Learn how to make Dinosaur Toothpaste just as we did on WTOL, on August 7, 2010.

Saturday, August 7, 2010 1:00 – 3:00pm Dr. Scott Sampson, the Paleontologist – Personal Appearance at Imagination Station

June 28, 2010 Imagination Station’s Summer Day Camp kicks off Campers invent, build and explore! Toledo, Ohio – Imagination Station’s Summer Day Camp program is officially underway. Campers arrived before 9:00am this morning, eager to start an exciting, new experience.  Catapults, Coasters and Cars!, the theme of this year’s summer camp, will give these kids [...]

June 28, 1010 Imagination Station’s Summer Day Camp kicks off Campers invent, build and explore! Toledo, Ohio – Imagination Station’s Summer Day Camp program is officially underway. Campers arrived before 9:00am this morning, eager to start an exciting, new experience.  Catapults, Coasters and Cars!, the theme of this year’s summer camp, will give these kids [...]

Catapults, Coasters and Cars!
3 weeks remain. Space is still available.

Have you ever wondered how plastic is made? This activity lets you make your own plastic.

The Cartesian Ketchup Diver is one, of many activities, that we have available to all of our visitors for free in our exhibit area, Science Studio. This activity uses a ketchup packet, water, and a 20 oz. bottle. In a nutshell the idea is that you place the packet into the bottle and it floats, [...]

Imagination Station challenged area classrooms to stretch the limits of science with rubber bands. Here are the winners!

Teacher of the Month Mrs. Carolyn Metcalf Crossgates Elementary Toledo, Ohio Nominated by Linda Knotts I’d ask that you would thoughtfully consider our Special Education Teacher, Mrs. Metcalf for the May Teacher of the Month.  She teaches 1st, 2nd & 3rd grades in one classroom for a total of 12 children with special needs.  It’s [...]

Join other students, educators, parents and business leaders for a discussion on how we can all support STEM education for a brighter future.

AP Physics students from St. Francis de Sales High School teach visitors about solar energy.

Give your little scientists a birthday to remember! Let Imagination Station set the stage for some super cool fun!

Mrs. Marion Jaeck Holland Elementary School, Holland, Ohio First Grade Teacher Nominated by Angela Zimman Springfield local is the most diverse suburban public school district in Lucas County, and Holland Elementary is emblematic of that diversity. Marion Jaeck has taught first grade there for decades, and she welcomes in children of every race, religion and [...]

Teacher of the Month Mrs. Jennifer Kasee Sylvania Stranahan Elementary School, Toledo, OH Nominated by Jordan Topoleski, 4th grader I think my teacher, Mrs. Kasee, should win teacher of the month award because she is very nice, enthusiastic, and is always willing to answer our questions when we need help. Mrs. Kasee is one of our [...]

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are taking place  in Vancouver, Canada this year. In honor of this prestigious athletic event, Imagination Station is hosting a Science of the Olympics event this weekend, called Go for the Au! (That’s gold, in chemical terms).

Don’t miss our weekly activity in the Little KIDSPACE Science Studio.

This is a quick and simple method for making your own general-purpose “plastic”. The ingredients are milk and vinegar. Is it really plastic? Well, sort of. You will be making a substance called CASIN. It’s from the latin word meaning “cheese.” Casin occurs when the proteins in milk meet the acid in the vinegar. The [...]

Making a shrunken head for Halloween is fun and it only takes a few items to get started. To create a shrunken head you need just a few items. Gather up an apple, granny smith, red delicious, whatever, pretty much any apple will work. The basic steps for making a shrunken head from an apple [...]