K-2 Learning Labs

Students will learn all about adaptations and what is necessary to survive, not only for humans but animals as well. We will discuss adaptations of different species and in this lab, students will design a new environment based on the animal and habitat chosen for them!

This lab is all about light and how we see it, and don’t see it! Witness what happens when colors mix, learn about forms of light, the light spectrum, prisms, filters, lenses and diffraction. Can your eyes be tricked? This lab pairs well with our Light live demonstration.

Students will learn about forces and how to utilize them to change the motion of objects around us. Students will use pushes and pulls when interacting with cars, ramps, balls and various other tools of learning. In this lab, students will fix a rollercoaster and identify what is needed to make rollercoasters work! This lab pairs well with the Laws of Motion live demonstration!

Students will learn about the moon, different phases, the distance between the Earth and the moon, what is is made of and the different appearances the moon can have during seasons. In this lab, students will create a phases of the moon tool to help them identify the moon at night and more! This lab pairs well with our new Mission to the Moons planetarium show!

Students will learn about non-Newtonian fluids, properties, fluidness and more in this slimeology lab! Students will be able to create oobleck and slime and see the difference between the two, focusing on the different states of matter. This lab pairs well with the Chemistry live demonstration!

Join us in the Planetarium as we take an out-of-the-world tour of the solar system with some surprising planetary landmarks on the way! Students will be making a take home model of our solar system once the Planetarium show is done!

Students will learn all about water, the different types of cause - sudden [floods, hurricanes, etc.] or gradual [river formations, rain, etc.], erosion, the problems it may cause and more! In this lab, students will create a sandcastle and try to avoid erosion by flooding waters! They will problem solve how to create structures to remain safe when flooding does occur. This lab pairs well with the Weather live demonstration!

Students will learn about animals and humans, what is necessary to survive, and focusing on the different types of systems in our bodies! In this lab, students will create skeletal Q-tips, work with a senses station and have a discussion of evolution!