We've been quite busy putting together the Lab's hands-on Engineering Center. A lot has gotten done since our last update. We're happy to share that your support has made it possible for us to have the majority of the Engineering Center up and running in time for our first week of workshops for the fall! Thank you!!

During the start of each workshop for ages 5 and up, young scientists will be able to freely explore the Lab materials, which includes the Engineering Center. Young scientists can build ramps, tracks for cars or marbles, vertical structures, an obstacle course, and much more. We look forward to seeing how our young scientists tinker and create with the materials available to them.

Kiddie Science functions on a shoestring budget, so we count on your support to connect our young scientists to science in new and exciting ways. We are blown away by how much you've made possible in such a short amount of time (we thought the Engineering Center would be up and running for November)! Thank you!! Every penny of every donation literally brings science into the hands of children who one day may be scientists themselves.

Thank you for planting the seeds of science. Enjoy the pictures!

(we still have a few items on our wish list that we need your help securing)

Your support has made it possible for the Kiddie Science Lab to continue to grow and plant the seeds of science into the hearts and minds of young scientists. Thank you!

Our next big project is the implementation of an Engineering Center, a section of the Lab where young scientists can tinker and create through guided and open-ended exploration.  The Engineering Center will be comprised of three main parts:

Vertical Pegboard
A 6-foot section of wall will be dedicated to a pegboard where young scientists can engineer levers, pulleys, and fulcrums to create a vertical marble run, a maze, structures, and much more. The vertical pegboard will be a permanent part of the Engineering Center, allowing our young scientists ongoing opportunity to tinker and think.

Vertical Magnet Board
Two large whiteboards mounted on the wall allows our young scientists opportunity to explore engineering through the use of magnets. Also a permanent part of the Engineering Center, young scientists will explore magnetic gears, levers, and more to meet guided challenges and freely explore magnetic movable parts.

Build & Create
100% supported through generous in-kind donations from individuals like you, the Build & Create section of the Engineering Center features open-ended building items such as Lego, K'nex, wood plank blocks, wooden marble maze, and Brakitz. These items will be available to young scientists to freely explore on a rotating basis.


We've secured 90% of the materials needed for the Engineering Center! 
You can support our young scientists through an in-kind donation from our Amazon Wish List.


Below are pictures of the Engineering Center as it develops. Thank you for your support!
Click here for an update on the Engineering Center!

At the start of each hands-on science workshop, young scientists have opportunity to freely explore the Kiddie Science Lab and the materials available. This includes watering plants, caring for the Lab animals, exploring the library area, or engineering with an assortment of building toys.

A popular exploration option is Brackitz.
​Check out some of what our young scientists have created!

As the year winds down and we look forward to an exciting new year, we want to highlight some of the most memorable moments of the year. It's been a year of exciting growth, new partnerships, and unexpected opportunities.

At the start of 2016, we launched the Kiddie Science Engineering Club in collaboration with the Flatbush Beacon Center. 100% of the materials needed for this program were donated by individuals just like you. Having secured everything we needed to present the program, we launched a twelve-week, after school Engineering Club for young scientists in grades 1-3.

The incredible in-kind support from individual donors like you has allowed our young engineers access to high quality materials that allow them to explore the subject in a fully hands-on manner.  In a typical after school session, we used half the class time to explore a specific engineering topic, and the second half was open ended exploration with an assortment of materials which you purchased for them. Thank you!

As our exploration moved from how cars work to how homes are built, our young scientists were able to immerse themselves in self guided exploration of each topic. Throughout, your support allowed us to focus on the true essence of engineering, "the action of working artfully to bring something about".

In addition to the fundamentals of engineering, our young scientists focused on collaboration and teamwork as a means of troubleshooting.
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