The focus of this after-school program is to explore science! Each week, students will be able to participate in a different activity per day and learn the science behind their experiments.

Experiments will include, but are not limited to:

• Making a hovercraft and learning about friction
• Using household objects to create a catapult
• Creating foam and producing an exothermic chemical reaction
• Learning how to fit an egg into a bottle using air pressure
• Seeing if objects sink or float depending on their densities
• Designing a bridge out of toothpicks and marshmallows
• Baking s'mores in your very own solar oven

This class will be facilitated using a hybrid-learning format. A maximum number of 12 students will be able to participate in-person, and up to 10 students will be able to participate virtually.

Open to youth grades 3 - 8. This program is free, but registration is required.

Each session will be one and a half hours and will be held on the following dates and times:

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 2 - 4, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 9 - 11, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 - 18, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 23 - 25, 2021 at 4 p.m.

An EEO/AA Institution: Extension is a unit of the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources engaged in Nevada communities, presenting research-based knowledge to address critical community needs in several areas: agriculture; children, youth and families; community and economic development; horticulture; health and nutrition; and natural resources. It is a county-state-federal partnership providing practical education to people, businesses and communities, and plays a vital role in fulfilling the University’s land-grant mission.