miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and feature hands-on activities designed to teach problem solving and to encourage the joy of discovery and STEAM topic exploration.

Tickets for Little Edisons sessions grant entry to the program for a student and parent/guardian. Programs run 10 – 10:45 a.m. on scheduled days. To explore the galleries with your student between 9:30 and 10am, Little Explorers time can be added to a ticket for an additional $5.

School Year 2024-25 Session Pricing:
$15/class Non-Members
$13/class Members

Weekly Pass Discount:
Choose an entire week of programming to get a ticket good for both programs that week.
$26/week Non-Members
$22/week Members

Schedule

SEPTEMBER

Monsters Love School: Do You?
Wednesday, September 4th
Today we will read Monsters Love School by Mike Austin. Get ready to enjoy the start of school by creating a book of things to look for, like new friends and activities!

School Rules!
Friday, September 6th
Today we will read That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Me! By Julia Cook. We will discuss the importance of rules, and we’ll get to practice by playing a game of Simon Says and doing an experiment with washing our hands!

3 Little Engineers
Wednesday, September 11th
Today we will read The Three Little Pigs. Just like the pigs in the story, our young engineers will build three different structures: one with straw, one with popsicle sticks, and one with building blocks. Which structure will stand up to the power of the wind?

Block Tower Engineers
Friday, September 13th
Today we will read Rosie Revere, Engineer and earn blocks by playing Build a Block Tower from Little Bins for Little Hands. Once we’ve collected our blocks, we build our very own towers!

Fall Hunt
Wednesday, September 18th
Today we will be reading Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger. What can we find in fall, that we didn’t see in summer? Together we will go on a fall hunt! What will you find this fall?

Leaves Are Not Just for Jumping
Friday, September 20th
Today we will read I Am Leaf and learn about the science of plants by studying the life cycle of a tree. We’ll build a tree, learn how dead leaves become dirt and start the cycle again, and make a leaf rubbing to take home.

My Family Tree
Wednesday, September 25th
Today we will celebrate National Family Day by learning about our genealogy. We will read The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein then build our own family trees. Little Edisons are encouraged to bring spare family photos to the class to cut up to make branches and leaves.

How ‘bout Them Apples?
Friday, September 27th
Little Edisons will don their lab coats and investigate the ins and outs of the apple! We’ll use scientific methods to observe and measure, test for buoyancy, get down to the core, and dissect our apples. When we’re finished, we’ll make a book to take home.

Past Classes

JULY

The Melting Pot of the Rainbow
Wednesday, July 17th
In this class we will learn about mixing colors and embracing our differences by reading Mixed by Arree Chung. Students will create their own light table then use it to experiment with different colors!

Glow Party
Friday, July 19th
We will read Glow by Chelsea Rodriguez and learn about the differences between glowing animals, objects, and chemicals! Students will make their own fluorescent paint and learn about how UV light affects fluorescent colors.

What Am I Feeling?
Wednesday, July 24th
Let’s learn about our emotions while reading A Little Spot of Feelings. Little Edisons will get to read body language, how it corresponds with feelings and how to help. We will play emotions charades and try to guess what emotions our friends are feeling.

Mad, Sad, Glad
Friday, July 26th
Today we will read a Little Spot of Anger to learn about what makes us upset and how we can reset our bodies and minds. Students are going to learn different calming techniques like 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and make our own sensory toys to take home.

My Ice!
Wednesday, July 31st
Today we will read Change It! Solids, Liquids, Gases and You. We will learn about three states of matter and how we can change them ourselves by turning ice into water and water into steam.

AUGUST

Via Aquarium
Friday, August 2
Via Aquarium will be paying this Little Edisons class a special visit! Students will get to meet our scaly visitors up close while learning about the types of reptiles.

STEAM Day Part 1
Wednesday, August 7
We mix science, arts and math in this class as we measure our own ingredients, explore the science of mixing colors, and make our own slime!

STEAM Day Part 2
Friday, August 9
Learn about Engineering and Technology as Little Edisons design, build, test, evaluate, and redesign a shock-absorbing system that protects two marshmallow “astronauts” while they land on the moon.

Favorite Book Day
Wednesday, August 14
In celebration of National Book Lover’s Day, bring in your favorite book for a Little Edisons story day. While we read each story, everyone can enjoy some popcorn!

Non-Profit Day
Friday, August 16
In this class, we will read Noelle Goes to The Museum by Mikaela Wilson. Students will learn all about the importance of museums and miSci’s mission, then we will create our own dioramas of museum exhibits we would like to see!

Tie Dye
Wednesday, August 21
Little Edisons will learn about mixing colors and embracing differences by reading Edward Gets Messy by Rita Meade. Following the reading, students have the chance to get messy by creating our own tie dye shirts and making crazy patterns!

Let’s Be Friends
Friday, August 23
Today we will read A Friend Like You by Frank Murphy and Charnaie Gordon, and students will explore what it means to be a good friend. Following the reading, we will write on our classmate’s tie dye shirts and make and share friendship bracelets!

School Ready!
Wednesday, August 28
The reading for this class is titled The First Day of Pre-K. We will learn and discuss how our Little Edisons have prepared for the upcoming school year with what we have learned throughout our summer classes!

Beach Party
Friday, August 30
Little Edisons and their families celebrate a summer full of learning with a party on miSci’s Patio! Everyone will have the chance to enjoy our water table and sandbox, paired with snacks and refreshments. Thank you to all the students and families that attended Little Edisons this summer!

A Note of Thanks

miSci is forever grateful to Elizabeth “Beth” Hudson for founding the Little Edisons program. Beth brought more than 35 years of experience working in special education and a love of teaching pre-school children to miSci. She will be missed, and we wish her well on all her retirement adventures. Thank you, Beth!