Guided School Programs
Grades K to 3

Earth's Daily and Seasonal Cycles
(Grades K to 3)

What is our primary source of heat and light? How do the Earth's daily and seasonal cycles affect everyday life? Giant Sun and Earth globes and activities introduce concepts of heat, light, day and night. Investigate the change of the seasons through hands-on activities in our inflatable planetarium.

Pushing and Pulling Forces
(Grades K to 3)
What happens when you try a pushing or pulling force on an object? Hands-on activity stations illustrate how gravity, static, magnetic and muscular forces cause objects to move. Apply different levels of force on objects and see them move, attract, repel, or change direction. Find out which forces are applied through direct contact and which interact at a distance.

Exploring Objects and Materials
(Grades K to 3)
Can objects be made of more than one material? Use your senses to identify objects by how they look and feel. How do you make paper, plastic and glass? Where do they come from? Hands-on activities illustrate how materials are produced, recycled and how they can be fastened together to form objects. Various exhibits reinforce the “function determines the material” concept as you discover the objects and materials of everyday life.
On-line activities on Materials

Liquids and Solids
(Grades K to 3)
Investigate the properties of materials through an exploration of liquids and solids. Probe the differences between the three states of matter, interactions between liquids of different densities, solids that dissolve in liquids, and buoyancy. Design a boat and see how much weight it can support.
On-line activities on Materials

Energy from Sun, Wind and Water
(Grades 1 to 3)
Look at the world of energy, and discover how the Sun works to power all living things, in this interactive hands-on exploration of the world’s natural sources of energy. See how a strong wind has more energy than a light breeze, and discover responsible uses of energy.