Program Descriptions
Whether you are coordinating after-school programming or are looking for an innovative program to offer at a community center or library, Mad Science offers a range of flexible and affordable after-school programs.
Our programs:
- Are curriculum correlated
- Meet STEM objectives
- Use trained, reliable, dynamic instructors
- Use professional lesson plans, equipment, and materials
- Are appropriate for children in grades 1 through 6
- Are easy to plan and hassle free to run
Programs and Lessons Offered:
NASA Academy of Future Space Explorers
The Academy of Future Space Explorers takes children on a voyage of discovery as they learn about our solar system, space technology, and the science behind flight. They will have the opportunity to build their 
own model rocket and learn about life as an astronaut. Topics include:
- Living in Space
- Space Technology
- Planets and Moons
- Sun and Stars
- Rocket Science
- Space Travel
- Atmosphere and Beyond
- Space Phenomena
Secret Agent Lab
Learn what it takes to be a super spy, daring detective, or forensic scientist! From analyzing shoeprints to breaking codes to trying out some cool spy gear, the Secret Agent Lab will give students an up-close and hands-on experience with the latest technology. Topics include:
- Discover Detection
- Science of Security
- Crime Lab
- Sleuths on the Scence
- Whodunit
- Agent Undercover
- Spy Academy
- Junior Detectives
Sci-Tech Academy
Investigate the high-tech side of science! Students will explore how to make electricity through renewable and non-renewable energy sources, wind their way through a cell tower relay, and discover the world of robotics! Topics include:
- Energy Burst
- Mix It Up
- Super Power Sources
- Get Connected
- Moving Motion
- Radical Robots
- All About Animals
- Life in the Sea
Crazy Chemworks
Students go crazy over the chance to work in the lab like a real scientist! They will learn about polymers while creating ooey-gooey slime, experience the extremes of the pH scale while creating reactions between acids and bases, and manipulate matter in all of its three states! Topics include:
- Labworks
- Chem in a Flash
- pH Phactor
- Slime Time
- Dry Ice Capades
- Super Sticky Stuff
- Junior Reactors
- Glow Show
Funky Forces
Explore the different scientific forces in the world around us! In this session, students will take a tour on the electron freeway, discover the strength behind super structures like skyscrapers, learn the science behind magic, and conjure up some tricks of their own! Topics include:
- Under Pressure
- "Current" Events
- Fantastic Fliers
- Super Structures
- "Fun"-damental Forces
- Science of Magic
- Che-Mystery
- Wacky Waves
