Engaging kids with STEAM
FALL 2024
FALL 2024 In addition to all other topics, specialized Fall-themed classes are available! Contact claudiae@cool-ology.com for bookings.
LIBRARIES! In addition to the many topics available, the following are perfect for integrating with stories!
Engineering Design Challenges make wonderful library STEAM activities. These open-ended challenges enable children to use their creative and critical thinking skills to find practical solutions to interesting problems.
Artists and Makers Series Art and science meet in these fast-paced, creative classes. Participants who love to draw, paint, dance, craft, and tell stories will love using science to make art!
Story Time STEAM Participants use STEAM to craft, tell, and share their own stories in innovative ways combining science, art, and engineering. The process can be magical, transformative, confidence-building, and a lot of fun!
Biomes Investigations takes on a multicultural perspective based on the topography, plants, and animals that live around the world.
Contact claudiae@cool-ology.com for LIBRARY bookings.
IN PERSON Classes are available once again! Please contact claudiae@cool-ology.com for information or to book a program.
POD/COHORT Homeschool Programs for children ages 6-11 are available in-person or virtually. These classes are perfect for HOMESCHOOLERS and we are now booking for SPRING/SUMMER 2024. Please click HERE to see available topics. Contact claudiae@cool-ology.com for more information or to book a program.
IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL BIRTHDAY PARTIES are now being offered. Click HERE for more information!
LIBRARIES Please inquire about in-person and virtual programs and Grab-And-Go STEM Kits by contacting us HERE. There are many STEM/STEAM topics to choose from!
LIVE Online Zoom Classes are still available! These fast-paced, hands-on classes are NOT your typical virtual experience. Book individual, two, four, or six-week class series for your school, library, pod, or scout troop. Go HERE for information. Contact claudiae@cool-ology.com with any questions or registration information.
PROGRAMS
Birthday Parties
Do you have a really curious kid who is interested in science? Celebrate their birthday with Cool-ology!
Pre-School Programs
Preschool enrichment lessons are available in a variety of topic areas.
Elementary / Homeschool Programs
All Cool-ology® school programs meet and/or exceed the national Next Generation of Science Standards and Connecticut State Benchmark Standards in science.
Before and After
School Programs
Cool-ology® Kids engage in empathetic problem solving, creative design, and use critical thinking skills to deepen their understanding of core science and engineering principles- all while having fun!
Science Night / Week
Programs
Cool-ology® offers large group/whole school hands-on, inquiry-based science and engineering station activities for children.
Professional Development Opportunities
Cool-ology Professional Development opportunities include workshops for teachers to increase knowledge and awareness about a variety of topic areas.
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Are YOU A
Cool-ology® Kid?
Are YOU a Cool-ology® Kid?
Science and Engineering are incredibly cool! I want kids to feel empowered by the STEM/STEAM* skills they develop when taking Cool-ology® classes. My slogan, “Are You A Cool-ology Kid?”, embodies this empowering feeling for kids. Are they curious, problem solvers, creative/critical thinkers, and team players? Absolutely! All kids naturally possess these qualities. Fostering and developing these traits defines what it means to be a Cool-ology® Kid.
* Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math
Engineering Challenges
- Air Drop Packaging Challenge
- Bird Beak Engineering
- Bubble Wand/Bubble Mix Engineering
- Bucket Towers
- Build A Hammock
- Chemical Engineering
- Cool Catapults
- Earthquake Proof Towers
- Geodesic Domes
- Gumdrop/Marshmallow/Spaghetti/Toothpick Structures
- Houses For 3 Little Pigs
- Humpty Dumpty Soft Landing
- Insect Engineering
- Lego/Mini Pumpkin Launchers
- Life Jackets For Babies
- Mini Roller Coasters
- Newspaper Towers
- Ping Pong Launchers
- Pipe Cleaner Structures
- Playing Card Structures
- Popsicle Bridges
- Puffer Mobiles
- Seed Movers
- Squishy Circuits
- Super Sling Shots
- Tennis Ball Towers
- Thanksgiving Floats
- Thanksgiving Tables
- Tower of Terror Cup Challenge
- Unsinkable Ships
- Weight Bearing Bridges
- Zip Line Challenge
