Discovery Activities
Discovery-based, hands-on learning experiences at the Science Learning Center
A visit to Brookhaven’s Science Learning Center will excite and engage students. Young scientists can enjoy discovery-based, hands-on learning experiences centered on a variety of scientific principles.
Session Information
- Flexible instruction whether students are in the classroom or at home.
- Interactive, instructor-led session facilitated with students using materials from school or home. Can also be demonstration-based if students do not have access to materials.
- Teachers will receive a detailed Teacher Notes guide upon booking.
- Secure link to Blue Jeans videoconferencing platform will be provided.
- Sessions are 30 minutes, Tu-Fr, 9:30 a.m.,10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. Plan for additional time to get settled in the virtual classroom.
- One class per session
Programs
- Seeing the Light
Explore the various properties of light.
- Sounds Around
Learn how sound is produced and travels through different forms of matter.
- Animal Tracking
Utilize observational skills to identify the characteristics of an unnamed animal as each species has its own track.
- Blocks & Marbles
Design and build a wooden structure that demonstrates gravitational pull.
- Conductors & Insulators
Create a simple circuit to determine what materials are good conductors and insulators.
- Magnets
Learn the properties of magnets and determine which materials are magnetic.
- Observing Nano in Nature
Learn about nanotechnology in nature through scientific observation.
- Collisions
Use marbles to simulate particle collisions to learn about energy transfer.
- Potential & Kinetic Energy
Collect and analyze data from a vehicle traveling down a ramp to understand potential and kinetic energy.
- Spectroscopy
Identify chemical elements through spectrums produced by diffraction.
- Static Electricity
Transfer electrons from the Van de Graaff generator to make objects repel each other.
