Science in Motion

Crazy Chemical Reactions, Engineering Science, Simple Machines, Optics, and the Science of Birds & Beasts. more info...
Location: RVA Lab
Dates: Monday, June 15, 2026 -
Friday, June 19, 2026 details
Grades: K - Gr 6
Section #: RVAL251
# Openings: Wait list
Registration closes: Monday, June 15, 2026
PRICE: $390.00



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Description

Does your child love to build, take-apart or fix things? If so, they'll certainly enjoy putting on their engineer's cap for this exciting week of science exploration. But we don't stop there… your Mad Scientist will also discover the chemistry behind daily life and the nature of birds and beasts—all in this exciting walk on the "wild side" of science!

Additional Information

Birds and the Beasts
Study Biology as you become an ornithologist and discover the unique characteristics of birds. Investigate feathers to see how birds fly. Build a birdhouse and make your own seed mixture to attract your favorite species of birds to your own yard.
Crazy Chemistry
Explore and use chemistry to understand chemical reactions and physical changes. Make your own sidewalk chalk and even a chocolate candy roll. Use chromatography to make a camp T-shirt and shoot off your own alka-seltzer rockets.
Jr. Engineers
Structures are all around you, everywhere you look and go! Learn how to inspect the elements of (and forces that affect) structures as you build, test, and even eat some structures you create. Build a Soma cube puzzle that may even stump your parents!
Machine Mania
Learn all about simple machines and how they affect our lives! Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults and mega-pinchers! Use machines you create to feed yourself and shoot ping-pong balls! Operating your machines will make work seem like play.
Shutterbugs
Explore the use of light to understand photography. Make a cool kaleidoscope with mirrors. Apply your skills to make a camera obscura that will help you understand how a camera works. See the world in rainbow with your prism glasses, and explore UV light.

Schedule

Monday, June 15, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday, June 18, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday, June 19, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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