Life Science
Brain Scan
This popular hands-on workshop includes dissection of a sheep's brain and learning how the brain controls body systems. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Describe the anatomy of the brain, specifically the brain of sheep and humans and compare the similarities and differences between the two;
• Connect brain function with specific parts of the brain; and
• Appreciate the role of dissection in science as a way of exploring anatomy.

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SG4.1
  [4] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1
  [5] SA1.1, SC2.3
  [6] SA1.1, SC2.3, SC2.2

Poke a Squid
It's squishy, it's slimy, it's squid! Students act as marine biologists, learning how to dissect and analyze. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Identify squid body parts;
• Discuss general adaptation of squid to the marine environment;
• Better understand how structural differences among organisms are related to their habitat;
• Understand the value of dissections to learn about anatomical features and utilize scientific skill and observation;
• Understand taxonomy and how animals are classified; and
• Identify and be able to describe body systems of the Squid

  [6] SA1.1, SC2.1
  [7] SA1.1, SC2.2
  [8] SA1.1, SC2.1

Slither Hither
Get face-to-face with some of our reptile friends. Students will have fun exploring the world of reptiles. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Observe specimen to determine characteristics and classify specimen based on these characteristics;
• Identify basic reptile characteristics, along with their adaptive purposes; and
• Appreciate environmental influence on species’ characteristics

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1,SC1.1, SC1.2, SC2.1, SC2.2
  [4] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SA3.1, SC2.2, SC3.1
  [5] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA3.1, SC1.1, SC2.1, SC2.2
  [6] SA1.1, SA2.1, SC1.2, SC2.2
  [7] SA1.1
  [8] SA1.1, SC2.2

Ins and Outs of Digestion
Explore the many mechanical and chemical processes that go into digestion and make a model of the human digestive system. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Identify the parts and processes of the digestive system;
• Recognize how every “part” of the digestive system has a specific purpose; and
• Appreciate models as providing insight into scientific study

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1
  [4] SA1.1, SA1.2
  [5] SA1.1, SC2.2
  [6] SA1.1, SC2.3, SC3.1

Bare Bones
Explore bone functions, characteristics, and shapes in everything from teeth to toes. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Identify what bones are made of;
• Understand the form and function of a bone by constructing a bone model;
• Understand why we need bones;
• Discover what makes bones strong enough to support our body;
• Group various animal skulls by diet based on skull investigation;
• Observe and define characteristics of vertebrates using skeleton mounts; and
• Become familiar with some animal adaptations through skeleton investigation

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SA3.1, SC1.1, SC1.2, SC2.2, SC2.2, SC3.2
  [4] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SA3.1, SC1.1, SC2.2, SC3.1
  [5] SA1.1, SA1.2, SC2.1, SC2.2, SC2.3
  

Physical Science
Cold Hard Facts
Explore the unique properties of dry ice through interactive, hands-on experiments. Discover the wonders of liquid nitrogen. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• List the 3 common phases of matter;
• Understand that a change from one phase to another involves changes in the amount of energy within the matter; and
• Understand that the molecular model of matter predicts that as temperature rises, molecules move further apart, and that as temperature falls, molecules move closer together

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SB1.1, SB3.1
  [4] SA1.1, SA1.2, SB1.1, SB2.1, SB3.1
  [5] SA1.1, SB1.1, SB3.1
  [6] SA1.1, SB1.1, SB2.1, SB3.1

Static Cling
Learn all about electricity, how it works, adn what it has in common with the socks in your dryer. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Become familiar with what static electricity looks like and how it is formed;
• Understand the basic principles of friction, electric charge, attraction, and repulsion;
• Define and use vocabulary related to electricity; and
• Better understand what lightning is and how it works

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SB2.1, SB4.2
  [4] SA1.1, SA1.2
  [5] SA1.1, SA1.2, SB2.1, SB3.1, SB4.1
  [6] SA1.1

Earth Science
Orbital Action
Take a planetary journey in the planetarium, build a planetary model and learn about the size, scale and orbital paths of planets. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Become familiar with the size of each planet and the moon compared to Earth and the Sun;
• Understand that gravity attracts one object to another and is dependant on distance and size; and
• Demonstrate that planets closer to the sun move faster around the sun than those further away

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SB1.1, SD4.1, SD4.2, SG3.1
  [4] SA1.1, SD4.1, SD4.2, SG3.1
  [5] SA1.1, SD4.1, SD4.2, SG3.1
  [6] SA1.1, SB4.2

Rocks Rock
Student geologists follow rocks on their journey from formation to disintegration and back again. After participating in this workshop students will be better able to:

• Describe the rock cycle in detail;
• Define mineral and rock and understand the differences between them;
• Understand how scientists identify and classify rocks and minerals;
• Describe how weathering affects the transition of rocks, minerals, and crystals into soil; and
• Practice data collection and the recording of observations during experimentation

  [3] SA1.1, SA1.2, SA2.1, SB1.1, SB3.1, SD1.1
  [4] SA1.1, SA1.2, SB1.1, SB3.1, SC1.2, SD1.1
  [5] SA1.1, SA1.2, SB3.1, SD1.1
  [6] SA1.1 SD1.1