After-School Science Clubs offer students a fun and enriching science experience one day a week. Club activities are designed to enhance topics or skills that students are learning in school. Each session includes homework help, snack time, exhibit exploration and theme-related science experiments.

Each After-School Science Club is designed with age-appropriate curriculum and investigations. Students that enroll every year can eventually join the Science Career Ladder by becoming a Club Captain, facilitating activities in the Young Explorers Club, and developing important work skills.

For more information, contact Tamika Whitlock at 718-699-0005 ext. 320 or e-mail twhitlock@nysci.org. Download the registration form here.

Scholarships are available for Corona residents in zip code 11368. Proof of residency is required.

Experimental Sound Studio & Audio Recording

Grades 7 – 8: Mondays

March 4 – May 6, 2013; 3:30 – 6 pm
FREE

*No sessions during the Spring Break weeks March 25 – April 5
Are you interested in music? Explore the properties of sound and how sound changes through various mediums. Use ordinary materials (staplers, tape, screws, wood, tables etc.) to create and record unexpected sounds and experiment with amplification. Participants will make their own contact microphone and experimental sound instrument, culminating with a sound studio jam session,  which we will digitally record to share with the world!

Fun Flights

Grades 5–6: Tuesdays
Grades 3–4: Wednesdays

March 5 – May 10, 2013; 3:30 – 6 pm
$275; $250 members
*No sessions during the Spring Break weeks March 25 – April 5
Design, build and launch a variety of aeronautical wonders: rockets, kites and hot air balloons. Test Newton’s Laws of Motion and investigate the principles of flight. Participants will get the opportunity to explore our spring exhibition, Tony Hawk / Rad Science.

Wacky Weather

Grade 1–2: Thursdays
Grade K: Friday

March 5 – May 10, 2013; 3:30 – 6 pm

$275; $250 members

*No sessions during the Spring Break weeks March 25 – April 5
Ever wonder why our weather changes or why we have seasons? Explore the sky in our Star Lab and observe the rising and setting of the sun and moon. Investigate how lightning is made, the importance of the water cycle and how air pressure affects the weather. Engage in fun hands on activities while learning fascinating facts about wacky weather and climate patterns.