AgSci Action Lab & AgSci Explorers

Designed for young people and their grown-ups. Each lab focuses on a specific topic through a series of stations that provide hands-on activities for active, family-friendly experiences and lifelong learning. Look through microscopes, observe specimen, partake in crafts and games, and think like a researcher. Meet scientists! Penn State faculty and graduate students participate as speakers, sharing their work with the general public in an intimate setting. Each participant receives a field notebook (while supplies last) to use at home. 

AgSci Action Lab - Wednesday evenings 6:30pm to 7:30pm 

Meet scientists! First a short presentation by a topic expert, then we explore DNA to soil composition, fish bones to dragonflies. Dive into one topics each week. Take home projects  extend the hands-on activities for life-long learning. This program is designed for curious 7- to 107-year-olds. 
 

3/20 Meet an Ichthyologist 
How can I see the fishy parts of science? 

3/27 Meet a Horticulturalist 
What is the dirt on GIANT radishes? 

4/3 Meet an Anthropologist 
What does DNA have to do with my food? 

4/10 Meet an Entomologist 
Why does an insect scientist need a map? 

AgSci Explorers - Saturday mornings 10am to 11am 

Share illustrated stories from children's literature as we explore science topics about food and the environment. Hands-on activities and take-home projects extend the fun. This program is designed for those as young as 3, early readers and their grown ups, but anyone can attend. 

3/23 Fish Tales & Fish Tails 
Stories & Hands-on Science 

3/30 Carrots, Radishes, Peaches 
Folk Tales about GIANT foods 

4/6 Magic Beans 
Planting the curious seed of a story 

4/13 Dragonflies 
When our stories take wing