mom review:
A s the mother of a 7-year-old who absolutely loves
science, I jumped at the chance to check out the new
Children’s Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall in
Fairfax, VA. Before going, I checked the website to
make sure it would also be fun for my 4-year-old daughter and
almost 2-year-old son. It’s geared toward the pre-school and
elementary crowd (and kids under age 2 are free), so off we went!
The CSC Lab is designed for children to create, learn, imagine
and experiment with all sorts of hands-on activities to help them
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learn STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
principles. The Experiment Bar was our first stop. My kids first chose to
create “magnetic slime.” It sounded messy, and I was thrilled to
be doing it somewhere besides my home!
A staff member set out all the ingredients and tools to make the
slime. The instructions were simple and shown on a tablet so my
second grader could read them himself. As the goo transformed