Ast-1 Constellations: Wonders of the Night Sky-
Receive your own star chart and learn how to use it. Then create your own constellation and legend, and make a tin can planetarium.

Ast-2 The Solar System-
Learn your way around the Sun and the planets by building a scale model of the solar system.

Ast-3 Our star, the Sun-
Make a model of the structure of our Sun while learning how it is powered. Find out how the Sun affects your life.

Ast-4 The Earth, Sun, and Moon-
Experiment with lunar phases, seasons, and eclipses. Find out what an equinox and a solstice are.

Ast-5 Planetarium shows-
Let us bring our portable planetarium to your facility and see the stars! We have several different program topics that cover such things as constellations, planets, lives of stars, and stellar spectra.

Ast-6 The Lives of Stars-
Learn about the stages a star goes through in its lifetime, from its birth in a nebula to its final death throes. Discover the possible fates of many stars (including our own) by modeling stellar lives according to their mass.

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Bot-1 Leaf Me Alone-
Use identification sheets to identify local species of broadleaf trees and make a plant press to preserve them for future studies.

Bot-2 The Cone Heads (Northwest Conifers)-
Learn identification techniques utilizing leaves and cones of Pacific Northwest conifers. Study their importance for habitat, both as living organisms and as snags and downed logs.

Bot-3 Fungi and Simple Plants-
Identify local species of lichens, mosses, and ferns and study their role in our ecosystems. Discover the wonderfully varied world of the "little guys" of the ancient forest.

Bot-4 Plant Parts-
The search for xylem and phloem is on! Take an up-close look at some everyday plants while studying their physiology.

Bot-5 Flowers are our Friends-
Dissect a flower and learn everything you always wanted to know about it's structure, then preserve the parts in a flower press.

Bot-6 Flowers Revisited-
Open your flower press and mount the preserved flower structures that you pressed in "Flowers are our Friends".

Bot-7 Fabulous Fruits-
Learn to discern your fruit types. We'll study the most common types of fruits, then eat all of the evidence!

Biology: Cell Biology

Cel-1 The Cell-
Explore the functions and components of the basic unit of life while building your own model of the cell showing its major organelles and biomolecules.

Cel-2 The Biomolecule Detective-
Use chemical experiments to detect the presence of biomolecules such as starches and sugars in everyday foods. Learn how these substances affect your internal chemistry.

Cel-3 Speeding Down the Chemical Highway-
Learn how enzymes and catalysts speed-up chemical reactions. Find out how you couldn't survive without these chemical reaction race car drivers.

Cel-4 What Color Are Your Genes?-
Why are your eyes blue? Why is your hair black? How did I get such a big nose? Explore these questions while studying genes and chromosomes. Learn how to use a Punnett Square to determine inheritance patterns.

Biology: Human Anatomy

Hum-1 Dem Bones-
Introduction to the four basic tissue systems in the human body. Learn about our support system while building a model of the human skeleton.

Hum-2 It Takes Guts!-
Continue your study of the human body while building models of the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems.

Hum-3 And More Guts!-
Just when you thought you knew more than you wanted to know about the human body! Study the urinary and sensory organs of the body, and take an in-depth look at the brain.

Hum-4 What's That Smell?-
Experiment with the 7 primary smells and 4 primary tastes while building models of your nose and tongue.

Hum-5 Seeing Is Believing-
Learn about the external and internal components of your eye and assemble them into an eyeball model.

Hum-6 Hear Me Out-
Model the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. Discover how the ear helps you to keep your balance. Also make a cross-sectional model of your skin.

Biology: Zoology

Zoo-1 Earthworm Explorations-
Does a worm have a nose? How about hair? Learn all about worms and their importance to our world as you perform harmless biology experiments on your earthworm, then release it into the wild.

Zoo-2 Bug-Out-
Learn how to capture and identify bugs using a bug box. Discover the differences between beetles, spiders, centipedes, and sow bugs.

Zoo-3 Backyard Birding-
Learn photo identification techniques with common local birds and make your own bird feeder to take home.

Zoo-4 Bats Don't Suck-
Learn about Northwest bats and their importance to our ecosystems. Dispel some common misconceptions about bats and build your own bat house.

Zoo-5 Bear With Me-
Discover the exciting world of the Ursids. Learn about native species of bears, and where they fit-in in our ecosystems.

