Due to the pandemic, the Children's Science Center Lab is operating at a reduced capacity with timed-entry sessions. We are currently unable to offer badge specific programs at this time.
If you'd like to bring your troop to visit the Lab and work towards a badge, you can purchase tickets online and save $2 per ticket.
Please visit our hours and admissions page for more information.
Self-guided activity explorer guides are provided upon entrance with general admission. Individual scouts $13 admission; group rates of 10+scouts $11 each.
60-minute mini-workshop, where a trained STEM Educator will help your girls complete two activities towards a badge. This is offered weekdays from 4-6 pm. $25 per scout, 2 leaders’ admissions are included in price.
90-minute workshop, guided by a trained STEM Educator, where all requirements for the badge will be fulfilled. $400 for up to 15 scouts, 2 leaders’ admissions are included in price.
If you have any questions about our Girl Scout programs, please contact us at scouts@childsci.org
This camp fulfills the Girl Scout Badge for Juniors, Animal Habitats. A Children's Science Center Fun Patch is available for purchase.
Learn all about chemists that work outside of labs, physicists that help people and animals, and programmers that code to make the world a better place!
Register TodayThis camp fulfills the Girl Scout Badge for Juniors, Animal Habitats. A Children's Science Center Fun Patch is available for purchase.
Have you ever wondered how video games work? Or special effects at the movies? Then Enchanting Entertainment is the camp for you!
Register TodayThis camp fulfills the Girl Scout Badge for Juniors, Animal Habitats. A Children's Science Center Fun Patch is available for purchase.
Take a virtual trip to an amusement park by making your own and exploring the science behind rollercoasters in Thrill-Seeking Science!
Register TodayThis camp fulfills the Girl Scout Badge for Juniors, Animal Habitats. A Children's Science Center Fun Patch is available for purchase.
Create your own colorful and exciting potions while learning the science behind the magic of chemistry in Potions Class!
Register TodayThis camp fulfills the Girl Scout Badge for Juniors, Animal Habitats. A Children's Science Center Fun Patch is available for purchase.
Think OUTSIDE the box and create your very own fun and creative inventions. From tinkering our very own toys to using wacky supplies, we will try it all!
Register TodayThis camp fulfills the Girl Scout Badge for Juniors, Animal Habitats. A Children's Science Center Fun Patch is available for purchase.
Take inspiration from the natural world from snowflakes to habitats to create your very own unique designs, while exploring concepts of math, engineering, and design along the way.
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Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates the Children's Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall and STEM programs traveling to schools and other community venues across the region. The Foundation is also developing the Northern Virginia Science Center in Dulles, VA, a world-class, interactive regional science center for families, students and learners of all ages made possible through a pivotal public-private partnership. Learn more about our mission today at childsci.org and our vision for the future at novasci.org.
