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Grants are available to qualifying Title 1 schools, generously provided by the DSF Foundation. Call 412.237.3374 for more info.
Want your students to get their hands on some real-world technology? Turn your library or multi-purpose room into a biology or GIS lab for a day! Programs are designed for students in grades K–6. Combine various topics as part of your microscope package.
Zoom in on biology! A compound microscope is provided to each student in a guided exploration of objects invisible to the naked eye.
Capacity: 30 students
Time required: 25 minutes
Fee: $180 includes set-up and four workshops; $40 for each additional workshop.
Up Close With Everyday Objects
For students in kindergarten
Content themes: Motion, Energy, Engineering, Technology, History of Science & Technology
Look through magnifying glasses and microscopes to view items like fabrics, magazine pages, and feathers.
The World of Microscopes
For grades 1–2
Content themes: Motion, Energy, Engineering, Technology, History of Science & Technology
Make a water lens microscope. View various living and non-living specimens through a compound microscope.
Cells and Diversity
For grades 3–4
Content themes: Motion, Energy, Engineering, Technology, History of Science & Technology
What are cells and how do they differ? Make, view, and compare slides of plant and animal cells.
Life Under a Microscope
For grades 5–6
Content themes: Motion, Energy, Engineering, Technology, History of Science & Technology
Learn about microorganisms as seen through a microscope. View and draw living organisms.
We offer cross-curriculum, hands-on workshops for GIS/GPS. These labs encompass biology, technology, math, and geography in a two-class-period format.
Two workshop/day minimum
Capacity: 30 students
Time required: 90 minutes
Fee: $300 includes set-up and four workshops; $100 for each additional workshop.
The GPS portion of the workshop will be held outdoors, so students should dress accordingly. Program is not available December–February.
For grades 3–6
Nature-related caches will challenge the students to connect the outdoors to their classroom lessons. Google'™ Earth will bring it home!
For grades 6–8
Students will experience geocaching as the means of investigating water quality issues that affect streams and rivers. Students will use Google Earth™ to locate waterways and plot information.
