Home School Workshop Schedule

 

 HOME SCHOOL WORKSHOPS NOW AT THE S.C. STATE MUSEUM!!

(get a free museum pass and 10% off of the Museums retail store - The Cotton Exchange with every registration.) 

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 Please see schedule at the bottom of the page.

Let’s face it, teaching science can be difficult. How can you make dry scientific concepts come to life in a fun way? That'’s where Mad Science can help! We offer Home-School Workshops designed to conquer difficult concepts and principles and make them fun and exciting.

Our professional lesson plans present ideas with terms, phrases and language that kids understand. We present science concepts in bold, innovative ways that draw your students into the exciting world of possibility and discovery. Through the use of real life examples from the world around them, kids learn science from hands on experiences. Our proven method engages your students in active and experiential learning that heightens understanding, retention and application.

Click HERE to read about our recent educational study about the impact of Mad Science on student's attitudes toward science.

Mad Science offers numerous Home-School Workshops that directly correlate to the S.C. Science Standards.  

Workshop uses:

    -Enrichment –supplements your curriculum

    -Remediation –spotlight areas of concern

    -Review/Refresh –prepare for the PASS test

    -Reward –with an educational program

Home-School Workshops are convenient:

    -No curriculum planning

    -Flexible class dates

    -Flexible to meet your schedule

Each workshop contains:

    -Multiple demonstrations and hands-on activities

    -projects to take home from every class

    -One hour of interactive discovery

    -Cross-curriculum Resource Guide

Each Resource Guide includes:

    -Preparation and review materials

    -Extension activities

    -Vocabulary

    -Bibliography

Check out the schedule of workshops below:

Home-School workshops will be held each and every Thursday from 2:00 to 3:00pm.  So join us for our edutaining programs in the wonderful world of Science!

Cost - $89 per 6 week session if you register by the Tuesday before each Thursday, after Tuesday there is a $5 late fee added and the cost will be $94 if you register after the deadline.  Museum and multi-sibling discount price is $80 but you must call to register for this price (have membership number ready) at (803) 739-2122.

 Register on-line here!

 Available for Grades K-6th! Classes are taught at the Grade Appropriate Level and will be split by Grade Level pending the number of children registered. On the way to becoming a “Future Mad Scientist,” each week participants make and take home a different science project.

LOCATION: South Carolina State Museum

DATES:  THURSDAYS, 11/4 TO 12/16 no class on 11/25 due to the Thanksgiving Holidays!

Class Times are from 2:00 to 3:00PM

CRAZY CHEMWORKS SERIES

Learn chemistry the Mad Science way with dry ice, pH testing, glowing chemicals, sticky polymers, beakers and flasks.

This Crazy Chemworks program explores the chemistry of everyday life! Students will learn and apply the concepts, tools and techniques of real chemists with spectacular hands-on activities, stunning demonstrations and inquiry-based discussions. Crazy Chemworks serves as the perfect introduction to elementary chemistry!

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:

Lab Works

Use your hands as a real Mad Scientist in this whirlwind class on how a lab works! Learn to manipulate laboratory equipment at your personal lab bench, and take home your very own Graduated Gear to continue your research!

Junior Reactors

Create a tiny world of atoms with your very own set of Atomic Coins! Learn to recognize chemical reactions and mix up a few reactive ingredients for some sensational results!

pH Phactor

Slide down the colorful pH scale and dip into the world of acids and bases! Explore the pH extremes with your Reaction Tube in what is sure-to-be a popping experience! Discover whether liquids found in your home are acids or bases using your personal pH Paper!

Slime Time

Ooze into a gooey hour of sliming around! Create slime using the Mad Science recipe, and then enter the Slime Olympics! Take home your own concoction of Mad Science Slime!

The Glow Show

Discover amazing things that glow bright in the dark and come to light! Probe the properties of light and explore some unusual applications of glow-in-the-dark technology! Use your Blacklight Writer to make secret messages that only you can see!

Dry Ice Capades

Manipulate matter in all of its three states! Melt metal in boiling water and freeze water with just a breath of dry ice! Use your Thermocolor Cup to test the temperature of liquid matter in your home!

*Oder of classes may vary*

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