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Hands-On Classes

See your classroom topics come to life with hands-on, minds-on classes!

Deepen your students’ understanding of STEAM-related concepts as they work collaboratively, think critically, and make connections.

Group Size: 35 students maximum; 15 students minimum
Length: 90 minutes
Cost: $8* per student & parent/chaperone

*The River Dynamics Experience is FREE for 4th-12th graders.

All Hands-On Classes Include:

  • Engaging, content-specific instruction facilitated by LASM’s education team members
  • Educational and entertaining hands-on activities
  • Age-appropriate learning materials and supplies

 

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Classes for Students

Hands-On Classes
Beetles, Bugs, and Butterflies
Grade Levels: Pre-KK1st2nd

This artful approach to science will…

This artful approach to science will inspire your young students to explore the amazing world of insects while learning about adaptations, physiology, and the role insects play in our daily lives. Colorful, take-home art projects creatively reinforce scientific concepts.

Hands-On Classes
Bright Light & Space
Grade Levels: 4th5th6th

How do astronomers discover the chemical…

How do astronomers discover the chemical composition of faraway stars and nebulae? In this hands-on experience, your students will observe gas tubes in a spectroscope to compare the unique spectral lines of common gases.

While also engaging with prisms and diffraction glasses, your students will investigate the properties of light related to the visible light spectrum. The scientific concepts of refraction, diffraction, and reflection are explored with engaging activities related to the electromagnetic spectrum through real-life applications.

Hands-On Classes
Intro to Bright Light
Grade Levels: 1st2nd3rd

How and why do rainbows appear…

How and why do rainbows appear in the sky? In this illuminating introduction to light and color, your students will make exciting discoveries as they explore the visible light spectrum and the behavior of light as it travels through various mediums.

The scientific concepts of refraction, diffraction, and reflection will come to life for your students through experimentation with light sources, diffraction glasses, and giant water prisms.

Hands-On Classes
Intro to Robot Design Challenge
Grade Levels: 2nd3rd

Your students will sharpen their critical…

Your students will sharpen their critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they work collaboratively to build modular robots.

Participants will use the Science and Engineering Practices to develop inventions that sense, compute, and act upon the world around them. As a final activity, students will enjoy a fun and friendly robot race!

Hands-On Classes
Robot Design Challenge
Grade Levels: 4th5th6th7th8th

Working collaboratively in teams, your students…

Working collaboratively in teams, your students will use design thinking along with the Science and Engineering Practices to build modular robots that address real-world challenges.

With an emphasis on communication, cooperation, and problem solving, your aspiring engineers will design robots and build programs through hands-on coding. After testing and improving their robot creations, your students will participate in a group challenge to determine which robot is the most efficient!

Hands-On Classes
The River Dynamics Experience
Grade Levels: 4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
This exciting new program includes a visit to the LSU Center for River Studies and same-day...

Sponsored by Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority  (CPRA)

FREE Program for 4th–12th graders!

This exciting program includes a visit to the LSU Center for River Studies and same-day, hands-on classes and programs at LASM. All activities are aligned with the Louisiana Student Standards for Science.

  • Tour of the LSU Center for River Studies – Students will explore a 3-dimensional model of the lower 190 miles of the Mississippi River, one of the most technologically advanced models in existence.
  • Hands-On Stream Table at LASM – Your students will collaboratively design solutions to real-world environmental challenges by engaging with a state-of-the-art stream table.
  • Educational Movie at LASM – Your students will view a related, large-screen educational movie at LASM.

This FREE learning opportunity is available to 4th through 12th-grade students on a first-come, first-served basis through LASM’s partnership with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA).

Contact reservations@lasm.org or 225.344.5272 x 119 to receive the separate booking form for this program.

Programs made possible through the generosity of our sponsors