• Grades: 3-5
• Capacity: 30 students
• Duration: 60 minutes
• Cost: $120
• Offered Tuesday through Friday at 10:15 and 11:45 a.m.

Next Generation Science Standards

Science and Engineering Practices:

• Asking questions and defining problems
• Developing and using models
• Planning and carrying out investigations
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Using mathematics and computational thinking
• Constructing explanations and designing solutions
• Engaging in argument from evidence
• Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information

Crosscutting Concepts:

• Cause and effect

Disciplinary Core Ideas:

PS 1: Matter and its interactions

Lab goals

Students will:

• Increase their understanding of how to design and carry out a testable scientific investigation.
• Understand the connection between ideas explored and applications in the real world.
• Actively engage in hands-on and inquiry-based investigation.
• Share Learning Lab-generated thoughts/ideas/questions with peers and program facilitators.