Field Trips

Bring science to life for your students.

Open Today 10am - 5pm

Field Trips

Bring science to life for your students.

Open Today 10am - 5pm

Field Trips

Bring science to life for your students.

Open Today 10am - 5pm

Explore. Discover. Do.

Field trips are the best way to explore all that Imagination Station has to offer. Students explore science through exciting, interactive experiences that blend formal education with discovery.

All of our programs are aligned with Ohio and Michigan state standards. While students have an unforgettable time, you're meeting educational goals.

Cancellations

We understand that plans can change. If you need to cancel your reservation, please call and speak with a Reservation Specialist at 419.244.2674 ext. 250 to receive an official cancellation number. Cancellations made more than two weeks in advance will receive a full refund. Within two weeks, the 25% deposit is nonrefundable.

If a cancellation is not made through our Reservation Specialist and a cancellation number is not issued, your group will be required to pay the deposit when booking future visits.

Rate Card

We accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express. After submitting your reservation form, you’ll receive an invoice link to pay online. To pay by check, include a copy of the invoice and mail it to:

Imagination Station
1 Discovery Way, Toledo, OH 43604, Attn: Reservations

Purchase orders must be approved and signed for the full amount. Include the invoice number, school or group name, and visit date and email it to reservations@istscience.org.

If bringing a check on the day of your visit, guest passes will be issued for any overpayment. Refunds are not available.

Lucas County Residents

$7.00

Non-Lucas County Residents

$8.00

Certified Teachers

Free with proper ID

Workshops

$7.00 per participant

KeyBank Discovery Theater 3D Film

$5.00 per participant

Download Field Trip Guide

Download Field Trip Guide

Download Field Trip Guide

Workshops

Filter by Grade:

NEW

AI Ready

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Students will develop critical thinking skills by exploring how machines learn from data and patterns. Through hands-on activities, they will analyze how human-selected datasets influence AI decisions, identify why limited data can cause problems, and how to safely interact with artificial intelligence. Your students will leave this workshop feeling AI Ready!

Creepy Crawlers

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

Worms and bugs can seem scary and gross. By observing these critters up close, learning more about their behaviors, and exploring their environmental benefits, we realize that they are vital to our world.

Dynamic Dissections

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Enhance your life science instruction through the crosscutting concepts of structure and function with one of our unique hands-on dissection workshops.

• Cow Eye Dissection - Exploring the inner workings of the eye, students will understand the complex anatomy and physiology of the visual system.

• Crayfish Dissection - Study the anatomy of invertebrates and explore survival adaptations needed for various environments.

• Grasshopper Dissection - Grasshoppers are great for learning about insect anatomy or for comparative anatomy discussions.

It's Electric!

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Join us as we explore all things electrical energy! Where can it come from? How does it work? How do we use it? We will answer these questions and more as your students engage in hands-on activities related to natural resources, conductors, circuitry and solar power.

Protecting Our Waterways

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Travel with Wally the Walleye on his journey down the Maumee River into Lake Erie. Students will explore why water is such a valuable resource and learn ways to reduce the impacts of pollution.

Chemistry

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Chemistry has never been so interesting! Students will discover substances with strange and surprising properties. They will explore the differences between chemical and physical changes while experimenting with film canister rockets and endothermic and exothermic reactions.

NEW

CSI Genetics

Grades:

9-12

A crime has been committed, and it’s up to your students to crack the case. In this CSI genetics lab, students become forensic investigators as they analyze DNA evidence, blood samples, and fingerprints to uncover the culprit. Bring genetics to life in an unforgettable way!

Engineering Together

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Students use collaboration and communication to work through a challenge during a design and build. Your class will think like engineers while using the design process and see the creative and dynamic side of this important field.

Marble Machines

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Using everyday materials, students engineer their own pathways for marbles and try to successfully meet our design parameters as they get hands-on with the engineering design process.

Robotics

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Students will explore foundational coding concepts as they design algorithms to control robots. With a focus on creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving, participants will bring their ideas to life through interactive challenges and engaging technology.

NEW

Colorful Concoctions

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

Participants will investigate a range of fascinating color-changing phenomena and create their own solutions and mixtures to develop an understanding of substances, their properties and chemical interactions.

Demystifying Decomposers

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Get down and dirty as your students learn about nature’s own recycling system: Decomposers! These important creatures break down organic matter and return it to the ecosystem for other creatures to use again and again. Students will participate in a hands-on investigation and get up-close and personal with real decomposers.

Fossils Rock!

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

During this workshop, students will become paleontologists and dig for fossils to learn how scientists study creatures that disappeared 65 million years ago. Preschool and Kindergarten students will explore the same content with an added literacy component in a special workshop–Little Big Dig!

Owl Pellet Dissection

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Be a part of science research and have a hoot as your students learn about owls, their environments and the food web. Identify bones and collect data to learn more about their diet and their digestive system.

NEW

AI Ready

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Students will develop critical thinking skills by exploring how machines learn from data and patterns. Through hands-on activities, they will analyze how human-selected datasets influence AI decisions, identify why limited data can cause problems, and how to safely interact with artificial intelligence. Your students will leave this workshop feeling AI Ready!

NEW

Colorful Concoctions

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

Participants will investigate a range of fascinating color-changing phenomena and create their own solutions and mixtures to develop an understanding of substances, their properties and chemical interactions.

NEW

CSI Genetics

Grades:

9-12

A crime has been committed, and it’s up to your students to crack the case. In this CSI genetics lab, students become forensic investigators as they analyze DNA evidence, blood samples, and fingerprints to uncover the culprit. Bring genetics to life in an unforgettable way!

Dynamic Dissections

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Enhance your life science instruction through the crosscutting concepts of structure and function with one of our unique hands-on dissection workshops.

