After-school programs provide a great environment for inquiry-based science, allowing children to explore and investigate freely and creatively. Science is a way of thinking and finding out about the world, not just a collection of facts. By engaging in AfterSchool KidzScience™ activities, children discover important science concepts that will support them in school and in life. We hope children leave AfterSchool KidzScience™ sessions thinking, “Science is cool and I can do it!”

Each AfterSchool KidzScience™ kit focuses on helping children understand one or two science concepts. Leaders use hands-on activities to give children experience with important science concepts. These investigations also give children opportunities to learn about what scientists do and to use science inquiry skills themselves.

Physical Science Series

Each Physical Science kit focuses on exploring the physical world.

The Physical Science series focuses on the following scientific concepts:

• Air resistance

• Magnetism

• Properties of matter

• Surface tension  

Life Science Series (available spring 2010)

Each Life Science kit focuses on one or two concepts about living things and the natural world.

The Life Science series focuses on the following scientific concepts:

• Earth’s surface changes over time. These changes can occur naturally or be influenced by humans.

• Plants’ and animals’ colors can help them survive.

• A habitat is a place where organisms get everything they need to stay alive—water, shelter, food, and sometimes space.

• Connections in nature occur between predators, prey, and the resources that animals need.