Activity Detail

Fantastic Forces - 6 Weeks

Build planes; investigate balance. Learn the science of magic! more info...
Location: Reed Elementary
Dates: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 -
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 details
Grades: K - Gr 4
Section #: REED020
Registration closes: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
PRICE: $150

Registration

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Name: Ladue Community Education
Phone: (314) 983-5308



Description

Have fun with physics and Mad Science! Fly through flight and discover the four forces that affect flight. Make and test plane designs to see these forces in action. Act like junior architects and engineers! Test out shapes for strength and build a bridge. Create a whirlwind with a vortex generator. Make liquids turn into solids and watch objects disappear as you uncover the science of magic. Feel the pull of precession with the bike wheel gyroscope and strike the perfect balance with the Gravity Game kit. Investigate conductors, insulators, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity.

Additional Information

Current Events
Take a tour on the electron freeway! Investigate conductors, insulators, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity. Get turned on to science and technology with the Circuit Maze kit.
Fantastic Fliers
Fly through flight and aerodynamics basics! Discover the four forces that affect flight. Make and test various plane designs to see these forces in action! Take home the Sky Hawk Foam Plane glider and fling it forward!
Fun-damental Forces
What do gravity, inertia and centripetal force have in common? They are all part of the fun in this introduction to physics. Fell the pull of precession with the bike wheel gyroscope and strike the perfect balance with the Gravity Game kit.
Science of Magic
Learn the science behind illusions, read minds and perform a Houdini-style escape! Amaze and amuse friends and family with the Curious Cube kit. It’s not magic - It’s Science!
Super Structures
Act like junior architects and engineers! Test out shapes for strength. Work together to build a Roman arch. Construct a structure from scratch at home with the Bridge Basics kit.
Under Pressure
Kids discover how Bernoulli's principle can keep things in the air and how air pressure can be used to move things. Create a whirlwind with a vortex generator and make ping pong balls levitate with air pressure!

Schedule

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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