SCI's outreach programs support the Iowa Core and National Science Standards and are accurate, relevant and fun.
Explore the exciting world of electricity! Join an SCI program presenter for hair-raising demonstrations that illustrate what electricity is and how it moves - and get some reminders about how to interact with electricity safely.
This 30 minute program is great for early elementary audiences, and it's available at no cost to schools thanks to the generous support from MidAmerican Energy.
Why do things explode? We'll explore the interactions of pressure, temperature and states of matter to explain why things pop, bang or blow up. Experiment with ultra-cold liquid nitrogen and combustible gases in this spectacular assembly. Reinforces National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Physical Science.
We have all heard the story of the Three Little Pigs, but now it’s time to live it! Join us on an engineering adventure, and see if your constructions can stand up to the wolf’s huffing and puffing! Reinforces National Science Standards: Science as Inquiry and Physical Science.
What do vibrations look like in slow motion? How do animals use sound to survive? What do sounds tell us about the health of our planet? Join our Science Learning Team to learn how the sounds around us can tell us more than we think about the environment in this interactive presentation!
Did you know that Iowa was once a coral paradise? Learn how we can use the patterns found on Earth to find oceans throughout our own solar system and beyond — fossils, geysers, clouds, rivers, and more!
Locate constellations and planets, and hear myths of the night sky in this live planetarium program.
Discover how international teams are attempting to be the first to land a robotic spacecraft on the Moon as they compete for the Google Lunar XPRIZE. Narrated by Ted Allen.
This show reveals dark matter's earliest clues, covering the astral choreography of galactic orbits as well as sensitive detectors hidden deep underground in ancient gold mines. Narrated by Tilda Swinton.
Go on an adventure though history to learn about the creation of the telescope and the discoveries this inven-tion has helped humanity make!