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Going Back Through Time with Dinosaurs

Students enter a land of dinosaurs, as they observe skin prints, tracks, and fossils. Hands-on activities include comparing models and real dinosaur bones. Quick tour of the Children's Natural History Museum allows children to compare Fremont fossils with dinosaurs. $150.00 Grades K-2, LIMIT: 30 Students (each child gets a free dinosaur gift)

Ice Age Fossils—Prehistoric Fremont

Students learn the different animals that lived in the Fremont area during the Pleistocene (mammoths, sabertooth cats, camels, etc). They will visit the Children's Natural History Museum to compare present day animals with the past. Learn about fossil excavations through hands-on activities. $150.00 All Grades. LIMIT: 40 Students (note: over 30 there is a $25.00 extra charge). Children get a real fossil shark tooth .

ICE AGE FOSSILS FOR KINDER AND PRE-SCHOOL

Students look at the fossils in the Children's Natural History Museum and look at models of Ice Age Fossils. They search for fossils and use numbers to count what they have found. Special: 1 hour for $150.00 Children earn prizes for their investigations. Each child receives a Safari Hat and Shark necklace. No snack provided. (limited to 20 children 3-5 yr old)

Elements, Minerals and Rocks

Students will learn that elements make up minerals; minerals make up rocks; and the three different environments where rocks are formed. Through hands-on activities students will learn about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Includes snack, 3 rocks and sand chart. $150.00 Grades 2-6 LIMIT: 30 Students (*optional rock kit of 12 rocks can be made for extra $3.00 per child)

Searching the Universe

We all look at the stars and wonder "What is up there?" Students make their own star (superball); view different telescopes and make a moon bookmark as they explore the universe. $150.00 Grades 3-6) Limit 30.

Light Magic

Can you change the way that light moves? What is a hologram? How is light different colors? Students will bounce light off mirrors, and learn about optical illusions. Students experience the power of lasers. Students receive their own hand lens. $150.00 Grades 4-6, LIMIT: 30 Students

Physics of Toys

Students learn basic principles of gravity, electromagnetism, and mechanics. They will be entertained with toys through history. Activities include working with various toys and will be asked to design and make their own toy. $150.00 Grades K-3, LIMIT: 30 Students

Bones, Bones, Bones

Students explore bones of their body through models and real specimens. How does your body move? Students explore the skeletal system by using disarticulated bones to put together. They compete by putting together the bones of the human skeleton. $150.00 Grades 1-6 (different activities for lower and upper elementary), LIMIT: 30 Students

Electrons and Electricity

Students are electrified with static and current electricity. They learn the difference between series and parallel circuits. Students can see first hand how this vital form of energy charges the world. $150.00 Grades 3-6, LIMIT: 30 Students