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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
Beetles, Bugs, and Butterflies
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.
Bright Light
In this hands-on exploration of light…
In this hands-on exploration of light and color, students will investigate how rainbows form and how scientists study the composition of distant stars. Through engaging experiments with prisms, diffraction glasses, and spectroscopes, they’ll explore the behavior of light as it travels through different mediums. Key concepts like refraction, diffraction, and reflection come to life as students examine the visible light spectrum and learn how spectral lines reveal the makeup of gases—both on Earth and in space.
Robot Design Challenge
Students collaborate to design, build, and…
Students collaborate to design, build, and program modular robots that sense and respond to their environment. Using design thinking and Science and Engineering Practices, they’ll tackle real-world challenges, sharpen problem-solving skills, and test their creations in a final team-based robot challenge.
The River Dynamics Experience
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).
Request your field trip with The River Dynamics Experience Reservation Form.
