Free education! Can you believe it?
A new mobile science lab is rolling through Washington.
Schools and teachers can't wait to get on board. And kids just can't stop talking about it.
One student told her teacher, "This is so fun I don't want to go to PE!"
More exciting than recess? What could it be? A circus? A carnival?
Actually, it's a lesson in science and learning about DNA! And these guys know how to make it fun!
Parked on Martha Lake Elementary's playground in Lynnwood: Seattle Children's Brand New Science Adventure Lab - a near replica of an actual lab at Children's Research Institue. It's equipped with all the real stuff.
And the real pros.
"Reading about D.N.A. is one thing," says Dr. Amanda Jones, a microbiologist. "But actually looking at it in a tube makes it seem so much more real to you."
The Science Lab is the first of it's kind in the Pacific Northwest. The first one in the country sponsored by a children's hospital and it follows right along with the stuff these kids are learning in their classrooms. And they are learning fast:
One teacher at the school says anytime kids have a chance to do hands on science, it's "phenomenal".
"Schools that maybe don't have the resources to buy kits and microscopes and fancy equipment can have the opportunity have their kids have a hands on science experience," said Jones.
An hour later: the lesson is over, but the possibilities have just begun.
One student exclaims "I probably want to be a scientist," while two others say they are interested in becoming a zoologist and a marine biologist.
To give you an idea just how excited these kids are -- they started cheering: "Science lab! Science lab!"
This is just Day 2 of a year-long program where this mobile unit will be traveling across the state visiting some 200 classes and 5,000 students.
So you can bet this program will be back again next year.
A new mobile science lab is rolling through Washington.
Schools and teachers can't wait to get on board. And kids just can't stop talking about it.
One student told her teacher, "This is so fun I don't want to go to PE!"
More exciting than recess? What could it be? A circus? A carnival?
Actually, it's a lesson in science and learning about DNA! And these guys know how to make it fun!
Parked on Martha Lake Elementary's playground in Lynnwood: Seattle Children's Brand New Science Adventure Lab - a near replica of an actual lab at Children's Research Institue. It's equipped with all the real stuff.
And the real pros.
"Reading about D.N.A. is one thing," says Dr. Amanda Jones, a microbiologist. "But actually looking at it in a tube makes it seem so much more real to you."
The Science Lab is the first of it's kind in the Pacific Northwest. The first one in the country sponsored by a children's hospital and it follows right along with the stuff these kids are learning in their classrooms. And they are learning fast:
One teacher at the school says anytime kids have a chance to do hands on science, it's "phenomenal".
"Schools that maybe don't have the resources to buy kits and microscopes and fancy equipment can have the opportunity have their kids have a hands on science experience," said Jones.
An hour later: the lesson is over, but the possibilities have just begun.
One student exclaims "I probably want to be a scientist," while two others say they are interested in becoming a zoologist and a marine biologist.
To give you an idea just how excited these kids are -- they started cheering: "Science lab! Science lab!"
This is just Day 2 of a year-long program where this mobile unit will be traveling across the state visiting some 200 classes and 5,000 students.
So you can bet this program will be back again next year.
