Live School Programs

Experience extreme temperatures in SCI's popular live program Fire and Ice

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Cold-Blooded Critters

Grades Pre-K – 6

Discover fascinating facts about some of our resident reptiles and amphibians and get up-close to touch these cold-blooded creatures! Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Life Science

Meet Stuffee

Grades Pre-K – 2

Our large, soft sculpture doll makes health and nutrition come to life. From the stomach and esophagus to the heart and lungs, you can see, touch, and feel the fascinating fabric of the human anatomy. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Meet Stuffee: Germs Edition

Grades Pre-K – 4

Diagnose why our large, soft sculpture doll isn’t feeling well by investigating the world of germs. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Unwrapping Mummies with Stuffee

Grades Pre-K – 4

Become an honorary archaeologist and unwrap the secrets of mummies with our large, soft sculpture doll. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure^®

Grades Pre-K – 1

Observe wonders of the night sky around the world with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend Hu Hu Zhu from China. Sponsored by NASA. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Earth and Space Science

The Sky Above Me

Grades Pre-K – 1

Explore what you can find in the sky, from birds and clouds to the moon and stars. It's amazing what you'll see when you take the time to look up! Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Earth and Space Science, Science and Technology and Science as Inquiry

The Zula Patrol^®: Under The Weather

Grades Pre-K – 3

When weather is stolen from the Solar System planets, the alien members of The Zula Patrol come to the rescue in this colorful planetarium show in SCI's Star Theater! Sponsored by NASA and Variety Club. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry, Physical Science, and Earth and Space Science

Black Holes

Grades 5 – 12

Experience one of the most mysterious – and misunderstood – wonders of the Universe. Sponsored by NASA. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry, Earth and Space Science, Physical Science

Dawn of the Space Age

Grades 4 – 12

Travel through time to witness the Space Race between the USA and USSR, and see the status of space travel today. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as inquiry and Earth and Space Science

Fire and Ice

Grades 3 – 12

What's hot? What's not? Explore the science of thermodynamics as you discover what happens to ordinary things at extreme hot and cold temperatures during this dynamic show. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Physical Science

Iowa Skies Tonight

Grades 3 – 12

Introduce your students to the wonders of the night sky in this live Star Theater program. Explore constellations, learn how the ancient Greeks imagined characters from their mythologies in the stars, and discover some of our neighbors in the Solar System. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Earth and Space Science, Science and Technology and Science as Inquiry

Ancient Egyptian Skies

Grades 2 – 12

See constellations and hear sky myths imagined by ancient Egyptians in this live planetarium program. Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Earth and Space Science, Science and Technology and Science as Inquiry, Personal and Social Perspectives

Zap

Grades 3 – 12

Explore the world of electrons and electricity with demonstrations using a Van de Graaff generator and Tesla Coil. This hair-raising experience will really give you a charge! Reinforces Iowa Core and National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Physical Science