CHANGING LIVES AND INSPIRING LEARNING THROUGH SCIENCE AND WONDER.
Catawba Science Center is happy to present a series of engaging, educational programs to inspire young scientists. The Itty Einstein Science Time is open to all children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.
Classes will be held in the West Education Building, adjacent to the main Arts and Science Center Building, in classroom 1 on Thursdays from 10:00am to 11:00am. Preschoolers get their hands dirty and their minds piqued by exploring simple science concepts through play, crafts, and demonstrations!
Non-Members: $15 per child
Members: $10 per child
Accompanying adults are free
| Date | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
| January 29th | Polar Opposites: Penguins vs. Polar Bears | Dive into the world of Polar Opposites. Discover the icy habitats of the Arctic and Antarctic animals. Play with the animal adaptations that help these animals thrive in their chilly homes. |
| February 26th | Digging into Dinosaurs | Little paleontologists will lead the way through their own dig site as they discover the GIANTS of the past as well as their smaller counterparts. Examine fossils and the clues they gave us about life in the past. Discuss the dinosaur diet and piece together dinosaur skeletons. |
| March 26th | A Space Odyssey | Mission Control to Preschool families: Launch your imagination into the Milky Way and beyond. Create craters on the moon. Learn about the planets and make one of your own. Discover why Earth is the very best place to be! |
| April 23rd | Sharks vs. Whales | Discover the world of underwater wonder as we dive through the ocean layers, discovering animals from the common to the peculiar. Participate in an animal encounter with one of our own CSC creatures. Compare and contrast the ocean giants, sharks vs. whales in the ultimate oceanic showdown. |
| May 21st | Into the Dry Desert | Explore the extreme in a sizzling adventure into the dry desert habitats. Join us as we track down the resilient animals and plants that thrive in the desert with very little water. Meet one of our own CSC creatures in our very own animal encounter. |
Pre-payment and registration are required to reserve your space, which is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of students for this program is 15. Any registrations received after the 15 available spaces will be put on a wait list.
This cost does not include admission to the Catawba Science Center. Refunds will NOT be issued for missed classes.
What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.
We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.
This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.
Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.
Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.
