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Hands-on STEM, built for how kids actually learn
Hands-on STEM, built for how kids actually learn
Discovery Labs are hands-on STEM workshops designed for elementary-age students and neurodiverse learners. In a single one-hour session, students move through several short, tactile activities — building, testing, and experimenting their way through real science concepts. No lectures, no worksheets: just curiosity, materials in hand, and the kind of "wait, let me try that again" moments that make science stick.
Every activity is adaptable to different learning styles, paces, and sensory needs, so that STEM isn't something a child tries once and forgets — it's something they connect with.
Why Discovery Labs work
Why Discovery Labs work
Learning by doing
Learning by doing
Kids don't just hear about density or flight — they build a barge, launch a projectile, and see the science happen in their own hands. Hands-on, project-based learning is what turns abstract concepts into lasting understanding.
Made for every learner
Made for every learner
Sessions are structured for elementary students and adapted for neurodiverse kids — flexible pacing, clear steps, sensory-aware setups, and multiple ways to engage with each activity.
Curiosity that carries
Curiosity that carries
Short, varied activities keep young attention spans engaged and send kids home asking questions — the spark that early STEM exposure is meant to light.
Why This Matters In Georgia
Why This Matters In Georgia
STEM isn't a niche in Georgia's economy- it's the foundation of it. According to Science for Georgia, STEM supports 61 percent of jobs, 71 percent of economic output, and 66 percent of the state's GDP. And the opportunity is still growing: a report compiled by the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network found that STEM careers in Georgia are projected to grow 13% over the next decade, compared with 8% for non-STEM jobs.*
*source: https://scienceforgeorgia.org/education-and-workforce/
But access to early, hands-on STEM is deeply uneven. Children spend more than 80 percent of their time outside of formal classroom learning, which makes out-of-school programs essential to closing the gap, yet the demand far outstrips supply. That same report estimates that nearly 600,000 more young people in Georgia would take part in an afterschool program if one were available to them. *
*source: https://www.afterschoolga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Afterschool-Issue-STEM-Final.pdf,
Discovery Labs exist to help close that gap, bringing quality, hands-on STEM to elementary and neurodiverse learners who might not otherwise get it.
Discovery Labs exist to help close that gap, bringing quality, hands-on STEM to elementary and neurodiverse learners who might not otherwise get it.
What We Cover
What We Cover
Forces & Flight
Flight
Airplane Building · Aerodynamics
Air Trajectory
Air: The Invisible Power
...how air, motion, and force lift, launch, and move the world around us.
Build & Float
Barge Building · Paddle Boat Building · Hovercraft Building · Density
...design-build-test engineering challenges, and the science of why things float, sink, or ride on a cushion of air.
Light & Optics
Illumination
Optics — how light travels, bends, and lets us see, with lenses, beams, and hands-on demonstrations.
Energy & Electricity
Static Electricity · Electricity from Fruit
... discovering how energy is stored, moves, and can come from surprising places.
Weather & Sky
Cloud Formation · Wind Vanes
...reading the sky and the wind, and building simple instruments to measure the weather.
Life & Motion
Biomechanics · Fish Experiment
... how living things and bodies actually move, work, and adapt.
Codes & Patterns
Cryptography
... cracking and creating secret codes, and the logic and pattern-thinking behind them. .
....and we're always developing new activities
Who it's for & format
Who it's for & format
Who it's for
Discovery Labs are designed for elementary-age students and neurodiverse learners of varying abilities. Whether it's a classroom, an afterschool group, a library program, or a community organization, we adapt each session to the group in front of us.
Format
Sessions run about one hour and combine several short activities. We come to you, in person where we can reach you, or run sessions virtually depending on location.
Will this cost anything?
While we happily accept donations (which are tax deductible, by the way), these sessions will be delivered free of charge, subject to availability/location/etc.
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