for Educators

Thunderstorm Science

Grades K-3 | Button up your raincoats and get ready to chase some storms!

  • Museum & Science Center, Virtual
  • Inquiry Room Investigation, Virtual Experiences
  • Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Earth Science

Inquiry Room Investigation OR Virtual Experience

Button up your raincoats and get ready to chase some storms! Become a water molecule and evaporate, condense, and freeze your way through the water cycle. Soar through the air on a convection current and get zapped as you learn how static electricity moves through the atmosphere to create lightning and thunder.

For digital programs, our educators will work with your classroom to determine which platform works best to facilitate this experience.

Connects with-
New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) & Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):

  • K-ESS2-1. Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
  • K-ESS3-2. Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
  • 2-ESS2-3 Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be a solid or a liquid
  • 3-ESS3-1. Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard.
  • 3-ESS2-3 Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.

How To Book

Need More Information?

  • Contact: Guest Services
  • Phone: 585.697.1942
  • Email: gr****************@**sc.org

When Is It?

  • Days Available: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Start Date: 09/15/2026
  • End Date: 06/26/2027
  • Program Length: 50 min.
  • Earliest Start Time: 10am

Who Should Attend?

  • Grades: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Minimum Attendance: 15
  • Maximum Attendance: 25

How Much Does It Cost?

  • In-person: $10/student to visit, plus $6/student for hands-on program.

    All teachers and school personnel are free.

    All non-school adult chaperones are $10/person at each location. We recommend a ratio of 1 adult per 5 students.

    RMSC adult members are free

    EBT card holders qualify for the Museums for All discount for Museum & Science Center field trips. $3/adult card holder

    Virtual: $150 for 1-30 people per session
  • Minimum Student Charge: 15 students for in-person program