Workshop Topics and Descriptions

 
 

 What could be more fun than having a Mad Scientist visit your classroom this year!

Mad Science can enhance your science program with inquiry-based workshops that meet state and local 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 the hassle of leaving the school. Professional lesson plans and unique equipment with animated instructors are what makes a Mad Science workshop an experience you and your children will not soon forget!  Our one hour long workshops are great for grades K - 5th. 

Pricing starts at $170.00 with discounts given for multiple classes!

Workshop Uses:

  • Enrichment
  • Remediation
  • Review, Refresh or Reward

Convenience:

  • No time-consuming travel
  • No lost class time
  • Flexible

 Why a Mad Science Workshop?

Each workshop contains multiple demonstrations and hands-on activities. We leave behind materials and/or take home projects for your class and each hour is an hour of discovery! Mad Science provides a resource guide for teachers with extension

Workshop Descriptions for all Grade Levels K - 5

Organ Trail-  A series of 5 unique workshops on the human body! Totally awesome from "The Beat Goes On" to the "Lung and Breathless"!

Crazy Chemistry - We have over 8 different hands on workshops that cover PH, Reactions, Chem in a Flash, Glow Show,  Super Sticky Stuff, Slime, Ice Capades and Lab Works! Don't miss out on these great classes and each has a unique take home project to build and use in class to enhance their experience!

Space Explorations - Looking for that "Out of this world" experience? Try our NASA workshops to delight and educate all grade levels.  They will experience life as an astronaut, learn about our atmosphere, build rockets and study the 4 forces of flight!  Choose from Planet and Moons, Sun and Stars, Space Travel, Rocket Science, Atmosphere, Space Technology, Space Phenomenon or Living in Space!

Workshop Designed for Grades K-2    

  •  Seeking our Senses - Sniff out the science of your 5 senses!
  • Taste Buds - Learn about the biology behind your “buds”
  • Human Body –Take a closer look at our human body
  • Dinosaurs - Join a dinosaur excavation and make your own T-Rex tooth 
  • Where's the Air - Learn about the air all around us and discover its amazing strength
  • Measurement - –Metric system and estimation
  • Mad About Matter
  • Laser Light

 Workshop Designed for Grades 3rd- 5th 

  • Black & Blue Oceans - Investigate an oil spill and focus on the impact of water pollution.
  • Mineral Mania - Peek beneath Earth's crust and learn about all rocks and minerals. Physical Science Workshops
  • Electricity - Excite some electrons and create some serious circuits
  • Mad About Matter - Plate a nickel, discover reaction times, and make some polymer to take home!
  • Laser Light- What, how and lets play!
  • Dry Ice Class –Explore Dry Ice and Bubbling Potions
  • Scientific Method - We will explore the scientific process as we learn about potential and kinetic energy!  A great class to get children started in their core knowledge of this process!
  • Rocket Building Class –Students get to understand about rockets and space travel as well as make their own rocket. We wrap up with a real rocket launch