Pre K & K

Backyard Safari

Students will become amateur explorers as they journey on this backyard safari! Using observational and identification skills, they will take a trip through four hands-on nature stations to gain a deeper understanding of everyday plants and animals.
Program Type: Traveling Science: Classroom Workshop
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 5.1 A, B; 5.4 B; 5.5 A, B; 5.10 A

Creepy Crawlies

Giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches, tarantulas and other creatures will invade your classroom in this hands-on workshop. Through up-close interactions, students will develop an understanding of the important role these strange and wonderful animals play in our ecosystems.
Program Type: Traveling Science: Classroom Workshop
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 3.4 A; 5.1 A, B; 5.5 B, C; 5.10 A

Pumpkin Circle

Have you ever wondered what's inside a pumpkin? Or how a pumpkin seed grows into a pumpkin? After reading Pumpkin Circle, The Story of a Garden by George Levenson, children are encouraged to develop their senses and questioning skills as they explore real pumpkins and appreciate the pumpkin life cycle and the life cycle of all plants. [Available October through early December]
Program Type: Traveling Science: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 3.1 D, G, H; 3.3 A, B; 3.4 A, B; 5.1 A, B; 5.5 A, B, C; 5.8 A, B; 5.10 A

Water Dance

Water is the most common substance on Earth, covering nearly three-quarters of the planet; its quantity on Earth has been the same for hundreds of millions of years. Yet, how much do you know about how water moves through your world? Explore the water cycle and the water in our weather.
Program Type: Traveling Science: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 3.1 D, G, H; 3.3 A, B; 3.4 A, B; 5.1 A, B; 5.8 B

Little Dragon's Digestive System

Let Sam, a dragon with really bad eating habits, and our science educators lead you on a journey through the digestive system. A few lucky volunteers will get a chance to climb into a giant mouth, slide down an esophagus, and end up in a churning stomach before squeezing through the small and large intestines. In this obstacle course, students will be introduced to the names and functions of the basic parts of the digestive system. Your students will never forget this tour through the digestive system!
Program Type: Traveling Science: Assembly
Grade Level: K-2
NJCCCS: 3.4 A; 5.1 A; 5.3 A; 5.5 A

Backyard Safari

Students will become amateur explorers as they journey on this backyard safari! Using observational and identification skills, they will take a trip through four hands-on nature stations to gain a deeper understanding of everyday plants and animals.
Program Type: Traveling Science: Classroom Workshop
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 5.1 A, B; 5.4 B; 5.5 A, B; 5.10 A

Creepy Crawlies

Giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches, tarantulas and other creatures will invade your classroom in this hands-on workshop. Through up-close interactions, students will develop an understanding of the important role these strange and wonderful animals play in our ecosystems.
Program Type: Traveling Science: Classroom Workshop
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 3.4 A; 5.1 A, B; 5.5 B, C; 5.10 A

Pumpkin Circle

Have you ever wondered what's inside a pumpkin? Or how a pumpkin seed grows into a pumpkin? After reading Pumpkin Circle, The Story of a Garden by George Levenson, children are encouraged to develop their senses and questioning skills as they explore real pumpkins and appreciate the pumpkin life cycle and the life cycle of all plants. [Available October through early December]
Program Type: Traveling Science: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 3.1 D, G, H; 3.3 A, B; 3.4 A, B; 5.1 A, B; 5.5 A, B, C; 5.8 A, B; 5.10 A

The Skeleton Inside You

Why do we have bones? What are they made of? What happens when they break? Discover these answers and more as we learn all about bones in the story of The Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrino. After reading our story, your students will make their own "broken bone" and mend it with a cast.
Program Type: Traveling Science: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5

Science Circus

In our most popular program, join our science educators as they explore the positives and negatives of static electricity, the sub-zero temperatures of liquid nitrogen, the states of matter, and the immense pressure of air. The show includes over a dozen chilling and thrilling experiments and as always, we use lots of volunteers!
Program Type: Traveling Science: Assembly
Grade Level: K-8
NJCCCS: 3.4 A; 5.1 A; 5.2 B; 5.6 A; 5.7 A, B

The Power of Air?

