Walder Science

Looking for something fun and dynamic to keep your kids busy between camp and school? Science & Engineering Camp for grades 3–5 and 6–8 offers an action-packed week of hands-on learning, with separate sessions for boys and girls.

This year’s themes include Water Tech Engineering and the Science of Vision — from designing boats and exploring motion to optical illusions, animation, microscopes, and telescopes. 💧👁️

Join us August 17–20, spots are filling up fast! For more info and to register, visit https://tinyurl.com/5bcy6p9w

🦆 In Gosling Lifecycles, students explored the science behind duck buoyancy and propulsion!

Using creativity and engineering skills, they built rubber-band powered “duck feet” boats and investigated how ducks stay afloat and move through water. To end the lesson, our ducklings enjoyed a supervised swim complete with duckweed and krill treats before students carefully dried them off and returned them to their enclosure. 💦✨

Hillel Torah 8th graders visited Walder Science for a hands-on lab where they created three different gases through chemical reactions. 🧪

Students observed bubbling mixtures while producing carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and oxygen, and tested each gas in memorable ways—putting out flames, creating a popping sound, and relighting a glowing splint. Along the way, they identified key signs of chemical change and connected their observations to important energy concepts like endothermic reactions, where energy is absorbed and surroundings may feel cooler, and exothermic reactions, where energy is released and the test tubes felt warmer.

This engaging experience enhanced students’ understanding of how energy and matter interact while building confidence in their lab skills.
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School