• Cow Eye Dissection - Exploring the inner workings of the eye, students will understand the complex anatomy and physiology of the visual system.

• Crayfish Dissection - Study the anatomy of invertebrates and explore survival adaptations needed for various environments.

• Grasshopper Dissection - Grasshoppers are great for learning about insect anatomy or for comparative anatomy discussions.

Fossils Rock!

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

During this workshop, students will become paleontologists and dig for fossils to learn how scientists study creatures that disappeared 65 million years ago. Preschool and Kindergarten students will explore the same content with an added literacy component in a special workshop–Little Big Dig!

Marble Machines

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Using everyday materials, students engineer their own pathways for marbles and try to successfully meet our design parameters as they get hands-on with the engineering design process.

Protecting Our Waterways

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Travel with Wally the Walleye on his journey down the Maumee River into Lake Erie. Students will explore why water is such a valuable resource and learn ways to reduce the impacts of pollution.

Chemistry

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Chemistry has never been so interesting! Students will discover substances with strange and surprising properties. They will explore the differences between chemical and physical changes while experimenting with film canister rockets and endothermic and exothermic reactions.

Creepy Crawlers

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

Worms and bugs can seem scary and gross. By observing these critters up close, learning more about their behaviors, and exploring their environmental benefits, we realize that they are vital to our world.

Demystifying Decomposers

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Get down and dirty as your students learn about nature’s own recycling system: Decomposers! These important creatures break down organic matter and return it to the ecosystem for other creatures to use again and again. Students will participate in a hands-on investigation and get up-close and personal with real decomposers.

Engineering Together

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Students use collaboration and communication to work through a challenge during a design and build. Your class will think like engineers while using the design process and see the creative and dynamic side of this important field.

It's Electric!

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Join us as we explore all things electrical energy! Where can it come from? How does it work? How do we use it? We will answer these questions and more as your students engage in hands-on activities related to natural resources, conductors, circuitry and solar power.

Owl Pellet Dissection

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Be a part of science research and have a hoot as your students learn about owls, their environments and the food web. Identify bones and collect data to learn more about their diet and their digestive system.

Robotics

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Students will explore foundational coding concepts as they design algorithms to control robots. With a focus on creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving, participants will bring their ideas to life through interactive challenges and engaging technology.

NEW

AI Ready

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Students will develop critical thinking skills by exploring how machines learn from data and patterns. Through hands-on activities, they will analyze how human-selected datasets influence AI decisions, identify why limited data can cause problems, and how to safely interact with artificial intelligence. Your students will leave this workshop feeling AI Ready!

Chemistry

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Chemistry has never been so interesting! Students will discover substances with strange and surprising properties. They will explore the differences between chemical and physical changes while experimenting with film canister rockets and endothermic and exothermic reactions.

NEW

Colorful Concoctions

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

Participants will investigate a range of fascinating color-changing phenomena and create their own solutions and mixtures to develop an understanding of substances, their properties and chemical interactions.

Creepy Crawlers

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

Worms and bugs can seem scary and gross. By observing these critters up close, learning more about their behaviors, and exploring their environmental benefits, we realize that they are vital to our world.

NEW

CSI Genetics

Grades:

9-12

A crime has been committed, and it’s up to your students to crack the case. In this CSI genetics lab, students become forensic investigators as they analyze DNA evidence, blood samples, and fingerprints to uncover the culprit. Bring genetics to life in an unforgettable way!

Demystifying Decomposers

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

Get down and dirty as your students learn about nature’s own recycling system: Decomposers! These important creatures break down organic matter and return it to the ecosystem for other creatures to use again and again. Students will participate in a hands-on investigation and get up-close and personal with real decomposers.

Dynamic Dissections

Grades:

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Enhance your life science instruction through the crosscutting concepts of structure and function with one of our unique hands-on dissection workshops.

• Cow Eye Dissection - Exploring the inner workings of the eye, students will understand the complex anatomy and physiology of the visual system.

• Crayfish Dissection - Study the anatomy of invertebrates and explore survival adaptations needed for various environments.

• Grasshopper Dissection - Grasshoppers are great for learning about insect anatomy or for comparative anatomy discussions.

Engineering Together

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Students use collaboration and communication to work through a challenge during a design and build. Your class will think like engineers while using the design process and see the creative and dynamic side of this important field.

Fossils Rock!

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

During this workshop, students will become paleontologists and dig for fossils to learn how scientists study creatures that disappeared 65 million years ago. Preschool and Kindergarten students will explore the same content with an added literacy component in a special workshop–Little Big Dig!

It's Electric!

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Join us as we explore all things electrical energy! Where can it come from? How does it work? How do we use it? We will answer these questions and more as your students engage in hands-on activities related to natural resources, conductors, circuitry and solar power.

Marble Machines

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Using everyday materials, students engineer their own pathways for marbles and try to successfully meet our design parameters as they get hands-on with the engineering design process.

Owl Pellet Dissection

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Be a part of science research and have a hoot as your students learn about owls, their environments and the food web. Identify bones and collect data to learn more about their diet and their digestive system.

Protecting Our Waterways

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Travel with Wally the Walleye on his journey down the Maumee River into Lake Erie. Students will explore why water is such a valuable resource and learn ways to reduce the impacts of pollution.

Robotics

Grades:

Pre-K-K

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-12

Students will explore foundational coding concepts as they design algorithms to control robots. With a focus on creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving, participants will bring their ideas to life through interactive challenges and engaging technology.

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FAQs

Visiting

Memberships

Groups & Field Trips

Summer Camp

Cancellations

Miscellaneous

FAQs

Visiting

Memberships

Groups & Field Trips

Summer Camp

Cancellations

Miscellaneous