Science of Fun at Playland
Offered by Pacific National Exhibition and last updated on February 11, 2011.
Description
Playland presents Amusement Park Science & Physics, an enrichment experience designed to enhance your student’s knowledge and understanding of how the science they learn in the classroom applies to the world around them. Since 1988, over 100,000 students from BC have experienced Science of Fun and Science & Physics Days at Playland. Students in Grades 4 to 7 can learn about forces and simple machines, electricity and energy transformations, the human body, and more using the curriculum guide with grade appropriate experiments developed by Jim Wiese, author of Amusement Park Science.
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Trip Details & Availability
| Curriculum | Applications of Physics, Physical Science, Physics, Sciences |
| For Grades | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Months Available | May |
| Days Offered | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday |
| Times Offered | 10:00 am |
| Duration | See notes. |
| Max. Students | See Additional Notes |
| City | Vancouver |
| Trip Packages | Pre-Visit Information Package |
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| Offered In French? | Yes |
| Additional Notes | Events are from 10am–2pm Friday, May 13th: Tuesday, May 17th: Wednesday May 18th. To register your elementary school class to attend, please contact PNE group sales department at 604-252-3663 or email us at science@pne.ca. We do have a park capacity limit, so make sure to book early to book your school's spot. Deadline to register is April 18th, 2011. |
Fee Details
| Cost Per Student | $17 |
| Cost Per Adult | $0 |
| Fee Notes | Teachers and chaperones received free admission for the program. Orientation for Teachers: To help you and your students get the most out of this enrichment experience, there will be an orientation session for teachers only on April 30th, 2011 beginning at 9am and running until about noon. Teachers will be given the opportunity to go to Playland following the orientation to try out some of the experiments for themselves. Please call 604-252-3663 to register your spot at this orientation session. |
