NJ Standards
NJ Student Learning Standards in Science
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Our programs are designed to enhance your curriculum & go hand-in-hand with the NJ Student Learning Standards in Science.
During an in-school field trip, students are given the opportunity to use the tools as a working scientist would use such as magnifying glasses, thermometers, graduated cylinders, scales & balances & more. Students are able to use these tools when experimenting to classify, measure, compare & hypothesize their observations. Access to these tools takes students beyond gathering data & helps to extend their senses.
INSPIRE
Encourage science discovery in children around the world!
Scientifically Science
NJ Standard: K-2ETS1: Engineering Design
Have FUN as we watch properties of matter change right before our eyes! We'll shake things up as we get hands-on with our matter mix-up, investigate with REAL magnifying glasses, and explore magnetism! From floating rings to bubbling potions, we'll uncover the mystery of why matter matters!
Weather Wizards
NJ Standard: K-ESS2: Earth's Systems; Earth and Human Activity
The forecast for the day is FUN as students transform into mini-meteorologists! We'll discover the science behind our Planet's incredible weather systems as we uncover the reason for the seasons. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall...this program has it ALL as we experience thunder, go ice cube fishing, touch lightning & more!
May the Force be with You
NJ Standard: K-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Have FUN as we explore the fast-paced world of forces & motion! Investigate the viscosity of liquids & discover how air pressure works using our exciting suction cups. Compete in a race like never before & take home a molecule race track to keep!
Survive & Thrive
NJ Standard: K-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Prepare to embark on a WILD scientific adventure as we investigate the traits and characteristics that make the animal kingdom so diverse! Discover what makes fur, feathers, bird beaks, and blubber so amazing! Make a birds nest to keep and much more!
Cosmic Capers
NJ Standard: K-PS3: Energy
3..2..1..BLAST OFF! Get ready to shoot for the stars as we discover our planet, the moon & our sun system. Students will learn how to keep time using the sun as they make their own sundial clocks. Get hands-on with the patterns of the night sky constructing your very own constellation, make glow-in-the-dark Space Mud and more!
Sounds Like FUN
NJ Standard: 1-PS4: Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Do you hear what I hear? It's the sweet sound of science! Have FUN as we tune into the different media. Students will be picking up good vibrations as they get hands-on with sound waves, make salt dance, send water flying & build their very own harmonica to keep!
The Power of Light©
NJ Standard: 1-PS4: Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Find out just how amazing light is. What is visible light? Discover who ROY G. BIV is and the electromagnetic spectrum. Uncover the mysteries behind light and why it is both wave like and particle like. Students will make their own "stained glass" as they learn the differences betweem tranparent, translucent and opaque.
Rainforest Safari
NJ Standard: 1-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
It’s all about the rainforest! We look at the different layers of the rainforest and the ecosystems they support while building your very own rainforest to keep! We also become a tribal shaman and make medicine.
Cycle Babble
NJ Standard: 1-LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
When it comes to science, sometimes there's a change in plans! Have FUN as we investigate the life cycle & witness some of Mother Nature's coolest magic acts via metamorphosis. From birth to adult, these animals prove that growing up is FUN to do! Follow a ladybug as it grows up, build your own butterfly life cycle model, spin a spider web & more!
Zoom to the Moon
NJ Standard: 1-ESS1: Earth's Place in the Universe
Discover the patterns of our living planet! Have FUN as we reach for the sky and get a feel for the clouds...literally! Make a real impact as we become Crater Makers & find out about the phases of the moon can be. We'll study the Moon, eclipses, tides & more through FUN, hands-on investigations.
What's the Matter
NJ Standard: 2-PS1: Matter and it's Interactions
This field trip focuses on what really matters...hands-on FUN! Get ready for a hands-on property party celebrating matter & the changes it makes! Have FUN with the properties of solids & liquids as we race 'em, spread 'em and mix 'em. We learn how to inflate a balloon without air, explore differences in density & create a real chemical reaction to take home! This programs includes the HTHT fan-favorite, Space Mud!
Chem Fun
NJ Standard: 2-PS1: Matter and it's Interactions
Find out how much fun chemistry can be! Build your own chromatography chamber and watch colors separate before your very eyes Make your own silly putty and gummy worms as we learn REAL chemistry!
Find out how much fun chemistry can be! Build your own chromatography chamber and watch colors separate before your very eyes Make your own silly putty and gummy worms as we learn REAL chemistry!
Smarty Plants
NJ Standard: 2-LS2: Ecosystems:Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
This field-trip is sure to turn your students into a class of smarty plants! Find out what all plants need to survive & thrive on our planet. Explore the world's ecosystems, the five laws of nature, different types of seeds & how they all play their part in nature's delicate balance. Discover osmosis & diffusion and get a hands-on look while extracting real chlorophyll!
Extreme Scene
NJ Standard: 2-LS2: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Journey though the Earth's extreme environments! From super cold to super deep, we'll discover the amazing adaptations that help them to survive & thrive in their ever-changing habitats. Have FUN as we shine some light on bioluminescence, build an igloo & more!
Earthscapades
NJ Standard: 2-ESS1: Earth's Place in the Universe
This field trip is erupting with FUN as we investigate Earth's dramatic land forms first hand. Your students will transform into mini-geologists as they study the lands from around the globe- from the tops of majestic mountains to the depths of mysterious caves and everything in between. Set out to find the facts on natural acts as we get a hands-on look at earthquakes, volcanoes, avalanches & more!
