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STEM Workshops

Request

1 Hour

$300

Teacher's Price: $240

What is it?

Brain STEM workshops are for groups of up to 25 participants unless otherwise noted. By request, special accomodations may be available if your class size exceeds 25 students. Whether you're looking for a brain-booster before a test or your class is needing a fun in-class experience, we come to you and we bring all the needed materials with us. Imagine enjoying a field trip with no need for release forms or chaperones, and no need to book an expensive ride! Let us bring a fun educational experience to you.

Our workshops are a mix of hands-on learning and sensational demonstrations.

Efficiency Discounts

Efficiency is important to us and we reward it. Booking 2 or more workshops for the same calendar day will qualify you for discounts starting at $50/off. And, yes! Efficiency discounts may be combined with teacher discounts.

Range and Travel Fees

We travel throughout Southern Arizona. The formula for our mileage for travel outside of Tucson can be calculated using the IRS Standard Mileage rate x the roundtrip mileage from our location to yours.

Check out our current workshops below. Each workshops lasts 1 hour, unless otherwise noted.

Workshop Themes

Digestion, Respiration,
& Circulation

Price: $300
Teachers' Price: $240

Runtime: 1 hour

Suggested Ages: 7+

Brain STEM takes your class on an educational trip through the 28-foot long tube inside of all of us starting at the mouth and ending at the... BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!! We've got about 100,000 km of blood vessels running around our bodies to learn about and a breathtaking lung lesson to get through in this hour-long workshop.

Activities

  • Digestive Tract:
  • Stomach Acid Display
  • Respiratory System:
  • Lung Model Build
  • Circulatory System:
  • Travel Through The Heart

Setup Requirements

  • 1 table for the instructor
  • Workspace for participants:
    tabletops or desks

Optical Illusions

Price: $300
Teachers' Price: $240

Runtime: 1 hour

Suggested Ages: 7+

Main Activities

  • Flipbook Build
  • Illusive Orbeez
  • Disappearing Ninja Monkey

Additional Activities

  • Diffraction Grating
  • Optical Illusions

Setup Requirements

  • 1 Electrical outlet
  • 1 table for the instructor
  • Workspace for participants:
    tabletops or desks

Magnets

Price: $300
Teachers' Price: $240

Runtime: 1 hour

Suggested Ages: 5+

Magnets are an essential part of our modern lives. They are in your phone, computer, car, and even your electric toothbrush. Young scientists will learn what makes magnets different from other hunks of iron and ceramic; this something most adults were never taught. The lessons are physically engaging and filled with exploration and experimentation. After learning the basics of how magnetism works, students will learn how to make a temporary magnet and be given some time to experiment and interact using magnets with a number of extra supplies. This interaction allows students to practice a few of the fundamental steps of the scientific method, primarily: sharing results and having their peers attempt to replicate them.

Setup Requirements

  • 1 table for the instructor.
  • Workspace for participants:
    tabletops or desks.

Musical Engineering

(formerly "Sound")

Price: $300
Teachers' Price: $240

Runtime: 1 hour

Suggested Ages: 5-10

Main Activities

  • Harmonikazoo Build
  • Soundwave Demo

Additional Activities

  • Interactive Storytime
  • Percussion Frogs
  • Straw Tuba Solo Challenge

Setup Requirements

  • 1 table for the instructor
  • Workspace for participants:
    tabletops or desks

Rocket Build

Price for 15: $450 (includes 15 rockets)

Price for 30: $650 (includes 30 rockets and 1 additional Brain STEM instructor)
(not eligible for discounts)

Runtime: 1 hour
This workshop may run longer than 1 hour depending on age and number of participants.

Suggested Ages: 8+

Students will will keep their rockets; launch materials are not included as a safety precaution.

Activities

  • Rocket Build
  • Rocket Launch

Setup Requirements

  • 1 table for the instructor
  • Workspace for participants:
    tabletops or desks
  • (Optional) Open space for launch finale.

Slime Lab

Price: $300
Teachers' Price: $240

Runtime: 1 hour

Suggested Ages: All Ages!

We’ve isolated the substances that are used in the most common slime recipe and we’ll be experimenting to see how much of each ingredient is needed to make the optimal slime. Students will learn concepts critical to scientific experimentation, including controlling variables & recording methods, and learn some chemistry along the way.

Main Activities

  • Favorite Recipe Build
  • Slimy Scientific Method

Additional Activities

  • PolyMonkeys in a Barrel
  • Test For "Best"

Setup Requirements

  • 1 table for the instructor
  • Workspace for participants:
    tabletops or desks

Temperature & Heat

Price: $300
Teachers' Price: $240

Runtime: 1 hour

Suggested Ages: 7+

Thermal energy warms my heart... literally! In this workshop, we'll learn about how thermal energy moves through a system. Students will see some of the bizarre and awesome effects it can have in the world around us while learning its importance to our species. Using Schlieren imaging, students will get a visual demonstration of how changes in temperature affect air currents.

Activities

  • Heat Gun + Receipt Paper Art
  • Schlieren Imaging
  • Radiometer + Coolant/Candle
  • Heat Vs Temperature
  • Thermal Paper
  • Copper & Foam Plates vs Ice
  • Fire Boat

Setup Requirements

  • 1 table for the instructor.
  • Workspace for participants:
    tabletops or desks.

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