Whitaker on Wheels

Drop-In STEAM Stations

All Ages

We’ll bring a variety of activities that can be done in 5 min or less for Children to explore, engage with and then move on. 

Make and Takes 

-7 years and younger-

These make and take activities are designed to be made and tested in 15 min or less

Make and Takes 

-8 years and older-

These make and take activities are designed to be made and tested in 15 min or less

Physics Extravaganza

Explore forces,  motion, and simple machines

Physics

Issac Newton was the first scientist to discover light is made up of all the colors. Let's recreate his famous color disk to take home!

Physics

Create a paperclip helicopter that really flies! 

Engineering Challenges

A builder’s dream! These build challenges will encourage critical thinking

Engineering

Create a boat that will float in water, test it out and take it home!

Engineering

Build a popsicle stick  catapult that can launch marshmallows or mini pom-poms

All the -Ologies

Paleontology, Archaeology, and Geology explorations

Biology

Follow a lifecycle from caterpillar, to chrysalis and finally create a beautiful butterfly to take home

GeoScience

Create sand art that represents the earth’s ages 

Price:

$400 for 3 hour block of time or less

Need Additional time? $100 per hour after the 3 hour mark

Astronomy/AstroPhysics

Straw rockets and/or pipe cleaner constellations

Astronomy/AstroPhysics

Balloon Rockets and/or solar system keychains

Need More STEAM?

Add on a Make and Take for an additional $50 + $5 material cost per estimated number of participants.

Price:

$100 per hour + $5 material cost per estimated number of participants

(Whitaker Center will only bring the amount of materials listed on your estimate)

Price:

$100 per hour + $5 material cost per estimated number of participants

(Whitaker Center will only bring the amount of materials listed on your estimate)

School Age Programs

1st - 5th Grades

Preschool Programs

Preschool - Kindergarten

Toddler Programs

Ages 2-3 

Human Body Connections

The human body is an amazing thing, there are so many parts that have to work together. Let’s explore how our body systems are connected! Through testing and models we’ll gain a better understanding of how these connections work together to make our bodies work.

Dino Dig

Calling all paleontologists! Let’s explore all things dinosaur. We’ll learn how paleontologists find, collect, and study dinosaur fossils through hands-on activities and creative projects. It’s a roaring good time!

Sensory Explorers

Little scientists will use four of our five senses as we make observations with our eyes, ears, noses, and hands (no tasting please!)  Experiment in sensory bins, explore novel materials, and strengthen the observation skills that are the foundation of all STEM disciplines.

Gravity Manipulators

Nothing can withstand the law of gravity, or can it? Through the use of centripetal force, can we get objects to defy the laws of gravity? Or will everything come crashing down? These experiments and challenges will encourage young physicists to activate their critical thinking skills and foster a natural curiosity for the world around them.

Push and Pull Games

Push and pull are the forces that make things go. We’ll explore these forces through flying, rolling, and moving toys. Our little scientists will make observations about the toys, experiment with their movement, and draw conclusions based on what they have seen. Let’s get moving together!

Jr Gravity Manipulators

The foundation of any scientific discovery is noticing cause and effect, our littlest scientists will have the opportunity to make those observations with our explorations. Does Everything that goes up always come down? We will use music, movement and novel materials to observe gravitational force on objects.

Fizz, Bubble, Wow

What happens when you mix things together? Let’s find out through Chemistry! We’ll explore the science of color, bubbles and see what else fizzes up. These younger scientist friendly experiments will allow our little chemists to draw connections between art and science.

Marvelous Matter

Have you ever wondered why some objects are magnetic, while others aren’t? Or why combining some chemicals creates big reactions while others do nothing at all? Let’s explore some physical and chemical properties of matter and learn how truly marvelous the world around us is!

Pricing:

$50 per 15 student session

Session lasts 20-25 min 

Wacky Weather

What will the weather be like today? Let’s explore the water cycle, seasons, wind and rain in this active weather introduction. Our young meteorologists will get to create a unique collaborative piece of art, as well as a mini windsock to take home!

Mighty Engineers

Are you a better engineer than the 3 Little Pigs? Can your home design hold up not only to the Big, Bad, Wolf, but to the Forces of Nature as Well? Find out by thinking like an architect engineer to make a mighty building that holds up to earthquakes, rain storms, and high winds. We’ll use the engineering design process and teamwork to keep our buildings standing in these tricky natural challenges.

Pricing:

$350 per 30 student session

Session lasts 45-60 min

Pricing:

$350 per 30 student session

Session lasts 45-60 min

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Email education@whitakercenter.org for a personalized educator-led WOW experience.