by Discover Science Center 4.7 (463 reviews)

Academics,

Homeschool,

STEAM,

Science,

Science & Technology

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Overview

DISCOVER STEM LABS
Tuesdays, January 28-May 6 (no class Feb 18, Mar 4, Apr 8; 12 weeks)
9:30am-10:45am
Ages 8-10

In this course, students will experiment with new topics every week from building simple circuits to finding math in nature and conducting engineering challenges to making art from science. All lab costs are included in the registration fee.

Instructor: Jessica Barnes, BSc
Location: Science Center (suite 5)
Full semester - $220 OR $20/lab (plus $0.99 AH fee)
10% off sibling discount
Register for full semester or individual labs.

LAB SCHEDULE:
CIRCUIT SCIENCE - Tuesday, January 28
Students learn the basics of circuits and electricity as they create their own paper circuits with copper tape and LED lights.

FINGERPRINT ANALYSIS - Tuesday, February 4
This week we study the biology of fingerprints as we examine our own fingerprints patterns and practice powder and chemical methods of recovering fingerprint evidence.

SECRET BINARY CODES - Tuesday, February 11
This week we learn how programmers use computational thinking to solve problems and practice deciphering codes and puzzles.

MONET’S WATER LILLIES - Tuesday, February 25
This week, students discover how different species of water lilies inspired one of history's most famous artists and conduct an experiment to make these aquatic flowers bloom before their eyes.

AIRPLANE PHYSICS - Tuesday, March 11
Students learn about forces and motion as we create awesome paper airplanes, and experiment to see how different designs effect a planes aerodynamics.

MAGIC AND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS - Tuesday, March 18
Students investigate how science is the secret to real magic tricks and optical illusions as they learn about their brain eyes and try out some simple tricks of their own.

LEGO STEM CHALLENGE - Tuesday, March 25
Students work through the engineering design process as they conduct engineering challenges that help people and solve real life problems.

WATERCOLOR AGATE - Tuesday, April 1
This week, students explore how colorful agates are formed and use chemistry and creativity to make their own paper agates to take home.

BOAT DESIGN - Tuesday, April 15
Students test Archimedes’ Principle as they are challenged to create different types of boats that float, and experiment to see how much weight different designs can hold.

SYMMETRY IN NATURE- Tuesday, April 22
This week, students discover all of the surprising places bilateral and radial symmetry occur in nature as the create their own scientific illustrations.

RUBE GOLDBERG CONTRAPTIONS- Tuesday, April 29
Students increase their understanding of motion and forces this week as they use their imaginations and variety of materials to build different Rube Goldberg contraptions.

BEE HOTELS - Tuesday, May 6 Students learn about the importance of bees and other pollinators, investigate differences between solitary and colonial bees, and build a bee hotel for our pollinating insects.

Cancellation Policy

CANCELLATION POLICY

We are now charged by our registration processor for all activities cancelled by a parent. Therefore, we have had to implement a processing fee for all cancellations (see below). Alternatively, a credit can be issued for the full amount of the activity and be used toward a future program within one year. Refunds or credits will NOT be provided without 24 hours prior notice or for no-shows (one week for multi-day camps and after-school programs).

Please email info@discoversciencecenter.com or call 770 641-9336 to cancel your registration.

INDIVIDUAL LABS/WORKSHOPS:

Homeschool labs, Girl Scout workshops, Parents' Night Out, Young Explorers, Online workshops

Refunds will be issued, minus a $5 processing fee for each workshop, up to 24 hours before the workshop begins. Alternatively, a full credit will be issued up to 24 hours before the workshop begins.

No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellation less than 24 hours before the start of camp, early withdraw, scheduling conflicts, time zone errors, illness, or behavioral dismissal.

MULTI-WEEK COURSES:

Homeschool courses

Refunds will be issued, minus a $20 processing fee for each course, up to 24 hours before the program begins. Alternatively, a full credit will be issued up to 24 hours before the course begins.

No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellation less than 24 hours before the start of camp, early withdraw, scheduling conflicts, illness, or behavioral dismissal.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS:

Refunds will be issued, minus a $20 processing fee, up to one week before the program begins. Alternatively, a full credit will be issued up to 24 hours before the after-school program begins.

No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellation less than one week before the start of the program, early withdraw, scheduling conflicts, illness, or behavioral dismissal. No refunds will be issued in the event the school cancels school or after-school activities due to weather or other circumstances – the missed class will be rescheduled or a credit will be issued.

DAY CAMPS (1-2 days):

Refunds will be issued, minus a $10 processing fee for each course, up to 24 hours before the program begins. Alternatively, a full credit will be issued up to 24 hours before the day camp begins.

No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellation less than 24 hours before the start of camp, early withdraw, scheduling conflicts, illness, or behavioral dismissal.

MULTI-DAY CAMPS (3-5 days):

Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring Break Camps

Refunds will be issued, minus a $20 processing fee for each course, up to one week before the program begins. Alternatively, a full credit will be issued up to one week before camp begins.

No refunds or credits will be issued for cancellation less than one week before the start of camp, early withdraw, scheduling conflicts, illness, or behavioral dismissal.

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November 4, 2025 - Deborah Lois joan lubbe

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My daughter, Maggie, had a wonderful time learning at the Discover Science Center this past weekend! Thank you for being attentive, welcoming, and encouraging! She's already attended two sessions, and I am sure will be back for even more.

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November 4, 2025

Dear Ms. Lubbe, We are delighted to hear that your daughter had a wonderful time! We had a blast teaching her, and hope to see her soon!

(Online Girl Scouts: Halloween Potions)

October 27, 2025 - Ilene Reilly

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It was really great! We had 4 girls from our troop together and were able to assist the smaller one. There were 2 items that were called for that weren’t on the list of supplies: marker and scissors—so we had to scramble for them at the end. We made it work and have no real complaints!

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October 27, 2025

Dear Ms. Reilly,
I'm so glad that your troop had a blast! And ma'am I'm sorry for that inconvenience, we will make sure that is updated on our supplies list, thank you for letting us know!

(Online Girl Scouts: Marine Mammals)

October 13, 2025 - Jamie Johs

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My daughter has really enjoyed the classes she’s taken over the past couple of weeks through Activity Hero! She has a big love for all ocean creatures, and these classes have been both engaging and fun for her. The instructors do a great job keeping kids interested and excited to learn more. We’re so happy to have found something that fuels her curiosity and passion.

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October 13, 2025

Dear Ms. Johs,
We are so glad she loved the workshop, we enjoyed teaching her!

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Questions & Answers

Help pls we totally missed the time I thought It was at 3pm! Pls help any way that we can get the video to still do it pls

asked on Apr 05, 2020

Apr 06, 2020 - Tonya Shearer

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So sorry you missed the workshop. Your registration is being refunded. Unfortunately, to protect the privacy of the students that were recorded during the meeting, we can not distribute the recorded meetings. Hope to see you in a different workshop! -

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Can adult attend session with shy youngster in younger groups?

asked on Jan 24, 2020

Jan 24, 2020 - Tonya Shearer

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Hi Deborah, Thanks for your message. It depends on which program you are inquiring about. Our Young Explorers classes (3-5 year olds) require parent participation during class. Parents sometimes stay for the first week of homeschool classes, and during Girl Scout workshops as well. Parents do not stay for after-school programs, Parents' Night Out or our camps. Hopefully, I covered the program you are interested in. If not, please let me know so I can clarify. Thanks for your interest, Tonya -

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