Primary Level (Grades Kindergarten to 3)
Adventures in Science (JK-SK)
Take an imaginary journey over land and water. Experiment with simple machines, investigate sources of energy and explore how technology is used in everyday life. Find your way home by using inquiry and working together! Who knew science could be so much fun?
Program Connections: specific expectations
Grades: Junior and Senior Kindergarten
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 30 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English only
Energy (1-3)
Sun, gravity, wind, heat and moving water! Explore how we use these sources of energy to get stuff moving in our everyday lives.
“Loved the workshop! The Science Centre Educator was excellent - good rapport with children, appropriate level of instruction and good pacing.” Grade 1 teacher
Grades: 1 to 3
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 2 sessions, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 36 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English and French
Curriculum Connections: specific expectations
- Energy in Our Lives ( 1 )
Forces Causing Movement (1-3)
Discover forces that cause objects to start, stop and change direction! Investigate how these pushes and pulls are used in our daily lives. Use teamwork to solve a challenge using both contact and at-a-distance forces.
Grades: 1 to 3
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 2 sessions, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 36 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English and French
Curriculum Connections: specific expectations
- Forces Causing Movement ( 3 )
Living Things and the Environment (1-3)
Explore living things. See how they grow and adapt to different environmental conditions in order to meet their basic needs. Examine air, water and soil and their roles in the environment. Recognize the important role humans play in taking care of the environment and the living things within it.
Related Imax Film:
- Under the Sea
- Air and Water in the Environment ( 2 )
- Growth and Changes in Animals ( 2 )
- Growth and Changes in Plants ( 3 )
- Needs and Characteristics of Living Things ( 1 )
- Soils in the Environment ( 3 )
- Materials, Objects and Everyday Structures ( 1 )
- Properties of Liquids and Solids ( 2 )
- Forces Causing Movement ( 3 )
- Movement ( 2 )
- Materials, Objects and Everyday Structures ( 1 )
- Daily and Seasonal Changes ( 1 )
- Legends of Flight (Opens September 24, 2010)
- Hubble (Now Playing)
- Under the Sea (Closes September 23, 2010)
Grades: 1 to 3
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 36 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English and French
Curriculum Connections: specific expectations
Matter and Materials (1-3)
Explore different properties and characteristics of materials. Watch liquids flow - then turn into solids before your eyes. Trace an object through the manufacturing process as we uncover the fascinating stuff that makes up our world.
“I liked the way the Educator introduced the science topics, modelled the activities and then gave the children hands-on activities to try it out.” Grade 3 teacher
Grades: 1 to 3
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 2 sessions, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 36 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English and French
Curriculum Connections: specific expectations
Science Investigators (JK-SK)
Look! Guess! Do! Become a scientist and investigate differences in animals, materials and soil by using detective skills and equipment. Gather information, sort data and communicate results to solve this “whodunit”. Use the scientific method to unravel the mystery!
Program Connections: specific expectations
Grades: Junior and Senior Kindergarten
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00; 11:15-12:00; 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 30 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English only
Simple Machines (1-3)
Pull, push, lift and balance! Experiment with simple machines. Explore how we use these machines to move objects and examine how technology makes our lives easier.
Grades: Senior Kindergarten to 3
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 2 sessions, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 36 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English and French
Curriculum Connections: specific expectations
Structures (1-3)
Investigate balance, stability, shape, materials and function. Experiment with compression, tension and load. Design and build bridges and towers using various materials, then test their limits!
Grades: 1 to 3
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Hands-On Workshop
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 2 sessions, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 36 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English and French
Curriculum Connections: specific expectations
The Night Sky (1-3)
Visit our CA Planetarium and investigate the night sky! Explore the cycles of the Sun and the Moon. Imagine your own constellations and listen to ancient stories about the stars.
Grades: 1 to 3
Duration: 45 Minute
Format: Planetarium Program
Times: 10:15-11:00, 11:15-12:00, 12:15-1:00, 1:15-2:00, 2:15-3:00 and 3:15-4:00
Frequency: Monday to Friday, 6 times a day
Capacity: 15 to 36 students at a time
Price: $10 / student
Language: English and French
Curriculum Connections: specific expectations