Michael Richards, a Social Studies Teacher for Grade 6 at West Rocks Middle School, is Carver’s longtime Lead Program Coordinator for our afterschool and summer programs there. Here, Mr. Richards shares images of his rising 6th graders attending our Summer Transition Program enjoying “Science Wonders” delivered by Mad Science.

Mad Science delivers children educational and entertaining science experiences by presenting concepts visually and interactively. Mad Science is a year-round Carver partner that teaches topics such as light, sound, electricity, magnetism, anatomy, optics, chemistry, space technology, and robotics. Children are given hands-on activities combined with discussion and demonstrations to meet specific learning objectives through a fun and challenging environment. The workshops correlate to the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).

Here rising 6th graders encounter clouds of dry ice, electrifying lightning, an erupting volcano, and flashes of stars and Aurora colors in a storm! The experiments had everyone "oohing" and "ahhing" as they watched and participated in the over-the-top science demonstrations.