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The Cube comes to you! Students will enjoy an engaging science program in the comfort of their own classroom or school auditorium. Our knowledgeable educators will teach a variety of grade-specific NGSS-based assemblies and workshops to excite and educate your students.
Various topics include Zoology, Dissections, Electricity, Engineering, Physics, Paleontology, Astronomy, Geology, and Chemistry. These programs are designed to spark and ignite an interest in the sciences!
Assemblies
Created for a minimum of 20 and maximum of 150 students (depending on the program).* Enjoy an engaging and interactive 35 to 50-minute assembly. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make science thrilling and memorable for your students—book an assembly today!
*Bubbles and Nature Connection have a maximum of 75 students.
Bubbles
Bubbles
Discover the science of bubbles with our bubbleologist—explore their colors, shapes, and what makes them pop!
👨‍👦Grade: K, 1
Nature Connections
Nature Connections
Students delve into animal adaptations, linking them to survival traits and exploring how habitats influence species in biology.
👨‍👦Grade: K, 1
Science Magic
Science Magic
Unlike magicians, scientists reveal how things work. Students will uncover the science behind magic tricks and illusions through demos like optical illusions, dry ice, and more.
👨‍👦Grade: K-6
Motion Commotion
Motion Commotion
Dive into Motion Commotion to experience thrilling interactive demos on how pushing, pulling, and tools transform object movement!
👨‍👦Grade: 2, 3, 4, 5
Reaction Lab
Reaction Lab
Uncover the mysteries of chemical reactions as we explore glowing concoctions, extreme temperatures, and color-changing chemicals!
👨‍👦Grade: 2, 3 ,4, 5
Watt’s Current
Watt’s Current
Observe the power of electricity during a hair-raising presentation using a Tesla coil and electrostatic generator!
👨‍👦Grade: 2, 3, 4, 5
Workshops
Designed for 20 to 35 students and held in an indoor classroom setting, this program offers a more intimate, hands-on science experience. The standard duration of a workshop is 50 minutes, though some workshops may differ in length. It’s a great way to dive into science and make unforgettable discoveries. Book your workshop today and let the adventure begin!
*Engineering Design workshops are 90-minutes, Pig Heart Dissections are 60-minutes and Portable Planetarium: Rocky the Robot Looks for Life is 40-minutes.
*Sound Exploration is a 40-minute workshop with a minimum of 15 students and maximum of 30 students.
*Planetarium programs – BOGO! Save when you bundle your Planetarium presentations all on one day.
Sound Exploration
Sound Exploration
Through science and literature, students will play with instruments to learn how sound travels and how to identify pitch variations.
👨‍👦Grade: PK, TK, K, 1
Buzzy Bees
Buzzy Bees
Students investigate insect anatomy by learning about bee body parts and adaptations, then create a buzzing bee to test and take home.
👨‍👦Grade: K, 1
Diary of a Worm
Diary of a Worm
This multidisciplinary workshop focuses on the storybook, Diary of a Worm, along with a demonstration of live worms that shows students the wonderful world of worms.
👨‍👦Grade: K, 1
Portable Planetarium: Looking for Life
Portable Planetarium: Looking for Life
Through an immersive planetarium experience, students will learn about the 4 things needed for survival: water, sunlight, air, and food as they travel through the galaxy.
👨‍👦Grade: K, 1, 2
For up to 30 students
Portable Planetarium: Night Skies
Portable Planetarium: Night Skies
Through an immersive planetarium experience, students will take a journey through the night sky, then head up into our galaxy and learn about the planets in our solar system!
👨‍👦Grade: 1-8
For up to 20 students
Fossils
Fossils
Students will dig into California’s prehistoric past and discover which animals may have lived in their own backyard and make a replica of their own fossil.
👨‍👦Grade: 1, 2, 3
Science Rocks
Science Rocks
This activity allows students to investigate the physical properties of rocks, erosion and weathering all while making their own rock board to take home.
👨‍👦Grade: 2, 3, 4, 5
Owls are a Hoot
Owls are a Hoot
This exciting workshop explores the nocturnal owl including a close-up look at its adaptations. Other activities include taking apart owl pellets and identifying bones to learn what owls eat.
👨‍👦Grade: 2, 3, 4
Electric Circuits
Electric Circuits
In this electrifying workshop students will build a simple circuit and design others using wires, batteries, bulbs, and speakers.
👨‍👦Grade: 3, 4, 5
Engineering Design: Build a Nest
Engineering Design: Build a Nest
Students will use a variety of materials to construct and test a nest that will hold the weight of a chicken egg. In addition, students will investigate the characteristics of these materials, along with observing birds’ nests, and discover how certain behaviors help ensure survival of the young.
👨‍👦Grade: 3, 4, 5
Engineering Design: Structures
Engineering Design: Structures
Conduct a series of challenges, tests, and trials building structures and bridges by learning about the shapes that make bridges stronger.
👨‍👦Grade: 3, 4, 5
Forces and Motion
Forces and Motion
By creating their own marble-run tracks, students will explore forces, motion, inertia, and gravity.
👨‍👦Grade: 3, 4, 5
Electric Motors
Electric Motors
Explore electromagnetism with your students by building a working motor as a take-home project!
👨‍👦Grade: 4, 5, 6, 7
Pig Heart Dissection
Pig Heart Dissection
By conducting a pig heart dissection, students will learn the pathway of blood through the body and how the heart works hard to make it happen 24/7!
👨‍👦Grade: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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All programs must be presented indoors. Assemblies are easier in MPR rooms and workshops can be in classrooms. If multiple programs are booked for one day, programs must be held in the same room.
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You will be charged for the minimum number of students required, regardless of whether that minimum is reached. You will be required to book an additional program if the maximum number of students is exceeded.
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A travel fee is added for each day we are out at a location. A $200 non-refundable deposit is due within 2 weeks after booking.
Assemblies and workshops must be booked 3 weeks in advance. Programs are subject to change without notice.
Interested in Booking a Science To Go Program ?
Please fill out the form below and a booking specialist will get back to you within 3-5 business days to answer any additional questions and collect payments, if applicable.
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