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CLASSes

50 minutes

Classes are a great way to enhance science curricula and motivate
students. With hands-on activities and entertaining instruction right
in your classroom, students are challenged by experiments, exploration
and science relevant to their daily lives.

Grades 3 - 8

neighborhood. ScienceReach programs are designed to

Grades
Pre K - 2

meet the age and education requirements of your group

All About Animals

and all curriculum aligns with National Science Standards

Through active exploration,
learn how scientists classify
animals. Compare characteristics
of mammals, reptiles, amphibians,
birds and fish. (K.L.1.1, K.L.1.2, 2.L.1.2)

Engage in action-packed chemical
reactions such as exploding
hydrogen balloons and mysterious
color changes while learning about
properties of materials and the
effects of heat on a substance.
(3.P.2.3, 4.P.2.1, 5.P.2.3, 6.P.2.1,
8.P.1.3)

ScienceReach is Discovery Place’s museum-onwheels, bringing educational science programs to your

and North Carolina Essential Standards.

Conditions and Information
Multiple programs scheduled on the same day need to be
held in a single location.
ScienceReach educators need access to the program
space (30 – 60 minutes in most cases) prior to and after
each session to set up and take down programs. Please see
the “Set–Up Needs” section of your confirmation letter for
the requirements specific to your program(s). During this
time, ScienceReach staff is not responsible for students.
A mileage fee is applied to all ScienceReach programs.
Mileage is charged at $15.00 per Mecklenburg County
visit and $0.75 per mile for all out of county visits.
Programs originating out of Rockingham, NC are charged
at $15.00 per Richmond County visit and $0.75 per mile
for all out of county visits.
Travel requiring overnight lodging for the educator is
billed at $150.00 per educator per night.

Dino Time
For the littlest paleontologist,
rediscover dinosaur friends that
lived long ago. Journey into the
past and explore the time of the
dinosaurs with hands-on activities
and fossil investigations. (K.L.1.1)

Sound is Vibration
Uncover various ways to create
sound while learning about the
physical properties of sound
including how sound waves travel,
pitch and volume. (2.P.1.1, 2.P.1.2)

Today’s Forecast
Become amateur meteorologists
by using weather instrumentation
to gather and analyze data,
compare weather patterns and
make predictions. (K.E.1.2, K.E.1.3,
2.E.1.2, 2.E.1.3, 2.E.1.4)

You Can Build It!
Use the very popular Build It!®
blocks to work through
engineering challenges and
create fascinating structures
such as high-rise towers, bridges,
pyramids and more. (1.P.1.3)

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Action Reaction

Animal Explorations
Discover the wonderful world
of animals and travel across
the planet to discover unique
creatures and their relationship
with their environment.
Investigate the fascinating
adaptations that help animals
survive in their particular biomes.
(4.L.1.1, 4.L.1.2, 5.L.2.3)

Electrifying
Attraction
Conduct hair-raising experiments
with the Van de Graff generator.
Learn how electrically charged
objects push and pull without
touching. Build circuits, investigate
renewable energy and analyze
energy transfer through a system.
(4.P.1.1, 4.P.1.2, 4.P.3.1, 6.P.3.3, 7.P.2.2,
7.P.2.3)

Forces and Motion
Newton’s Laws of Motion come
alive in this class packed with
guided-inquiry activities. Make
predictions and investigate how
changes in mass, force, gravity
and friction affect the motion
of an object.
(3.P.1.1, 5.P.1.1, 5.P.1.2, 5.P.1.4, 7.P.1.2)

Dates and times
are customizable

$150 first class / $110 each additional class
(same class, same day)

minimum 20 students

ScienceReach classes originating out of Rockingham

Illusions of Optics
Explore the nature of light,
perception, vision, waves and
the electromagnetic spectrum.
Apply what you have learned to
explain how optical illusions work.
(4.P.3.2, 6.P.1, 6.P.1.2)

Keep it Moving
Examine real bones, tissues and
artificial joints to learn how the
muscular and skeletal systems
function to support and protect the
human body. (3.L.1.1, 4.L.2.2, 5.L.1.2)

Life at 40X
Explore the micro world and
compare the structures and
functions of plant and animal
cells. Investigate the parts of the
cell that are the basis of life. (7.L.1.2)

STARLAB
PLANETARIUM
Note:  Requires access to
electricity and set up space of 11
feet in height x 22 feet in width. 
Maximum capacity inside the
small dome: 30, large dome: 50. 
The large dome is an additional
$25 per program.

Day and Night
Explore our ever-changing sky and
learn what causes day and night.
(1.E.1.1, 1.E.1.2)

Solar System
Spectacular
Explore the solar system to learn
about the sun, planets, asteroids
and moons that make up Earth’s
neighborhood. (3.E.1.1, 3.E.1.2)

Matter Matters
Investigate the properties of
solids, liquids and gases while
conducting exciting experiments.
Witness instantaneous phase
changes featuring liquid nitrogen.
(2.P.2.1, 3.P.2.1, 3.P.2.2, 3.P.2.3)

Simple Machines
Use these machines to gain a
mechanical advantage and increase
your efficiency through activities
using gears, levers, inclined planes,
pulleys and screws. (7.P.2.3, 7.P.2.4)

You Are What You Eat
Decode nutrition labels and
investigate a fast food meal to
measure its energy and nutritional
content. (4.L.2.1, 4.L.2.2)

Starry, Starry Night
Witness the wonders of the
universe in this in-depth look at
the relationship between Earth
and its nearest neighbor in space.
Learn about what causes day
and night and changes in the
appearance of the moon.
(4.E.1.1, 4.E.1.2)

Black Holes and
Exoplanets
Explore some of the great
mysteries of space – black holes
and exoplanets. What are they?
How can we detect them? How is
recent space exploration helping
us understand them?
(6.E.1.2, 6.E.1.3)

All curriculum aligns with National Science Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards.

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