System 1

ACIDS & BASES — Discover the secrets of chemistry and the impact that acids and bases have on our daily lives. Learn to test for acid rain, make your own CO2 fire extinguisher, and make a film canister cannon using an acid and a base!

DRY ICE — Explore the 3 states of matter. Turn water to ice in 30 seconds, build a giant bubbling potion, carbonate plain drinking water and create the same awesome smoke illusions used in the movies

LASER LIGHT — Learn about light, colors, and special laser effects. Use a real laser to create illusions, design a light show and compete in a friendly game of Laser Limbo

MATTER OF FACT — Investigate the ingredients of the universe! Build your own marshmallow molecules! Play Alchemist by turning a nickel into gold (well almost) and use our secret formula to make your own Mad Science Putty!

ROCKET BUILDING — Build your very own model rocketA great way to investigate space flight and aerodynamics!

SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER — These are the voyages of young inquiring minds on a quest to discover Space! Their mission: to take an exciting look at planets, moons, comets, and the starsto boldly go where bright young minds love to go. (Space suits not required.) Children will return from their mission with their own piece of the skies!

ROCKET DEMONSTRATION — Discover the dynamics of rocket flight. Touch and feel our scale rockets while learning HOW and WHY they fly. Take part in a NASA-style launching of model rockets which soar into the air and then return to earth via parachute.

System 2

WATTS-UP — Learn about electricity, its properties and its role in natural phenomena. Make indoor lightning while conducting hair-raising experiments with our electro-static generator.

MAGNETIC MAGIC — Investigate the powers and daily uses of magnets. Test for electromagnetic fields and then use what you have learned to build your own electromagnet.

OPTICAL ILLUSIONS — Build your own periscope while learning about optics,reflection and sight. Watch celebrity images change before your very eyes! Seeing is not always believing

LIGHTS, COLOR, ACTION! — Uncover the hidden components in ordinary light and build your own Newton's color wheel to prove it. Attend a spectacular chemical energy display!

SLIME — Explore the exciting world of polymers, the chemical reactions we use to create them and the inner workings of silly putty. Transform two regular liquids into an oozing batch of your very own slime

SONIC SOUNDS — Discover sound, sound waves and the way household items can be used to create amazing movie effects. Use our multi-effects processor to make a cassette tape of your altered voice, with lots of cool sound effects!

TANTALIZING TASTE — Experiment with taste sensations while "mapping" out your tongue. Use Life Saver testing to compare your sense of smell and taste. Carbonate and taste your very own soda pop and take the "Mad Science" taste challenge

HARNESSING HEAT — Witness a mini rocket launch while learning the properties of heat. Change the states of matter, turn solid candy into floss and make your very own cotton candy that you can eat!

System 3

CHE-MYSTERY — Eliminate the mystery in chemistry! Explore one of the most exciting and fundamental sciences as you grow a crazy crystal garden and make your own "chemical" soda pop!

CURRENT" EVENTS — Take a tour on the electron freeway! Conductors, insulators, transistors, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity introduce themselves to you via the tingle in your fingertips and the twinkle in your eye

"FUN"-DAMENTAL FORCES — GravityInertiaCentripetal forcewho could ever imagine that an introduction to physics could be so much fun? We'll experience these awesome forces for ourselves and build some cool devices to watch them at work!

STUNT PLANES & FUNDAMENTALS OF FLIGHT — This class is a wonderful mix of conceptual and hands-on learning, which will introduce your students to the basics of aerodynamics. Kids will learn about the forces that affect flying machines, and will build a football glider, a Delta Dart and even a loop-flying stunt plane.

SCIENCE OF MAGIC — Magic? NoIt's science! You'll learn the secrets behind famous magic that you can recreate for yourself! Mother nature has some tricks of her own, and we'd like to show you what's up her sleeve!

SUPER STRUCTURES — Discover the strengths of triangles, cylinders and arches. Learn how combinations of these shapes make for sturdy homes and skyscrapers! Use teamwork to build your own super structures as well as an earthquake-proof building!

UNDER PRESSURE — Join Bernoulli and Newton as we take this exciting look at the science behind aerodynamics and the properties of air... under pressure. Use a vortex generator to create air pockets with a punch, and levitate ping-pong balls in defiance of gravity!

WACKY WAVES — Create your own multidensity wave bottles while learning about water, waves and the environment. Simulate the effects of an ocean oil spill and develop creative techniques to clean it up!

System 4

DETECTIVE SCIENCE — Discover how science is used to solve real crimes! Watch as the classroom is transformed into a crime lab for this exciting exploration of the fundamentals of forensics. Children will even take home their very own Child Identification Kit. It's so much fun, it's criminal!

KITCHEN CHEMISTRY — Cooking is all about chemistry! Students will be introduced to the virtual laboratory we call a kitchen in a novel and practical application of science! Dinnertime will never be the same!

SCIENCE OF TOYS — Did you know that some of your favorite toys work using basic science principles? Use bouncing balls, yo-yos and other classic toys to discover the science of motion through fun hands-on activities. Find out how vector toys and string things work and how fun they can be!

BUGS — Students will get an opportunity to explore the world's most abundant animals. How do insects defend themselves? What is their role in the ecosystem? These questions and more will be answered with fun, hands-on activities that will introduce them to these fascinating creatures that are found everywhere! Students will take home a "Bug Box" to help them continue learning at home.

MAD SCIENCE MACHINES — Peek into a class to watch elementary-age engineers hard at work with pulleys and levers. They will design, problem-solve, and have a whole lot of fun! Students will even take home a cool Mad Science Machine that they build themselves!

MOVIE EFFECTS — Grab your popcorn but don't sit backwe're going to learn first-hand how advances in science and technology make our favorite special effects possible! Children will take home a movie-style prop they've made themselves! It's Einstein meets Spielberg in a class of 321action!

WALLOPING WEATHER — Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow will prevent us from enjoying our hands-on exploration of the science of meteorology! Discover how hurricanes, tornadoes and thunderstorms form, and how powerful they can be! Equipped with the hand-made weather instrument they make themselves, students may offer more reliable forecasts than the local news!

EARTHWORKS — Take a voyage to the center of the Earth! We'll investigate the powerful process that shapes our planet and forms remarkable rocks, magnificent minerals, and glittering gems! Children will take home Ultraviolet Detectors which they build themselves!