H2O to Go
NJ Standard: 2-ESS2: Earth's Systems
Hop on board and ride the water cycle with us! Create a storm, touch the clouds, and take a journey with a water droplet. Discover what drives the cycle and how plants can thrive in a terrarium!
EXPLORE
Investigate how fun and interesting science can be through hands-on learning!
Newton In A Nutshell
NJ Standard: 3-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
We all have potential...potential & kinetic energy that is! Your class will get ramped up as students get hands-on with a few incline plane antics. Our gyroscopes will have everyone going in circles! Prepare your students to be transformed into junior physicists as they discover inertia and motion with our Fun Flicks & more!
DNA is Here to Stay
NJ Standard: 3-LS3: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Dive into the gene pool & discover why DNA is here to stay! Learn about our unique fingertip patterns & how we have certain traits that are passed down by our parents. Explore the fascinating world of dermatoglyphics and discover what makes you genetically unique and genetically different from everyone else. From ancient dinosaurs to newly discovered insects, we'll investigate how organisms can be related & completely different. Watch as your class bonds over genetics, takes a bite out of delicious DNA & more!
Dig It
NJ Standard: 3-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Students will become junior geologists for the day & find out why science really rocks! Set out on a mining expedition as we go searching for rocks, minerals & real gemstones. But the FUN doesn't stop there...students will dig deeper & perform 6 different geological tests & then classify their findings! Everything you find...you keep!
Weather or Not
NJ Standard: 3-ESS2: Earth's Systems; Earth and Human Activity
Calling all future-meteorologists! Have FUN as we explore the many different types of weather that affect our planet. Brrr...it's time to bundle up as we make our own wind chill! Discover how weather conditions can change & what affects our local weather each day. Students will learn though hands-on investigation as they make their own bubble atmosphere and anemometer. We also experiment with wind bags, & more!
Design Time
NJ Standard: 3-5-ETS1: Engineering Design
Discover how science and engineering are applied in architecture. We have FUN as we build buildings, several bridges, and more!
Edison's Workshop
NJ Standard: 4-PS3: Energy
Find out all of the current science on electricity & magnetism as students become Newtonian mechanics! We'll investigate how motion affects different types of energy in our series of FUN Flicks. Get hands-on with static & current electricity & have FUN with electromagnetism. Discover the shocking facts experimenting with our lightning globe & more!
The Power of Light
NJ Standard: 4-PS4: Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Find out just how amazing light is. What is visible light? Discover who ROY G. BIV is and the electromagnetic spectrum. Uncover the mysteries behind light and why it is both wave like and particle like. Learn about the science of colors and use different color lights to see differences in color.
Let's Make Sense
NJ Standard: 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Have FUN as we make sense out of our senses. Explore our 5 senses, 1 sense at a time. Discover how much we rely on our senses.
Jurassic Classic
NJ Standard: 4-ESS1: Earth's Place in the Universe
A field trip of prehistoric proportions! Transform your classroom into an exciting dig-site as we become mini-paleontologists & examine a variety of REAL fossils. Students will get hands-on with earthquakes, volcanoes & erosion to learn how the Earth's landscape has changed since the dawn of the dinosaur. Students will make their very own fossil to take home as a super souvenir to their Jurassic journey!
Fun'omena
NJ Standard: 4-ESS2: Earth's Systems
Get the facts…on those natural acts! Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and volcanoes. Learn about our changing conditions which cause these phenomena. Have FUN as we make them happen in your classroom.
Global Fever
NJ Standard: 4-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
Discover the effects of global warming! Have FUN as we explore clean and renewable energy.
Matter Matters
NJ Standard: 5-PS1: Matter and its Interactions
It's just a matter of time until your classroom transforms into a scientific laboratory! Get ready to investigate the properties of matter including solids, liquids & gases. Find out exactly why matter matters as we discover bubbling potions, watch air take up space, & more!
Newton's Day in the Park
NJ Standard: 5-PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Create an Amusement Park in the classroom with the help of Newton’s Laws of Motion! Students will discover why amusement park rides are so much fun by designing a racecar, learning about the forces of a pendulum, and finally building a rollercoaster.
The Chain Gang
NJ Standard: 5-PS3: Energy; Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy and Dynamics
Join the chain gang, the food chain that is. Explore the five laws of nature that apply to the world’s ecosystems. Have fun as we learn about predatorprey relationships, and dissect real owl pellets. Discover why honeybees are so important to the balance of nature as we make our very own honeycombs, and much, much more.
Smarty Plants
NJ Standard: 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Discover the amazing world of plants and learn about photosynthesis and germination. Have a hands-on look at roots, shoots, and transportation inside a plant. Get a hands-on look at real earthworms, dissect a seed, make & take home a pollen catcher. Build your very own working terrarium to keep!
It Doesn't Phase Me
NJ Standard: 5-ESS1: Earth's Place in the Universe
Calling out all future astronomers! We're blasting off for an out-of-this-world odyssey to study the causes of day & night. Have FUN as we make a real impact becoming crater makers. Get up close & hands-on with solar & lunar eclipses, the planets, our solar system & more!
Earth-o-shpere
NJ Standard: 5-ESS2: Earth's Systems
Join us as we talk about the various systems that work together to support life on earth. We go into the biosphere, the geosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere. We look at the density differences of salt and fresh water, build and aquifer and see how water is purified in the earth, look at the effect of greenhouse gasses, and see how the Coriolis Effect influences our climate & much more!
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Involve students by becoming REAL scientists performing REAL experiments!
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