Experience firsthand how strong air can be in this interactive workshop exploring Bernoulli's Principle, Newton's Third Law of Motion and other physical science concepts. Our science educators will show your students how airplanes fly, how suction cups work and why our ears "pop."
Program Type: Traveling Science: Classroom Workshop
Grade Level: K-4
NJCCCS: 3.4 A; 5.1 A, B; 5.6 A; 5.8 B

Animals in Disguise: Camouflage

Is that a leaf or is it an insect? How do chameleons change their color? Learn how animals use camouflage to blend into their environments. MST4.E.LE5B, MST4.I.LE5A National Science Education Standards: A, C, E, F
Program Type: EFT: E-Connection
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 5.1.4A.1, 5.1.8A.1, 5.5.4B.1, 5.5.4C.1, 5.5.8B.1, 3, 5.10.2A.1, 5.10.6A.1,

Can Bees Taste with their Feet?: Animal Senses

How do snakes sense the world? For what are insect antennae used? Learn how animal senses differ from our own and help them to survive in the wild.
Program Type: EFT: E-Connection
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8, 5.10

Digging into Rocks and Fossils

On a small island in the middle of the sea, a mouse named Milo makes an extraordinary discovery -- a magic, glowing stone hidden in a deep crevice. How will this discovery change the lives of Milo and the other mice? Will it bring delight or disaster? The reader must decide. Halfway through the story, the book splits into two sections, offering alternate endings. Early Childhood Education Program Expectation: Science: 1.1, 1.2; Language Arts: 1.3, 2.2, 3.11 MST1.E.SI1A, MST4.I.PS2A National Science Education Standards: A, D, F
Program Type: EFT: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1.4A.1, 5.8.2A.1

Pumpkin Circle

Come find out how a garden grows, as an amazing cycle unfolds in a backyard pumpkin patch. Based on the award-winning pumpkin circle video, this book is a bug's-eye view of seeds sprouting, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, pumpkins growing and, finally, going back to earth. After one hundred days of weather and one hundred days of care, you too might have pumpkins growing everywhere. Early Childhood Education Programs Expectation: Science: 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.3; Language Arts: 1.3, 2.2, 3.12 MST1.E.SI1A, MST4.E.LE1A, MST4.E.LE1B, MST4.E.LE4A National Science Education Standards: A, C, E
Program Type: EFT: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1.4A.1, 5.5.2A.1

Water Dance

Water is the most common substance on Earth, covering nearly three-quarters of the planet; its quantity on Earth has been the same for hundreds of millions of years. Yet, how much do you know about how water moves through your world? Explore the water cycle and the water in our weather. Early Childhood Education Program Expectation: Science: 1.1, 1.2, 3.2, 3.4; Language Arts: 1.3, 2.2, 3.12 MST1.E.SI1A, MST4.E.PS2A, MST4.E.PS4A National Science Education Standards: A, D, F
Program Type: EFT: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1.4A.1, 5.8.2B.1, 5.8.2B.2, 5.8.2B.3

Animals in Disguise: Camouflage

Is that a leaf or is it an insect? How do chameleons change their color? Learn how animals use camouflage to blend into their environments. MST4.E.LE5B, MST4.I.LE5A National Science Education Standards: A, C, E, F
Program Type: EFT: E-Connection
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 5.1.4A.1, 5.1.8A.1, 5.5.4B.1, 5.5.4C.1, 5.5.8B.1, 3, 5.10.2A.1, 5.10.6A.1,

Can Bees Taste with their Feet?: Animal Senses

How do snakes sense the world? For what are insect antennae used? Learn how animal senses differ from our own and help them to survive in the wild.
Program Type: EFT: E-Connection
Grade Level: K-5
NJCCCS: 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.8, 5.10

Eyes, Nose, Fingers, Toes

A lively tribute to the amazing things our bodies can do, this story follows a group of toddlers as they demonstrate all the fun things that they can do with their eyes, ears, mouths, hands, legs, feet and everything in between. It will have students winking, wiggling, stomping and stretching along. Early Childhood Education Program Expectation: Science: 1.1, 2.1; Language Arts: 1.1, 2.5 ELA1.E.LR1A, MST1.E.SI1A National Science Education Standards: A, C, E, F
Program Type: EFT: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 2.1.2B.1, 5.1.4A.1, 5.1.4C.1, 5.5.2A.1