Zoo-6 Howling at the Moon-
Learn about the Canids: wolves, coyotes, and foxes. See what types we have in the Northwest and compare their relative sizes. Learn how to identify species using footprint impressions, and have a howling good time!

Zoo-7 Owl Be Home for Christmas-
Explore the world of birds of prey: the raptors. Compare the different feeding habits of hawks, eagles, and owls. You even get to dissect an owl pellet and discover what it had for dinner! (Requires an additional $1 lab fee per student.)

Zoo-8 Ants in Your Pants!-
Study the lives and times of one of the insect worlds most fascinating members: the ant.

Chm-1 Chemical Reactions With a Bang-
See how a simple chemical process can be used to produce hydrogen gas from water. Use household chemicals to launch your own chemical rocket.

Chm-2 pHantastic! (Measuring pH)-
Natural indicators are used to test acids, bases, and unknowns in test tubes. You can even become a "mad scientist" and try mixing-up your own batch of chemicals.

Chm-3 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table-
Learn about atomic structure while drawing some common atoms. Find out how chemists use the periodic table to predict the properties of atoms. (Prerequisite: Double-digit addition and subtraction skills.)

Chm-4 Atoms and Molecules-
Discover what atoms, molecules, and bonds are, then use fruits and vegetables to make molecular models. Find out how we can study something so tiny that it's invisible.

Chm-5 Bubbles, Bubbles, and More Bubbles-
Find out what a bubble really is. Learn big words like surface tension and intermolecular attractive forces. Experiment with table-top bubbles and bubble frames.

Chm-6 The Properties of Water-
Experiment with water to explore properties such as surface tension and density. Make comparisons between water and other liquids.

Chm-7 Get Charged-up-
Use common foods and a myriad of metals to experiment with electrochemical cells (commonly known as "batteries").

Env-1 Making Recycled Paper-
Shred used paper, put it in a blender, and make pulp. Then learn how to turn the pulp into recycled paper.

Env-2 Coastal Wetlands-
Learn plant, animal, and habitat identification techniques for estuaries. Use coloring sheets to design your own coastal wetland.

Env-3 Inland Wetlands-
Learn how to identify bogs, marshes, swamps, and riverine bottomlands and the plant and animal types associated with them.

Env-4 Northwest Salmon-
Explore the salmon's habitat, predators, and life stages. Learn how to identify the five species of Pacific salmon.

Env-5 Surfing the Web of Life-
Discover how food chains and food webs define an ecosystem. Create your own food chain and play the web game.

General Science

Gsc-1 Introduction to the Scientific Method-
Use a simple experiment with raisins and rice to explore the scientific method. Learn how easy it is to use the steps of the scientific method in problem-solving.

Gsc-2 System International-
Learn how scientists measure things like volume, mass and length using metric units. Use special lab equipment to make measurements.

Gsc-3 Science, Nature, and Survival-
Find out how to use basic concepts in astronomy, chemistry, and biology to keep yourself alive in the great outdoors.

Geo-1 Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes-
This demonstration and lecture-based program looks at the relationships between these concepts in geology. This session also covers Pacific Northwest earthquakes.

Geo-2 Rock Identification-
Receive your own rock and mineral specimens, learn how to identify them, then mount them on your own "rock identifier."

Geo-3 I Know My Teachers Are Old, But Are They Really Fossils?-
Find out just what a fossil is, how they form, and what they can tell us about the past. Then make your own fossil from plaster of Paris.

Geo-4 Dinosaurs and Recent Discoveries-
Find out what the dinosaurs were really like. Where they slow and stupid, or fast and smart? Answer these and other questions about these ancient animals, and come prepared to invent your own dinosaur.

Geo-5 The Cascade Volcanos-
Study the volcanic history of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier. Learn how our Cascade volcanos are produced, and the dangers that they pose.

Geo-6 Can You Dig It?-
Sample some soil and discover the hidden wonders of dirt. You will study its texture, composition, nutrient levels, and measure its pH.

Geo-7 Cartography-1: Street Maps-
An introduction into map-making and -reading that will teach you the ways of the streets as you complete a local map of your streets and structures.

Geo-8 Cartography-2: Contour Maps-
Learn the ups and downs of contour maps. These maps are used by hikers and the like to help them figure out changes in elevations.

Geo-9 Cartography-3: Bathymetric Maps-
Study the seafloor with these special contour maps for the underwater world.

