| These are programs specifically designed for children ages 3.5 to 5 and take place in schools, daycare centers, preschools or even church basements. They are 30 minutes in length are accompanied by a Teacher Resource Package to further reinforce the topic covered in the class. The children also perform experiments, participate in demonstrations and have a take home item at the end of each program.
Mad Mixtures: Experience eruptions of fun with our Mad Science volcanoes, plus other simple chemistry fun. Kids will make their own modeling dough to take home.
Color Lab: This workshop will introduce preschoolers to the exciting world of colour. They will make a new friend while learning about the colors of the rainbow and will experiment with their creative side during an activity on color mixing. Demonstrations will be conducted to introduce students to the primary colors as well as color mixing.
Wiggly World of Worms: This workshop will provide preschoolers with an opportunity to get their hands dirty while learning all about worms. They will work with magnifying glasses to get an up close look at the lives and habits of worms.
Magnetic Attraction:  Experience the poles and power of magnets in this hands on workshop that even provides children with the opportunity to make their own fridge magnet to take home.
Listen Closely: This workshop will introduce students to the science behind the sounds all around them. Children will experiment with a wave motion model and a twirling tube to help them understand that sound travels in waves and can be heard in a variety pitches. They will also have the opportunity to learn about the everyday materials that make a variety of special effects in the movies.
Keep in Touch: Children will learn how they understand the world with their sense of touch and will also emphasize that some objects are safe to touch while others are not. The preschoolers will be presented with the challenge of identifying a variety of objects using only their sense of touch. They will also experiment with an interesting and innovative material to model their very own creation.
Human Body: Meet Mr. Bones and learn about muscles and body systems.
Eye to Eye: This workshop will introduce students to their sense of sight. They will experiment with magnifying glasses, kaleidoscopes and binoculars. The preschoolers will also interact with a variety of optical illusions to illustrate that your eyes can sometimes play tricks on you.
Adventures in Air: Preschoolers will learn that even though air is invisible it is all around them all the time. They will also learn that air has the power to both move items and to slow them down. They will also experiment with a variety of items that rely on the air to help them move.
Digging for Dinosaurs: Dinosaurs are always a huge hit with children, especially preschoolers. They will be introduced to the differences between meat eating and plant eating animals and will have the opportunity to look at some dinosaur teeth up close. They will also work as paleontologists by participating in a mini dinosaur dig that will engage their attention as well as their scientific skills.
Space Frontiers: Take your class on a trip through the solar system where they will learn all about the elements of space. Students will even get to take their very own mini rocket home.
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