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 2023-2024 School year.
Begins the week of Sept. 25th – Nov. 17th; *Make-up week Nov. 27th-30th
Science Explorers – Students explore the many fields of science in this session! We explore wacky and weird weather phenomena, learn about germs, buoyancy, a few magic tricks, become CSI detectives and much more!!
Classes: Germs, Bacteria & Us, All About Air, Wild Weather & Pink Snow, CSI for Kids, Halloween Science, Earth & Moon in Motion, Science Magic, Will it Float?
Begins the week of January 8th– ends the week of March 4th; *Makeup week March 5th-7th (No school on Monday Jan. 15th and Feb. 19th, Monday classes meet March 4th and 11th, make-up date March 18th)
Crazy Chemistry & Freaky Physics – Are you ready to explore the world of Physics and Chemistry with hands-on experiments? The possibilities are endless – chemistry, test tubes, sound, forces and much more! The best part is…We Make Science FUN!
Classes: Crazy Chemistry, p to the H…what is pH?, Colorful Chemistry, Test Tube Adventures, Freaky Fun Physics, Plusses & Minuses of Batteries, Magnet Mania, Sounds of Science
Begins the week of April 1st – ends May 23rd; *Make-up week Tuesday, May 28th (June 3rd for Monday classes)
The Natural Wonders of Science! The natural world is such a wonder. We’re excited to share its amazing features with students! Students create a weather instrument, a ladybug and worm habitat, examine fossils, rocks, minerals and much more!!
Classes: We Love Mother Earth, Just Add H2O, The Sunny Side of Earth, Fascinating Fossils, Rock On!, Plants V. Animals, Owl Pellets, Do Ladybugs Eat Pizza?
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.