Our X-Lab Classes
Bugs
Welcome to the realm of insects! Learn about their fabulous flying abilities, their unique eyesight, and the way that they defend themselves against predators. Identify arthropods, see how camouflage works, and investigate how bugs can be helpful to our environment.
Detective Science
Step into the role of a detective and discover how forensic science plays a central role in solving crimes. Create and analyze fingerprints, examine dental records, make tooth impressions and discover how written materials can be analyzed to help solve a crime. Find out if you would make a good witness when your observation skills are put to the test!
Earthworks
Find out that the earth beneath your feet is more than meets the eye in this introductory program on earth science. Discover what the Earth is composed of and how various forces combine to create rocks and minerals. Uncover the forces that create earthquakes, the natural faults in the Earth’s crust and even how mountains are formed.
Mad Machines
Find out how simple machines make our lives easier. Discover different types of simple machines: levers, wedges, inclined planes, wheels and axles, and pulleys, and identify them in things you use every day! Assemble a catapult, and experiment with your own inclined plane at home.
Movie Effects
Sit in a Director’s chair and discover why science is the real star on the big screen! Learn the art of Foley sound effects, and see if you have what it takes to help make a movie. Explore the concepts of Beta movement and persistence-of-vision, and discover how 3-D images are made. Finally, put your movie making skills to the test to create your very own animation flip book.
Walloping Weather
Welcome to the wild world of weather! Investigate why it rains, the reasons for seasons, and even how weather can be predicted via a science called meteorology. Step into the shoes of a meteorologist and observe your regional weather patterns. Finally, learn how tornados form, and create your own model tornado!
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