Add a Workshop to Your Field Trip!

Hands-on STEM workshops are a great way to increase the educational impact of your field trip to the Lancaster Science Factory. Each program is instructed by one of our professional STEM Educators and can be customized based on grade level and class size. Your students will love engaging topics like engineering, environmental sustainability, robotics, and more!

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Wind Power

Students will use a variety of tools and materials to create a sailcar that harnesses the power of the wind. Activities based on grade level may include testing and changing their design, speed competitions, or races.

Structural Engineering

Students will be presented with a design challenge where they must think like an engineer to solve it. Challenges may include keva plank blueprints, catapults, bridges, towers, or balancing nails.

Electric Motors

Students will explore the properties of electromagnetism and energy flow while building circuits that can power electric motors and generators. 45 minutes+ only

Local Watersheds (Not available for Outreach)

Students will learn to define a watershed, pervious and impervious surfaces, and understand the environmental impacts of runoff. This workshops uses the interactive Enviroscape model and is most ideal for students in grades 2 and up. 45 minutes+ only.

Circuit Lab

Students will learn about electricity and how energy flows while building and experimenting with a variety of circuits from simple to complex. Activities may include circuit boards, snap circuits, or paper circuits.

Robotics

Students will learn the basics of robotics and programming while interacting with Edison Robots, Beebots, or others. Robotics programs can be tiered for any grade level.

Newton’s Laws of Motion

Students will learn about Newton’s Laws of Motion and use them to perform dazzling feats! Activities may include the tablecloth trick, remove the platform, the coin trick, balloon races, and many more.

Rainforest Biomes OR Marine Biomes (choose one)

Students will learn about the importance of the rainforest or marine biome and about the animals and plants that live there. They will create a biome model to take home.

Our Solar System

Students will learn about the planets in our solar system, their placement around the Sun, and how they move.Each student will complete a solar system scroll to model the distance between the planets.

Create a Constellation

Students will choose a constellation and use skills like measurement, cutting, and design to recreate it on paper.

Create Art with Science  

Students will create a watercolor project using household items like salt, baking soda, and vinegar. Activities may be free-form or use stencils depending on grade-level and time. Watch the watercolor react with the items to create a unique piece of art. Students take home what they make.