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Theme
The theme is “Secret Agent,” where the children learn what it takes to be a
super spy, daring detective, or forensic scientist! From analyzing shoeprints to breaking codes to
trying out some cool spy gear, the Secret Agent Lab will give students an up-close and hands-on
experience with the latest technology (description from Mad Science Club below).
Dates & Times
Classes will again be held on Wednesdays afternoons, 2:45pm-3:45pm, from
February 9th through March 23rd (skipping February 23rd due to scheduled early school
dismissal).
Registration starts January 13th and is directly through
the Mad Science Club of Hampton Roads’ website.
Who is Eligible for Program
The program is open to 1st through 5th Graders.
Space is limited to the first 60 registrants, and we anticipate the program filling up
quickly again. So, mark your calendars and if you’ve any questions, please email Mary Gessler
at asemadscience@jbdpta.com.
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about Upcoming Program
Discover Detection: Step into the shoes of a detective—uncover the science
involved in evidence gathering and analysis. Students will create, collect, and analyze
evidence and discover what skills are necessary as a crime scene lab technician. Whodunit?
Students will find out by using their Fingerprint Finder to place and identify UV prints.
Jr. Detectives: Are detectives really scientists in disguise? Discover
what it takes to be a detective in this hands-on look at detective science. Using powers of
observations and the Inspectikit, our young scientists will have all they need to get started on
their detective adventure.
Spy Academy: Look out 007—the Mad Science Spy Academy is in session!
From edible messages and decoding clues, students will have the opportunity to check out the skills
that spies have in this hands-on journey into the world of espio-nage. Students will make and take
home their own Secret Code Breaker to communicate stealthily at home, like real spies.
Funky Forensics: Figure out the science of forensics in this hands-on
look at crime scenes. Evidence collection and puzzle making will lead them to understand why
forensic scientists like to understand the complete picture before they make decisions. Students
will use their Case Stamper take home to probe the science of tracking—they will stamp out a
scenario on a case card according to a pre-determined story.
Sleuths on the Scene: Suspects, schematics, and sleuths… oh my!
Connect the dots using science to help solve a crime in this hands-on investigation at the science
of sleuthing. Students continue their sleuthing at home using their Scene Solver take home to
reconstruct the scene of a crime with family and friends.
Whodunit? What to know who did it? Test your skills and learn how the
pros do it through careful observation and techniques to handle evidence properly. Using their
Whodunit Kit take home, students can practice the skills of recall and observation—they are
provided with character descriptions to reconstruct the face of the suspect! Provided an-swer keys
give them feedback on their skills.
Agent Undercover: Calling all agents, calling all agents! Get into
gear with Agent Undercover and learn what it takes to be successful in the spy world. With the
Undercover Observer, that students make and take home, they will step into the shoes of a spy in
action. The viewer allows them to observe visually; a key skill for agents undercover!
Crime Lab: Got clues? Analyze clues and get hot on the trail of a
culprit with the Crime Lab program. With the Spynoc-ulars take home, students safely observe clues
from afar. The build-your-own binoculars are used to test the limits of magnified observation and
are a diverting way to use observational skills.
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