Students and teachers use scientific inquiry to explore phenomena in this unique, fun learning environment. RMSC Education staff works directly with you to accommodate your curricular needs, guiding your students' curiosity and discovery.
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50 minutes long.
$8 per student (includes self-guided visits to exhibitions ; due to material costs, a $1 additional fee applies for "Solids, Liquids, and Gases")
Reservations required.
Minimum charge for 15 students applies.
Maximum of 25 students.
Available Tuesday - Friday.
In the Carlson Inquiry Room, your students are the scientists and get hands-on! Students will use the inquiry process to…
Make observations.
Discover more connections.
Ask deeper questions.
Explain scientific phenomena!
Develop a love of learning.
Explore the world.
We will work with you to accommodate your curriculum needs.
Exploring Space
Available for Grades K-2, 3-5, 6
Explore the different atmospheres of the planets in our solar system. Learn about the phases of the moon. Do hands-on activities about constellations in our night sky.
MST: 1(1,2), 2, 4PS(1,2,3,4), 5(1,2,4) 6(1,2,3,4,5)
Suggested Connections: Planetarium: I See the Sky; Our Changing Seasons; Sun, Moon and Stars; Cycles in the Sky; Solar System 2010.
Fantastic Forces
Available for Grades K-2, 3-5
Experiment with movement and collisions. Learn about friction, gravity, inertia and Newton's Laws of Motion.
A: 1,2 ; ELA: 4
MST: 1(1,2), 2, 4PS(1,2,3,4), 4LE(1,3,6), 5(1,2,4) 6(1,2,3,4,5)
Suggested Connections: From Here To There; How Things Work; Raceways.
Simple Machines
Available for Grades K-2, 3-5, 6
Experiment with pulley systems and ramps. Learn about wheels, levers, gears, screws and more.
A: 1,2 ; ELA: 4 ; MST: 1(1,2), 2, 5(1,2,4), 6(1,2,3,6)
Suggested Connections: AdventureZone; From Here To There; How Things Work; Raceways.
Simple Machines & Fantastic Forces
Available for Grades K-2, 3-5, 6
Combine these two favorites into one session:
Experiment with pulley systems and ramps. Explore simple machines while learning about friction, gravity, and inertia.
A: 1,2 ; ELA: 4
MST: 1(1,2), 2, 4PS(1,2,3,4), 4LE(1,3,6), 5(1,2,4) 6(1,2,3,4,5,6)
Suggested Connections: AdventureZone; From Here to There; How Things Work; Raceways.
Color and Light
Available for Grades PreK-2, 3-5, 6
Mix primary colors to create new colors! Separate the colors in inks and learn about shadow and light.
A: 1,2 ; ELA4 ; MST: 1(1,2), 4PS(1,3,4,5), 4LE(1), 5(3), 6(2,5)
Suggested Connections: How Things Work; Light here | Light Now; Planetarium: I See The Sky; Sun, Moon and Stars; Cycles in the Sky; Holiday Songs and Skies with Mr. Jack Frost; Solar System 2010; Deep Space Universe.
Discovering Weather
Available for Grades 2, 3-5, 6
Learn about how heat moves (convection). Experiment with static electricity to learn about lightning. Become a water molecule and travel through the water cycle, making a water-cycle bracelet to take home.
A: 1,2 ; ELA4
MST: 1(1,2), 2, 4PS(1,2,3,4), 4LE(1,3,6), 5(1,2,4), 6(1,2,3,4,5)
Suggested Connections: AdventureZone; Expedition Earth; Glaciers & Giants; Planetarium: Our Changing Seasons; Face of Earth.
Insect Investigations
Available for Grades PreK-2, 3-5, 6
Explore the wonder of butterfly metamorphosis. Learn how insects communicate and meet the live critters that make their home in the RMSC Carlson Inquiry Room.
A: 1,2 ; ELA: 1,4 ; MST: 1,4LE(1,2,3,4,5,6,7),5,6
Suggested Connections: Ecology; An Ever-Changing Planet: Living Environment; Animals and Plants Around Us; Expedition Earth.
Magnet Exploration
Available for Grades PreK-2, 3-4
Learn about magnetic fields and experiment with materials that are magnetic vs. materials that are not. Explore attraction and repulsion. Make magnets float.
A: 1, 2 ; ELA4 ; MST: 1(1,2), 2, 4PS(3,4,5), 6(1,2,4,6)
Suggested Connections: How Things Work
Rocks, Fossils, and More
Available for Grades PreK-2, 3-5, 6
Explore fossils from the RMSC teaching collection. Sort rocks into three groups and learn about the minerals that make up rocks.
A: 1,2 ; ELA4 ; MST: 1(1,2), 2, 4LE(1,3,6), 6(1,2,3,4,5)
Suggested Connections: AdventureZone; Expedition Earth; Glaciers & Giants; An Ever-Changing Planet: Earth Science Focus; Be the Dinosaur; Planetarium: Solar System 2010.
Solids, Liquids and Gases
Available for Grades K-2, 3-5, 6
Explore the states of matter. Do hands-on experiments to compare and contrast solids, liquids and gases. Learn about polymers and make slime to take home.
Due to material costs a $1 per child additional fee applies.
A: 1,2 ; ELA4 ; MST: 1(1,2), 2, 4PS(3,4,5), 6(1,2,3,5)
Suggested Connections: Expedition Earth; Glaciers & Giants, Planetarium: Our Changing Seasons; Solar System 2010.
For more information about the curriculum or customization options, call Kara Verno at (585) 271-4552 x377
For reservations or scheduling questions call (585) 697-1942