GO! science Outreach

Bring a slice of the Saskatchewan Science Centre to your school, park, library, rodeo, sports day, or whatever event you are planning! Our brand new summer programs are now accepting bookings!

Summer Outreach

We have new programming this summer that is a ton of fun, with two Science Explorers excited to come to your library, fun day, or even park! These three programs are all geared toward children Grades K-4 and create a fun, interactive learning environment that is sure to have them coming back for more! Each Summer Program includes a make-and-take-home craft.

• Sense-ational Animals takes a hands-on look at the five senses of various animals
• Survival of the Fittest lets us see how animals adapt to their environments through interactive games.
• Animal Abodes relates to wild animal habitats and the importance of habitat to both humans and animals.

**In addition to our Summer Programs, add one of these Regular Programs to your booking for an extra $75.00 (with a Summer Programs booking only):

• Thrill Rides, for children from Grades 3 to 6, explores energy and motion while we create our own roller coasters.
• Mechanical Mayhem allows kids from Grades 5 to 8 to learn the importance of pulleys, levers and gears and apply this knowledge to the amusing inventions of Rube Goldberg.
• Shocking is offered to kids in Grades 6 to 9 and explains electricity with electrostatic charges, electromagnetism, circuits, and more!

Prices and Booking for Summer Outreach

Full day package, which includes three summer programs and a make-and-take-home craft costs $350.00 (4 hours of programming). In addition to the program costs, mileage and meals will be charged for all summer outreach bookings. Accommodation charges will apply for all summer outreach bookings over 150 km from Regina.

Call Tia at 791-7955 in Regina, or toll-free at 1-800-667-6300 Ext. 5

School programs

Are you looking for engaging, hands on activities that follow the science curriculum but don’t have the time or resources to make the trip to the Saskatchewan Science Centre? Our GO! science Explorers will bring a slice of the Science Centre to your school! A full day of programming reaches upwards of 150 students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 and includes 3 workshops along with our ever popular stage show. Each of the workshops is geared toward specific age groups and is tied into curricular outcomes. Community groups including parks are also welcome to bring us to your community!

Prices and booking

Full day package, which includes three workshops of your choice (see workshops list below) plus a lunch time stage show is $500 + mileage.

Share the costs – encourage other schools in your area to book a day with us during the same week and reduce travel costs!

Call Tia at 791-7955 in Regina, or toll-free at 1-800-667-6300 Ext. 5.

Sense-ational Animals (K - Grade 2)

Length: 1 hours
Maximum: 42 students

Why can dogs hear sounds you can't? How does a hawk spot its prey from the air? Get all of your "animal-sense" questions answered, and more!

This workshop has younger students exploring the five senses - sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell - through fun, hands-on stations. They'll discover how important their senses are to them, as well as how the featured animal senses have adapted to serve their survival needs.

Curriculum Connection:

Kindergarten
Science 1: Animals/senses
Science 2: Habitats

Mechanical Mayhem, Discoverying Simple Machines (Grades 5 - 8)

Length: 1.5 hours
Maximum: 50 students

In this fun workshop your students explore the principles of simple machines by constructing models of real-life devices. By experimenting and using problem solving skills, students will learn the functions of levers, gears, and pulleys. Rube Goldberg machines will also be introduced and a challenge activity will be left with the students.

Curriculum Connection:

Science 5: Machines and Work

Thrill Rides (Grades 3 - 5)

Length: 1.5 hours
Maximum: 55 students

Explore the science of energy and motion! Students work in groups to design and construct a roller coaster, complete with loops, curves, and inclines as we examine the forces that make thrill-rides so thrilling!

Curriculum Connection:

Science 3: Simple Machines
Science 4: Forms of Energy
Science 5: Machines and Work

Shocking! Understanding Electricity (Grades 6 - 9) *new for 2009/2010!

Length: 1.5 hours
Maximum: 42 students

This hair-raising workshop takes you from electrostatic charges to electromagnetism and beyond. Students will learn about simple and parallel circuits through hands-on activities and then have the opportunity to make their own electromagnet. Let us join your class for a shocking experience!

Curriculum Connection:

Science 6: Understanding Electricity
Science 7: Earth's Crust
Science 9: Characteristics of Electricity

What's On the Line (Grades 9 - 12) * new for 2009/2010!

Length: 60 to 80 minutes
Maximum: 36 students

Why are some people more prone to taking chances than others? What makes a person slide into gambling debt? In this workshoip we take a look at the many challenges facing youth in gambling. How can they avoid the fallacies and take a responsible approach? This important workshop for all youth is sponsored by Saskatchewan Health so that it can be provided to you at no cost! Space is limited and on a first come basis.

What's On the Line sponsored by:

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Call Jamie at 791-7943 in Regina, or toll-free at 1-800-667-6300 Ext. 3

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