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In-Class Workshop: Current Events by Mad Science

Organization Name

»Mad Science of Long Island

Phone: (516) 620-6768
E-mail:
Website: www.madscienceli.org

Program Description

SUMMARY:
Children get charged up about the science of current electricity! They learn how tiny invisible particles—electrons—power everything from the fridge to the phone. They learn about insulators, conductors, and experiment to find out what conducts. All their problem-solving skills are put to use to create series and parallel circuits. Once children master circuits, they use their new know-how to engineer a device that can solve mysterious hidden connections. Children build and take home a Circuit Maze to try with their family and friends.

EDUCATIONAL VALUE:
This electrifying class teaches the fundamentals of current electricity. Children test their predictions about which materials conduct electricity, and which are insulators. They explore electrons and cooperate to create real series and parallel circuits. Newfound expertise helps them design an electrical device to decipher the hidden connections in an inference box. At the end of the class, children build and take home their very own Circuit Maze to learn about circuits.

NOTE: Mad Science Programs are fun explorations into science and technology, and they encourage informal learning through hands-on experience. All Mad Science workshops include a lot of fascinating equipment, supplies, and take-home materials which the children build themselves. The Mad Science mission is to spark the imagination and curiosity of children everywhere by providing them with fun, entertaining, and educational activities which instill a clear understanding of what science really is, and how it affects the world around them.

Keywords

1.) Science
2.) STEM / STEAM

Categories

Exploratory Enrichment

Exploratory Enrichment Subject Area

Science

Grades

3, 4, 5

Location

In School

Cost

$355.00 per Workshop

Pricing for up to 25 students

Number of Performers

Duration

45 - 59 min minutes

Additional Resources

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Program References

Laura Brown
PTA
Abbey Lane School, 239 Gardiners Avenue, Levittown, NY 11756

(516) 735-3578

Celeste Misegades
PTA
Bayview Elementary School, 165 Snedecor Ave., West Islip, NY 11795

(631) 661-1942

Cathy Barone
PTA
Lindell School, 601 Lindell Blvd., Long Beach, NY 11561

(516) 889-2198