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Preschool Workshops

Ages 3 – 6

NYSCI offers a variety of programs for preschool groups. Groups can reserve time in our Preschool Place Studio, sign up for a hands-on workshop or watch a planetarium show.

Follow these links for further details about our programs for preschool learners:

Workshops in Preschool Place Studio

Choose from one of the six activities listed below and enjoy a 20-minuted guided activity along with 25 minutes of free time in the Preschool Place Studio. Each activity comes with an educator guide.

Session: 45 minutes (maximum: 25 children)
Fee: $50 per group (plus group admission fees)

Sessions include free-play time in Preschool Place Studio.
Fee for workshop is due when making reservation; if paying through P.O. please mention when making reservation.

Call 718-699-0301 to schedule a workshop.

Activity choices

Honeybees Life Science, ages 3 – 6
Explore the life of the amazing honeybee. Learn how and why honeybees make honey. Find out how bees communicate through "bee dances."
Educator Guide (pdf)

Music and Sound Physical Science, ages 3 – 6

Learn how the sounds we hear are really vibrations. Use rhythm instruments to make different sounds, and play the beat to accompany a favorite song.
Educator Guide (pdf)

Butterflies Life Science, ages 3 – 6

Take a close look at the bodies of a caterpillar and a butterfly. Explore the life cycle of butterflies.
Educator Guide (pdf)

Nuts About Squirrels Life Science, ages 3 – 6

We see them everywhere, but how much do we know about these terrific creatures? Find out how squirrels eat and live, and go on an acorn scavenger hunt.
Educator Guide (pdf)

Inside Our Bodies Life Science, ages 4 – 6

Take a journey inside the human body, as we explore breathing, eating, bones and more!
Educator Guide (pdf)

Dino Hunt Earth Science, ages 4 – 6

Become a paleontologist and hunt for fossils. Learn about different dinosaurs and how fossils are formed.
Educator Guide (pdf)

Free-play Time

The Preschool Place Studio has more than 22 hands-on exhibits designed for early learners with their teachers and caretakers. Turn cranks, push pedals and use cranes to hoist and transport foam bricks around the building area. See if your ball can race to the bottom first at the Ball Drop wall. Construct a 3-foot arch, or build a fantastic design of your own using blocks that connect in different ways. Build a train with magnetized cars and drive it around on the train table. Stage your own puppet show in a child-scale puppet theater. Play house in the dollhouse or climb the stairs to the loft space and check out the view. Use a magnifier and take a close-up look at fossils, lifecycles, magnets, music and more inside thematic discovery boxes. Continue your exploration through an exciting collection of stories and science books.

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Preschool Workshops in the MetLife Foundation Learning for Life Discovery Lab 3

These workshops explore developmentally appropriate science content through an interactive presentation and craft project.

Session: 45 minutes (max. 25 children)
Fee: $50 per group (plus group admission fees)
Reservations: 718-699-0301

Meet Garbagena® Earth Science
There's too much stuff in Garbagena's trash can! Team up with an expert garbologist to investigate what's inside. Discover that some things might not belong in the trash after all. Students decorate their own energy-audit booklet to take back to school.

Meet Stuffee® Life Science
Our friend Stuffee has blue hair, stands 7-feet tall, and has a zipper down his tummy that unzips to reveal colorful, and kid-friendly versions of the heart, stomach, lungs and other organs. Children learn about their bodies from the inside out, and then decorate their own heart-healthy medal.

Want to book Stuffee or Garbagena as an Outreach Assembly in your school or learning center? Learn more here.

Preschool Planetarium Show in the Astronomy Discovery Lab Earth Science
In this full-dome video presentation about space, Larry the Cat lives with a family of humans who love looking at the night sky through their telescope. Join Larry as he goes on an amazing adventure to find his favorite human, Diana, who has gone to work on the moon. Follow along on his travels, as he learns about scientists, lunar craters and what life might be like for a cat in space.

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