After School Science
Does your child love science! Our After School Science Program is perfect for them!
Sessions in Detail
We have four fun and engaging uniquely themed sessions consisting of seven weeks of classes scheduled each year. Click the dropdown on the right to view the session themes for the 2022-2023 School year.
Session Dates: Sept. 26th – Nov. 11th, make-up week Nov. 14th – 18th*
Science Explorers – Students explore the many fields of science in this session! Students will explore wacky and weird weather phenomena, learn about Germs, buoyancy, a few magic tricks, become CSI detectives and much more!!!
Session Dates: Nov. 28th – Jan 27th, make-up week Jan 31st-Feb 4th*
Crazy Chemistry – Are you ready to explore the world of Chemistry with hands-on experiments? The possibilities are endless with chemistry – slime, test tubes, polymers, yummy chemistry and much more! Students will take home what they make in class each week, and the best part is…We Make Science FUN!
Session Dates: Feb 6th- March 24th, make-up week April 3rd -7th*
Freaky Fun Physics – Join us as we experiment with forces, investigate Isaac Newton, learn all about air, the power of magnets, light and sound!! We’ll have some freaky fun in this series!
Session Dates: April 10th- May 26th, make-up week May 30th – June 5th*
The Natural Wonders of Science! The natural world is such a wonder. We’re excited to share its amazing features with students!! Students create and take home a wind vane, a ladybug and a worm habitat, examine fossils, crystals and much more!!
Science Camp
Does your child love science! Our STEAM Camp is perfect for them!
STEAM Camp 1
Join us as we explore the mysteries of science! In this 4-day STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering Art & Math) camp for grades 1st-5th, students will learn the science behind many of life’s mysteries and marvels- including volcanoes, fossils, forces & motion, plants, and much more!
STEAM Camp 2
Get ready to have tons of fun while creating amazing science & art projects in this camp for students in grades 1st-5th! We’ll create slime art, design a sharpie pen t-shirt, assemble a color changing bead necklace, create a crystal ornament, build, decorate and launch a rocket and much more!
STEAM Camp 2
Get ready to have tons of fun while creating amazing science & art projects in this camp for students in grades 1st-5th! We’ll create slime art, design a sharpie pen t-shirt, assemble a color changing bead necklace, create a crystal ornament, build, decorate and launch a rocket and much more!
Parties & Special Events
Are you looking for educational entertainment for your scout group, STEAM Night, or work event?
STEAM Night
STEAM nights are a blast! The benefits of having more STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) include fostering ingenuity, creativity, encouraging experimentation, and teamwork. Students, parents, teachers and community members can come together and have fun with STEAM! Planning a STEAM night can be a challenge though. At Nuts About Science, we take care of all the planning and preparation! To request more information, click the button below.
Scouts
We have many STEAM scout badge/patch activities to choose from.We’ll work with you to customize activities for your group!
Email jenniferp@nutsaboutscience.com to request more information.
Parties
It's Party Time!
Our amazing party scientists come to your house, bring all the amazingly fun science experiments, and clean up so you never knew they were there!
- The party is approximately one hour.
- Appropriate for children ages 6-10.
- Each child will perform 2-3 hands-on experiments.
- Party-goers will take home many of the experiments to enjoy long after the party is over!
Gooey, Slimy Science
We’ll bring our gooey lab to you as we create three gooey, slimy concoctions!! We’ll make slime, glue goo and color changing string slime. So much fun!! Take Home Items: Glue Goo, String Slime, Slime.
Glow Science
Party goers make Glow-in-the-Dark Slime, Atomic Eyeballs, and play with Glow Paper during this non-stop fun science lab! Take Home: Glow-in-the-dark Slime made at the party, 10 Atomic Eyeballs made at the party, UV Light Keychains & Glow Paper
Test Tube Adventures
If you love mixing potions together then you’ll love this party theme!! We create a bubbling blob test tube, insta-snow test tube and a rainbow in a test tube!! Take Home Items: Rainbow, Insta-Snow and Bubbling Blob test tubes
Extra Experiments
Add these extra experiments to your party!
- Film Canister Pop: $3 per child
- Mentos-Diet Coke: $10 for one explosion, $15 for 2 explosions, $18 for 3 explosions
- Slime: $3 per child
Pricing
- A party of up to 10 children is $200 (includes all materials). Extra experiments or party favors are an additional fee listed above.
- Each additional child is $15. Maximum number of children is 16.
- A $50 non-refundable deposit is requested at the time of reservation. The reservation fee will be deducted from the total price of the party.
- Email Jennifer Price at jenniferp@nutsaboutscience.com for more information and to reserve a date.