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STEM and Junior STEAM Labs

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 STEM Labs

Add on to your group visit and focus your K-8th grade students on a STEM theme. Each engaging lab features activities, investigations and demonstrations that match your curriculum goals and reinforce science concepts.

Length: 30-45 minutes
Cost: $75 per class up to 25 students

To begin the reservation process, complete the Group Visit Request Form and someone will contact you.  For additional questions, contact us at fieldtrip@discoverycentermuseum.org or phone 815-963-6769.

Looking for Early Childhood STEAM Labs for PreK/K students? Click here!

 

Roller Coaster Science 

Grades: 1-8

Students make use of engineering skills as they design and test their own roller coasters in this exploration of kinetic and potential energy.

NGSS: ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C, PS2.A, PS2.B, PS3.APS3.B, PS3.C
Illinois SEL standards: 2C.1b, 2C.2b, 2C.3b

 

Robot Rendezvous 

Grades: Pre-K-8

Design bots and compile code as your students put their problem-solving skills to the test with our robots. 

NGSS: 3-5 ETS1-1 ETS1-2, ETS1-3
Illinois SEL Standards: 2C.1b, 2C.2b, 2C.3b