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Auditorium Shows
Audience 250 max
Length 45-60 min (includes a brief Q&A period following the show)
Cost $450 (mileage and travel fees apply to performances more than 100 miles from Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts)
Pyramid Puzzle
(Grades K – 4)
Help N Joy Eaton and Mal Nutrition make the right choices to avoid the traps of overeating, fad diets, and laziness to reach the true treasure of a healthy life, based on the updated USDA Food Guide Pyramid. (PA Academic Standards: 10.3.3C; 10.2.3D; 10.4.3B; 10.4.3D)
Race to Renew
(Grades K – 4)
Mercedes is all revved up to race in the Energy Cup until she learns that the fossil fuels used really burn up her friend, Elvira Mint. Discover if Mercedes will drop out of the race or find an alternative as renewable and nonrenewable energy sources are explored. (PA Academic Standards: 3.4.4B; 3.5.4B; 3.5.4D; 3.8.4C; 3.8.4A; 4.2.4A; 4.2.4D; 4.8.4C; 4.8.4D)
To the Max
(Grades 5 – 8)
Science on the edge - just what you need to wake up your sleepy students to science around them. Extreme temperature, pressure, and force in large scale demonstrations are guaranteed to excite, interest, and amaze. Our trained staff puts safety first, and boredom last. (PA Academic Standards: 3.2.7A; 3.4.7A; 3.4.7B; 3.4.7C)
Classroom Shows
Audience 75 max
Length 30 min (includes a brief Q&A period following the show)
Cost $250 (mileage and travel fees apply to performances more than 100 miles from Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts)
On the Road with StuffeeTM
(Grades pre-K – 3)
Our friendly seven-foot-tall, blue-haired friend wants to visit your school! Stuffee opens up to discuss body systems, good nutrition and organ transplant education. (PA Academic Standards: 1.6.3A; 1.6.3C; 3.3.4B; 9.1.3I; 10.1.3B; 10.1.3C; 10.1.6B). Stuffee is underwritten by Capital BlueCross and presented in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Gift of Life Donor Program.
Super Cold Science
(Grades K – 5)
Super cold liquid nitrogen goes on the road to make this demonstration one of the coolest around. We illustrate the three states of matter, shatter balloons, liquefy your breath, and make liquid nitrogen ice cream…what better way to wrap up a cool show! (PA Academic Standards: 3.1.4B; 3.1.4E; 3.4.4A; 3.4.4B). Specialty gases provided by Airgas, Inc.
It’s Shocking
(Grades K – 5)
We’ll spark your students’ interest in the shocking world of static electricity by using a Van de Graaff generator to illustrate electron build-up, discharge, and static electricity safety. (PA Academic Standards: 1.6.3A; 1.6.3C; 3.4.4B; 3.4.4C; 9.1.3I)
StarLab
(Grades 3 – 5, 6 – 8)
Introduce your students to Greek mythology and basic celestial navigation skills used by ancient and modern explorers in our portable planetarium. Audience limit of 25. (PA Academic Standards: 1.6.5D; 3.4.7D).
StarLab is supported by CommunityBanks.
BodyWorks v2.0
(Grades 4 – 8)
Join Dr. I. M. Screen as the human body is brought to life through interactive demonstrations and light-hearted illustrations featuring nine REAL human organs. (PA Academic Standards: 1.6.3A; 1.6.3C; 3.3.4B; 9.1.3I; 10.1.3B; 10.1.6B). Presented in cooperation with the International Institute for Advancement in Medicine (IIAM).
Programs underwritten in part by corporate contributions through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program.
Media support provided by WGAL TV8.
