Afternoon Activities

Each month the whole family attends a special presentation with the group.

Morning Labs

Each group will do labs each month at 9:30 and 11am.  Space missions and advanced Jurassic James Labs are two hours.

September

• Techno-Science Lab - Magnets - Investigate magnetic fields and other interesting magnetic behavior.

• Wildlife Lab - Environmental Indicators - See into the future by looking at the present of environmental indicator species (such as amphibians).

• Dissection Lab - Heart - Nothing beats that “Aww” moment! Take an in-depth look at one powerful muscle, the heart. Includes heart dissection.

October

• Earth Science Lab - Layers of the Atmosphere - Let’s take it from the top! We’ll explore the layers of the earth’s atmosphere, and discuss how altitude, pressure and temperature change in our atmosphere.

• Time Lab - History of Espionage - Are you good at keeping secrets? Join us as we decode the mysterious world of spies.

• Dissection Lab - Leaping Lizards - Moths, roaches and beetles, Yum! Discover a fascinating predator and local color changer, the anole. Includes lizard dissection.

November

• Time Lab - Race for Space - Since the beginning of time Humanity has been fascinated by the stars. Learn about how we got to the moon and beyond!

• Techno-Science Lab - Light - Explore fluorescence, luminescence and color as we experiment with light.

• Wildlife Lab - Misunderstood Sharks - Dive into the world of these boneless, “tooth covered”, ecosystem-balancing predators and learn why the greatest thing we have to fear about sharks is the misinformation surrounding them.

January

• Time Lab - Industrial Revolution  - Bigger, faster, stronger! Learn about the processes and technology that built the modern age.

• Techno-Science Lab - Shape Science - Discover the science and math of shapes through tessellations, construction and more.

• Dissection Lab - Mendelian Genetics - Investigate phenotypes, genotypes and Punnett squares using Mendel’s Principles of Inheritance. (Biology lab)

February

• Earth Science Lab - Total Eclipse of the Sun - Learn about what happens during an eclipse, and prepare for the next total solar eclipse

• Time Lab - Going Global! - Explore how Planes, Trains and Ships changed how we interact with our world

• Wildlife Lab - Extreme Survivors - Find out which adaptations allow animals to live in extreme environments.

March

• Time Lab - Art over the Ages - From petroglyphs to photography - discover how humans have expressed themselves and how art shapes how we view history.

• Biology Lab - Blue Crab - Learn what blue crabs, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol Dome have in common as you dissect a blue crab. Includes crab dissection.

• Wildlife Lab - Slow and Steady - Shell-ebrate the turtle-y awesome world on Testudines in this lab.

April

• Earth Science Lab - Our Place in Space - Delve into our solar system to find out what makes it unique and see what lies outside of its boundaries.

• Techno-Science Lab - Falling Fast - Explore parachutes and other ways to cushion a fall, then design and protect an egg ‘passenger’ from a crash.

• Wildlife Lab - Homebodies - Did you know elephant footprints become frog breeding grounds? Discover unusual homebuilders of the Animal Kingdom.

May

• Earth Science Lab - Smaller than a Planet  - What else is in our solar system? Discover comets and asteroids, meteors and meteorites, and other bits found in space!

• Techno-Science Lab  - Pressure - Lift, crush and hover with the amazing power of air pressure.

• Wildlife Lab - Filter Feeders - Sift through the details on sponges, clams and more in this lab all about the custodians of the ocean.