Water may be all around us, but it’s actually pretty special. We’ll discover how water changes phases through the water cycle, how surface tension keeps water molecules together, and even look at technology that changes how water behaves. Come discover what makes water so wonderful!

Practice observation skills to pick up the subtle cues that help us to understand the natural world. Throughout the program,students will learn to use the scientific method as they attempt to discover a snake’s natural habitat. Then we’ll perform an experiment to test the students' hypotheses using live snakes.

Come explore the universe with us! We’ll discover how our days, seasons, and years can be predicted by the orbit of Earth around the sun. We’ll learn how stars in our galaxy and planets in solar system compare to each other and try our hand at modeling how stars are formed.

While meeting live detritivores and scavengers, your students will learn the important role that decomposition plays in our everyday lives. Meeting these underappreciated recyclers will prove to be an experience that you and your students will not forget.

Through observations of live animals and scientific journaling, students will compare and contrast the life cycles and adaptations of different organisms. By analyzing animals at different stages of their life cycle, audiences will discover the intimate connections between living things and their habitats.

It’s the fraction game show! Find out how much you know about fractions by becoming a game show contestant—can you survive three rounds of fraction challenges?

Ever wonder why you can smell, hear, taste, see, and feel? Come find out how your senses help you to discover the world around you. Students will explore their senses with 5 hands-on activities.

Dissect a real cow eye to investigate the inner workings of eyes! Students will be able to make connections to eye structure through this hands-on exploration.

Take a look at actual fossils, discover the clues that they hide, and learn how to interpret their stories which unfolded millions of years ago.

Let’s take a virtual trip to Antarctica! Discover how blubber, feathers, and more help animals adapt to extreme weather.

Engage in the world of classification as we focus on a particular cold-blooded animal group: Reptiles! By meeting live reptiles, and through hands-on activities, students will explore the adaptations that make them successful, and how scientists compare and contrast these particular cold-blooded creatures.

Together we will construct a live food chain as your students meet a raptor, reptile, amphibian, arachnid, and an insect. Along the way we discuss how these animals' lives are connected and learn about the delicate balance that allows them to survive both individually and together as wildlife who share a habitat.

Is it a solid, liquid, gas, or something even spookier? Make two kinds of slime as we investigate the states of matter.

Meet up to three live bats with the Leslie Science & Nature Center! Join in as we take an up close look into the wondrous world of bats! Explore what makes bats so unique, why they're important across the globe and try your hand at being an expert echo-locator using a simple tool to understand sound!

Explore the three states of matter by making two types of slime. Get up and moving to determine what state your matter is in!

Our owls will engage, delight, and educate your students during a personal visit to your classroom. Classification, conservation, and survival techniques are just a few of the topics we will explore by observing live birds. Students will be amazed as they discover what life is like for a nighttime predator through hands-on activities.