Hands-on science classes help people discover something new everyday at Kids Science Labs

SciEnce Classes

Our science camps and STEM classes enable kids to learn the KSL System of Innovation. We empower your child and allow them to build real life design principles and better appreciate how mistakes are natural outcomes of hands-on experimentation.

Success requires some motivated failure to help make better choices and understand concepts, which is why a small bit of grit is baked into every class at KSL. Students develop applied engineering and improve their growth mindset to stretch the limits of what they believe to be possible.

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Best Science Classes for Kids are at Kids Science Labs in our camps, STEM Labs, and Field Trips for Elementary Students

Hands on science is making a chair out of paper cups, duct tape, and foam board - because it allows us to experience and play while also teaching us about fundamental science.  Young kids are not asking about photosynthesis, but are absolutely asking about why leaves are on the ground or why plants need light. They want to know "why" and It is why we have classes about designing shoes, making fidget spinners, why airplanes fly, how to innovate a pen with custom colors, designing lightsabers, and creating our own mobile art studio that fits in the car seat.  

Hands-on science matters because it helps us learn. It is especially important that our kids do this everyday not because they will all be scientists, but because they all will be curious and need ways to relate and solve the complex problems that the world presents.

Come join us to enjoy investigating the world, practice creative design, problem solving, and innovate to give your child an advantage now and in the future.  

Questions power the best hands-on science summer camps, at Kids Science Labs

How could I drink fish water if I was stranded in the forest?

On Tuesday, our budding engineers explored how environmental engineers work to address the different types of issues that affect our environment. Our environment includes many things, some of which are plants, animals, and water! In our classroom, we tested different ways to prevent or remove contamination from water and we designed our very own filter systems. To continue the learning at home, test out creating filters using different types of materials like tissue, foil, or a plastic sandwich bag with holes of varying sizes! Together, you and your scientist can see how materials made up of different properties work when trying to sift out dirt and and debris from a cup of water.

Hands-on Science enables kids to accelerate learning and build critical thinking skills using inquiry-based learning

This basic science process of investigating the curious question, describes perfectly the mind of a child. There is stuff they don't know, so they open things, drop objects, make loud sounds, mix liquids, and ask us "why" all day long. Problem solving is what your kids do everyday and leads to messy kitchens, scraped knees, piles of pillows at the bottom of the stairs, and honey cucumber pancakes.  And it is what we do everyday at Kids Science Labs.   Everyday science starts with a question that matters and we are excited to be that environment where kids can innovate experiments all day and learn perspective on how to solve complex questions that will matter for our future. 

So that is what we mean when we say hands-on science at Kids Science Labs.  It is about thinking about challenging problems, not being afraid of them, trying to understand the core issue, iterating, and continuing to work the solution. It is baked into every class because the equation your kids will learn in high school matters, but it matters much less then understanding what the equation represents.  That is how we make STEM classes your kids will love. It is also why we have the best birthday parties for kids in Chicago at Kids Science Labs