Our "School Version" programs are designed to take place in a 45-90 minute class period with 15-30 students, to fit teachers' normal class schedules. Each program includes an introductory interactive presentation tailored to your students' grade level, a hands-on experiment, and time to explore the STEM-MoBILE.
For longer programs, all portions of the program are longer; the presentation includes more conversation and more information shared, the experiment includes more variables and/or a slower, more relaxed pace with time for the students to ask questions, and the STEM-MoBILE tour portion includes longer descriptions of all the equipment and more time to interact with it.
If required, programs can be as short as 30 minutes with advance notice. These shorter programs will include a lot less information during the presentation and a shorter STEM-MoBILE exploration time, leaving as much time as possible for the hands-on experiment.
BioBubbles
Students will use sodium alginate and calcium chloride to make hydrogels with mock cells inside, learning about cell culture and the applications and formation of hydrogels.
Ghostly Hearts
Students will use agar and red cabbage dye to make small heart models and perform mock decellularization and recellularization with pH changes, learning about the use of scaffolds in biofabrication of organs.
Activity Descriptions & NGSS Alignment coming soon >