Jessica's X-Ray

A unique way for children to learn about the skeletal system and how doctors explore what's inside of us, the book chronicles Jessica?s experience at the hospital when the doctor tells her she needs to take an x-ray to see what happened when she hurt her arm. Jessica is scared and has a lot of questions like: What are x-rays? Do they hurt? Early Childhood Education Program Expectations: Science: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1; Language Arts: 1.1, 3.12 MST1.E.SI1A, MST4.E.LE4B, HPF1.E.HE1C, HPF1.E.HE1A National Science Education Standards: A, C, F
Program Type: EFT: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 2.1.2B.1, 2.1.2E.1, 5.1.4A.1, 5.5.4A.4

Pumpkin Circle

Come find out how a garden grows, as an amazing cycle unfolds in a backyard pumpkin patch. Based on the award-winning pumpkin circle video, this book is a bug's-eye view of seeds sprouting, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, pumpkins growing and, finally, going back to earth. After one hundred days of weather and one hundred days of care, you too might have pumpkins growing everywhere. Early Childhood Education Programs Expectation: Science: 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.3; Language Arts: 1.3, 2.2, 3.12 MST1.E.SI1A, MST4.E.LE1A, MST4.E.LE1B, MST4.E.LE4A National Science Education Standards: A, C, E
Program Type: EFT: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1.4A.1, 5.5.2A.1

Waiting for Wings

Out in the fields, eggs are hidden from view, clinging to leaves with butterfly glue. Soon, caterpillars hatch. They creep and chew. Each one knows what it must do. Join us in exploring the world of insects. Learn about the different stages of an insect's life. Examine the types of food they eat, and investigate the science behind the beautiful colors that decorate a butterfly's wing. Early Childhood Education Program Expectation: Science: 1.1, 1.2, 3.3; Language Arts: 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.11 MST1.E.SI1A, MST4.E.LE1B, MST4.E.LE4A National Science Education Standards: A, C, F
Program Type: EFT: Explore-A-Story
Grade Level: Pre K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1.4A.1, 5.5.2A.1, 5.5.4C.1

Backyard Safari

Students will become amateur explorers as they journey on this backyard safari! Using observational and identification skills, they will take a trip through four hands-on nature stations to gain a deeper understanding of everyday plants and animals.
Program Type: Workshop
Grade Level: K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1 A, B; 5.4 B; 5.5 A, B; 5.10 A

Earth Science

Choose from any given topic including astronomy, weather, oceanography and geology to study the Earth and its systems.
Program Type: Residency
Grade Level: K-12
NJCCCS: NA

Life Science

Explore the ecology of living things, such as organisms and their environments, classification of plants and animals, and adaptations and defense mechanisms. Onsite explorations include use of the Eat and Be Eaten exhibition and/or explorations in Liberty State Park.
Program Type: Residency
Grade Level: K-12
NJCCCS: NA

Human Body

This residency can be customized to cover an assortment of systems including muscular, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, digestive, skeletal and reproductive.
Program Type: Residency
Grade Level: K-12
NJCCCS: NA

Backyard Safari

Students will become amateur explorers as they journey on this backyard safari! Using observational and identification skills, they will take a trip through four hands-on nature stations to gain a deeper understanding of everyday plants and animals.
Program Type: Workshop
Grade Level: K-2
NJCCCS: 5.1 A, B; 5.4 B; 5.5 A, B; 5.10 A

Human Body

This residency can be customized to cover an assortment of systems including muscular, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, digestive, skeletal and reproductive.
Program Type: Residency
Grade Level: K-12
NJCCCS: NA

Life Science

Explore the ecology of living things, such as organisms and their environments, classification of plants and animals, and adaptations and defense mechanisms. Onsite explorations include use of the Eat and Be Eaten exhibition and/or explorations in Liberty State Park.
Program Type: Residency
Grade Level: K-12
NJCCCS: NA

Physical Science

This residency can cover a wide range of physical sciences including chemistry, energy and motion, nature of matter, material science, light, sound and electricity.
Program Type: Residency
Grade Level: K-12
NJCCCS: NA