For grades K-3, at Explora
Parent participation is welcome, but optional
Spring Semester: January 20–May 1, 2021
Grow your child’s love for science!
In Science to Grow On™, children make discoveries by questioning, experiencing, and investigating. Explora educators engage children and their adults in age-appropriate activities that incorporate science, art, and fun! Each session focuses on a different theme. Activities change each semester.
Meets every other week for 1½ hours.
Parent or adult caregiver participation is encouraged, but not required.
Class schedule
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Please select one of the following sessions (meets every other week):
- Option A: Saturday Mornings, 9:30–11am
1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17, 5/1
- Option B: Wednesday Afternoons, 1–2:30pm
1/20, 2/3, 2/17, 3/3, 3/17, 3/31, 4/14, 4/28
Classes will meet at Explora if health order allows. If classes cannot meet at Explora, they will meet via Zoom with a materials kit provided.
In-person classes will meet all CDC and CYFD guidelines for COVID-19 safety, with a limited number of children per classroom.
Registration Fee
Explora members* $140 per child per semester
Non-members $160 per child per semester
*Join & Save! Explora members get discounts on semester programs, camps, and admission all year!
Register now for Spring Semester 2021
2. Call the Reservations office at 505‐600-6734 or e‐mail reservations@explora.us.
3. Mail registration form with payment to: Explora Reservations Manager, 1701 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque NM 87104
Explora’s Camps & Programs
Registration/Information
- You can register online, by phone, or download and mail/fax the completed registration form.
- Please have the following available when you register: emergency contact name and phone numbers; name of alternate adults who can pick up the child; child’s medications, dosages, and physician’s name; child’s insurance information, as well as any allergy or special needs information for your child.
Call: 505-600-6734. Our reservations office is open Monday-Friday, 9am–5pm. Para español, llame al 505-224-8323, de lunes a viernes, 9am–5pm.
Email: reservations@explora.us
Mail: Explora Reservations 1701 Mountain Rd. NW Albuquerque, NM 87104
Fax: 505-224-8325
Cancellation Policy
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If a cancellation is received more than 5 business days before the camp, a refund will be issued for the amount minus a 15% administrative fee.
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Cancellations received 5 business days or fewer before the camp will not be refunded.
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Full fees will be refunded if Explora cancels a program
January 20–May 1, 2021
Terrific Triangles
Class 1
Have you always thought the triangle was just the shape between the circle and the square? Discover different kinds of triangles and their importance. Use triangles to build three dimensional objects.
Printing Patterns
Class 2
Patterns are all around us. We’ll study some patterns and explore different ways to make and print our own.
You Won’t Believe Your Eyes
Class 3
Discover how straight lines can bend and movies are made as you play with toys and use art to investigate how optical illusions are made in your brain.
Sand, Silt, and Clay
Class 4
What is silt? What is sand? Use microscopes to look at sand from a variety of places and make your own sand. Explore the wonders of clay and make your own clay pot or sculpture to take home.
Rolling Up and Down
Class 5
Put your engineering skills to work as you use different materials to make objects roll. Compare rolling systems, test different shapes and materials on a variety of surfaces and explore friction.
Chill Out
Class 6
Discover how super cool science is as we test a variety of substances and how they react to ice. Melt away any preconceived notions as we experiment with temperature, size, and shape with shattering results!
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Class 7
Bubble Solutions
Class 8
Use a variety of materials and solutions to experiment with bubble blowing. Make colorful bubble prints to take home.
Activities vary from semester to semester. For more information about this program please contact our Reservations office.
Phone: 505-600-6734
Email: reservations@explora.us
Para información en español, llame al 505-224-8323