Geo-10 Cartography-4: Geologic Maps-
Find out how geologists record information about rock types and structures while reading a local geologic map.

Geo-11 Structural Geology-1: Whose Fault is it?-
Use your new-found knowledge of geologic maps to interpret the structures within the Earth's crust. We'll start our study of structural geology by studying faults.

Geo-12 Structural Geology-2: A Twisted Tale-
Learn about rocks that have been twisted, but not broken. Their called folded structures, and have weird names like anticlines and synclines, and their cool!

Geo-13 Structural Geology-3: Cross-Sectional Studies-
Put all of your map-making skills and knowledge of stuctural geology together by creating a cross-sectional drawing from a geologic map.

Met-1 Become the Media's Next Weatherperson-
Make your own weather station, complete with anemometer, rain gauge, and barometer, to take home and make weather predictions.

Met-2 They're Only Clouds Afterall-
Learn how to identify and name clouds, how to use them to predict weather patterns, and how they form.

Ocn-1 Icky, Slimy Marine Invertebrates-
Hold on to these live sea creatures and try not to lose your lunch! Examine sea stars, crabs, sea cucumbers, and a few surprises, all borrowed from Puget Sound. You will also examine SCUBA equipment and learn how it functions.

Ocn-2 See Some Sea Shells From the Sea Shore-
Learn how to identify some common sea shells from the Puget Sound area, and find out about some of the strange characteristics of the animals that lived in them.

Ocn-3 Marine Algae-
Learn to identify species within the four main divisions of marine algae: chlorophyta, phaeophyta, rhodophyta, and anthophyta. (And find out what all of those big words mean, too!)

Ocn-4 Take a Bite Out of Sharks-
Explore what a shark is, what types of real dangers they pose to humans, and what types of sharks we find in Puget Sound. Also examine fossil shark's teeth.

Ocn-5 Marine Birds- (This is a two-part program)
Use photo identification techniques to identify common birds found on Puget Sound. You'll be surprised at all of the different and beautiful birds that live in our region. (Requires two hours to complete.)

Ocn-6 Marine Mammals- (This is a two-part program)
Learn how to identify local marine mammals like orcas, harbor seals, sea lions, gray whales, and Dall's porpoises. Take home your own marine mammal identification manual. (Requires two hours to complete.)

Ocn-7 Backshores and Dunes- (Field Course)
Study plant associations of the Northwest backshore and dune environments at Richmond Beach Park while mapping the shore region.

Phy-1 Unravel the Mysteries of Light-
How does a prism work? What is a diffraction grating? What exactly is a neon sign, anyway? Explore all of these questions and more.

Phy-2 Getting Bent Out of Shape-
Experiment with optics! See how lenses bend light, how LASERs work, and examine the functions of a fiber optics system.

Phy-3 Let the Sun Shine In-
Find out how to harness sunlight by building your own solar cell array.

Phy-4 The Shocking Truth About Electricity (circuits 1)-
Experiment with different electrical circuits using cells, wires, lamps, and switches. Learn how to draw a circuit diagram.

Phy-5 More Electrical Circuits (circuits 2)-
Use your knowledge from circuits 1 to make more advanced circuits with resistors, variable resistors, and L.E.D.s.

Phy-6 Protoboard Electronics (circuits 3-10)-
Build upon circuits 1 and 2 by using component plug-in protoboards that the pros use. Topics can include circuits such as a touch-activated switch, a burglar alarm, and seven segment L.E.D.s. (Prerequisite: Circuits 1 and 2.)

Phy-7 Electromagnets-
Discover the inter-relationships between electricity and magnetism while making your own electromagnet.

Phy-8 Magnetic Attractions-
Use permanent magnets of all shapes and sizes to explore magnetism and magnetic fields.

Phy-9 Sound-
Feel the good vibrations while making a musical instrument to experiment with pitch and tone.

Phy-10 Simple Machines-
Experiment with levers and pulleys to discover how they make all of our lives easier.

Phy-11 May the Force be with You-
Find out how gravity, friction, and the centripetal force govern your everyday life. Use a friction board to collect and analyze data about forces.

Phy-12 What's Up with Flying?-
Learn about the factors of flight: lift, gravity, thrust, and drag. See a solar shuttle, a 2-liter rocket, and your own paper airplane fly.

Phy-13 Down Periscope-
Build your own working submarine while exploring concepts in physics such as mass, volume, and density.