Community Education STEM Classes

In this exciting class we will be learning all about dinosaurs and paleontology through fun hands-on activities, games, virtual reality experiences and more. 

Grades K-5 - Weekdays after school (multiple options) 2/4 - 5/15 - 3:45-4:45pm at Urbandale Elementary Schools (Click to register)

Experience the fun of participating in a class with your child! Registration fee includes the cost of one child AND an adult to attend with them.

Solar System Class: Join us for a fun night exploring our solar system! Students will learn about the planets, orbits and scale of the solar system and make their own glow in the dark solar system model to take home.

Grades K-5 - Thursday, March 12th from 6-8pm at Timber Ridge Elementary School - Johnston (Click to Register)

Do you love spending time outside? Join us for a class exploring the science of plants, astronomy, insects and more. 

Grades K-5 - Weekdays after school (multiple options) 3/26-5/27 - times vary, various Urbandale Elementary Schools (Click to Register)

Do you love designing and building? Join us for a fun play and learn style class where we will be exploring all types of architecture from ancient to modern while building with different materials. 

Grades K-5 - Weekdays after school (multiple options) 3/30-5/18 - times vary, various Urbandale Elementary Schools (Click to Register)

From food and shelter to medicine and clothing, plants play a crucial role in our lives. In this hands-on class students will become Junior Botanists and explore the plant life cycle, learn about photosynthesis, and create a fun planter to take home!

Grades K-5 - Weekdays after school (multiple options) 3/30 - 5/28 - times vary, various Johnston Elementary Schools (Click to Register)

Do you love building and designing things? Join us for a fun hands-on class where we will be creating blueprints, learning about architectural features, exploring scale and building a model of our dream house!

Grades K-5. - Tuesdays 3/31 - 4/21 at Ashland Ridge Elementary School - Ankeny from 6:30 - 7:30pm. (Click to Register)

Do you love spending time outside? Join us for a fun class exploring the science of nature from tree identification to environmental engineering to ornithology (the study of birds) and more. 

Grades 6th - 8th. - Wednesdays 4/1 - 4/22 at Urbandale Middle School from 3:30-4:30pm. (Click to Register)

Join us for an exciting weather technology class where we will discover what type of tools meteorologists use to predict and analyze weather. We will learn about and experiment with barometers, thermometers, and anemometer technologies that are essential for accurate weather predictions.

Grades K-5. - Mondays 4/13 - 5/4 at Crocker Elementary: Lunchroom - Ankeny from 6:30-7:30pm (Click to Register)

Experience the fun of participating in a class with your child! There are three different one-night classes to choose from. Registration fee includes the cost of one child AND an adult to attend with them.

Bug Science Class: In this bug-gy science class, students will get the opportunity to practice basic science concepts and skills, such as classification, observation, and responses to habitat while learning about bugs. 

Grades K-5 - Thursday, April 16th from 6:30 - 7:30pm. at Beaver Creek Elementary Room:Art Room - Johnston (Click to Register)

ALL NEW CASES! Calling all aspiring detectives and forensic scientists. Join us as we solve an all new case while getting hands-on experience learning a number of different forensic science techniques and more. 

Grades 6th - 8th - Thursdays, May 7th - 28th from 3:30-4:30pm at Urbandale Middle School - Room 209 (Click to Register)