Virtual Programs

SEA will contintue to provide quality and engaging programming to students during the COVID-19 pandemic through a virtual platform on Saturday mornings.
The Science Education Academy’s Virtual Saturday Program will feature presentations by a renowned scientist and “Do-it-yourself” science activities that participants can do from the comfort of their home, garage, or neighborhood park!

The program is FREE and open to all members of the public and takes place at 9:30am EST on Saturday mornings. Registration is required (see below). Zoom link invitations will be given after registration.

Starting in January 2022, we will have both in-person (West Philadelphia) and virtual options for this program.

Examples of our hybrid program schedule are shown below.

Student and parent registration is currently closed.

March/April 2022: Life Science

Learn answers to questions such as:

  1. How does a caterpillar transform into a butterfly?
  2. What are the different parts of a plant?
  3. What are similarities and differences between different life forms?
  4. What are DNA, genes and inheritance?
  • Saturday, March 12th:
  • Saturday, March 19th:
    • Science activity Part 1
  • Saturday, March 26th:
    • Science activity Part 2
  • Saturday, April 2nd:
    • Science activity Part 2
  • Saturday, April 9th:
    • Science Pop Talk
    • Quiz Bowl
    • Program Wrap Up

January 2022: Physical Science

Learn answers to questions such as:

  1. What are sound waves?
  2. How do simple machines work?
  3. What is mass?
  • Saturday, January 29th:
    • Virtual Program Kick Off!
    • Presentation by Dr. Ileana Pazos from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • Saturday, February 5th:
    • Science activity Part 1
  • Saturday, February 12th:
    • Science activity Part 2
  • Saturday, February 19th:
    • Science Pop Talk by Jorida Coku – “Mitochondria: the powerhouses of your cells!”
    • Quiz Bowl

October 2021: Earth Sciences

Learn answers to questions such as:

  1. What is weather?
  2. How do rocks form?
  3. How does water shape the land?

Feb-April 2021: Physics and Space

Learn answers to questions such as:

  1. What is a black hole?
  2. What is the difference between Dark Matter and Dark Energy?
  3. How do we see the invisible parts of the universe?
  • Saturday, February 6th:
  • Saturday, February 13th:
    • Science activity
    • Recap and review
  • Saturday, February 20th:
    • Interactive quiz bowl
    • “Research Pop Talk” by Zeenat Diwan from the Siekmann Lab at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Saturday, March 6th:
    • Presentation by Vincent Wu from the Betts Lab at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • Saturday, March 13th:
    • Scratch activity part 1 presented by iSTEM from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
    • Recap and review
  • Saturday, March 20th:
    • Scratch activity part 2
    • Interactive quiz bowl
  • Saturday, April 10th:
    • Presentation TBD
  • Saturday, April 17th:
    • Science activity
    • Recap and review
  • Saturday, April 14th:
    • Interactive quiz bowl
    • “Research Pop Talk”

Oct-Dec 2020: Microbiology

Learn answers to questions such as:

  1. What do good microbes do for us?
  2. How does diet affect your gut microbiome?
  3. Can babies get coronavirus?
  4. What are some tips to becoming a scientist?