State Goals: 1AB, 4A, 5A, 11AB, 12CD, 13A
Roller Coasters
Experiment with potential and kinetic energy while working in teams to build roller coasters!
Grades: 3 - 8
Illinois State Goals: 1AB, 4A, 5A, 7A, 11AB, 12CD, 13A
The Methods of Science
Combine proper lab techniques with the scientific method as we investigate a mystery chemical!
Grades: 2 - 8
Illinois State Goals: 1AB, 4A, 5A, 7A, 11ABC, 12D, 13AB
Simple Machines
Work hands-on with levers, pulleys, and gears as we discover the advantages of simple machines!
Grades: 2 - 8
Illinois State Goals: 1AB, 4A, 5A, 7A, 8ABD, 10AB, 11AB, 13AB
Slime Time
Experience the magic of chemistry as we combine chemicals to make a slippery slimy substance!
Grades: 2 - 8
Illinois State Goals: 1AB, 4A, 5A, 7A, 11AB, 12CD, 13A
Magnetism
Make magnets attract and repel and learn to differentiate magnetic and non-magnetic materials!
Grades: PreK - 4
Illinois State Goals: Illinois State Goals: 1AB, 4AB, 11A, 12CD, 13A
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Prisms separate the colors that make white light. Glass prisms bend light, spread it out, and reflect it, the same way water drops do when they make rainbows. Learn more about prisms in our Color and Light exhibit.
