Each lab includes circle time demonstrations, hands-on experimenting, and a take and make activity. Copies of experiments and activities are included with your reservations.
Who lives in a tree? What does an owl eat? Children discover answers to these questions and more as they learn what a naturalist does, how to use basic science tools and how to do in-depth lab investigations. Then, they try out their new skills by exploring the hidden habitats and secret lives of forest animals in the hands-on Animal Secrets exhibit. Teacher's guide for Animal Secrets available upon request.
Ages: 4-6 years
Capacity: 24
Duration: 50 minutes
Available: Thursdays at 10:00am
Why does one wing of a butterfly look just like the other one? How does a caterpillar change into a butterfly? What do ladybugs eat? We will explore the answer to these questions in many more in this in depth introduction to bugs and their lifecycles.
Ages: 3-6 years
Capacity: 24
Duration: 50 minutes
Available: Thursdays at 10:00am
What is under your skin? Where does food good go after we eat it? What makes your body move? Watch these questions come alive in this introduction to the human body.
Ages: 4-6 years
Capacity: 24
Duration: 50 minutes
Available: Thursdays at 10:00am
How does a seesaw work? What makes wheels on a bike go around? How can you lift a lion? Playing with gears, wheels, pulleys, levers and inclined planes, students discover answers to these questions and learn the ways simple machinery makes our lives easier.
Ages: 4-6 years
Capacity: 24
Duration: 50 minutes
Available: Thursdays at 10:00am
