 Mad Science of Southern Alberta can enhance your science program with inquiry-based workshops that meet provincial curriculum requirements! Structured as an in-class field trip, a Mad Science workshop is a convenient way to offer students a hands-on science experience without leaving the school. With professional lesson plans, unique equipment and animated instructors, Mad Science workshops offer preschool to sixth grade children truly engaging learning experiences. Dozens of workshop topics are available. (Please note that preschool workshops are located under the Preschool Programs) Page.
All of our workshops for grades one - six are one hour long and are for a group of up to 30 children. One hour workshops start at $150 plus gst. We do extend discounts to multiple bookings of the same workshop made on the same day.
WATCH FOR NEW EXCITING WORKSHOPS COMING FALL 2011!
*Dinosaurs: Examine real fossil casts and differences in the teeth of herbivores and carnivores. Be a paleontologist with a mini excavation and then stain your own fossilized T-Rex tooth.
NEW!!!! *Discover Detection: Students are introduced to the science techniques used to investigate and analyze crime scene evidence. Each student takes home a Mad Science Personal Profile Kit*.
*Dry Ice: It looks hot, but it’s really cold! Explore the three states of matter. Turn water into ice in 30 seconds. Find out if ice can burn. How cold is it anyway???
*Electricity: Excite some electrons as you construct serious circuits and test the conductivity of different materials.
*Good Vibrations: Investigate the science of sound. You will be amazed as you hear church bells through your fingers.
NEW!!! *Kitchen Chemistry: Explore everyday chemistry in the kitchen by investigating chemical properties and reactions that occur between fats, sugars and starches.
NEW!!! *Mad Machines: Learn how simple machines make our lives easier by exploring levers, wheels & axles and pulleys. Students make and keep a Mad Science Drag Racer*.
*Magnificent Magnets: Discover the invisible fields surrounding magnets with our iron fillings.
*Matter of Fact: Explore molecules and how they are held together. See the dramatic differences between physical and chemical changes as you mix up a batch of your very own Mad Science putty* to take home.
*Mineral Mania: Recreate the process of rock formation and devise ways to identify and classify rocks and minerals.
*Mmmm….Taste: Put on your lab coat and stick out your tongue as you discover the delicious biology behind your taste buds.
*Playing with Polymers: Dissolve Styrofoam with a mystery chemical and make your very own slime to experiment with.
NEW!!! *Science of Flight:The Wright brothers would be proud as we learn the fundamentals about flight, drag, gravity, lift and thrust. Each student takes home a Mad Science Skyhawk Plane*.
*Seeking our Senses: Explore all five senses using optical illusions, sounds and even try your hand at reading Braille.
*Slippery Science: This class demystifies one of the most fascinating and beneficial molecules known to mankind….Polymers!
NEW!!! *Super Structures: Explore the world of architecture & engineering while learning about foundations, weight distribution & the science of arches. Each student will take home a Mad Science Super Structure Bridge*.
NEW!!! *Walloping Weather: Become a weather forecaster for the day and learn what causes rain and lightening, how to predict the weather and how it is measured. Each student takes home a Mad Science Sun Bead Kit* to detect UV rays.
*denotes Mad Science branded product.
All workshops are hands-on and interactive.
Visit our Science Clubs page to see what’s new for our 8-week lunch-hour/after-school programming.
Visit our Entertainment page to see a list of Special Event shows that are great for assemblies, corporate events or any other special day with a larger audience.
Mad Science of Southern Alberta is a Calgary based business in operation since 1996.
We are part of the Mad Science Group which has over 180 locations worldwide.
Mad Science of Southern Alberta
phone: (403) 263-4140
madscsab@telusplanet.net
Parent's Choice award winner since 1999.
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