Please note that some of the topics listed will be slightly different in different facilities to accommodate scheduling and students/facility interests. Please check the class descriptions on each registration website for the facility of your interest. All themes can be modified for K-8th graders.
Animal Kingdom: Wilder Than You Think!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing animal kingdom, from frog, lizard, birds, and more. Your child will be up close with fresh/preserved organisms, perform many dissections, and engage in cool biology activities using lab equipment/tools.
Aquatic Creatures: No Gills Required!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about many freshwater and marine aquatic creatures, from sea urchin, stingray, jellyfish, and more. Your child will be up close with fresh/preserved organisms, perform many dissections, and engage in cool biology activities using lab equipment/tools.
Bioengineering: Designing Life
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn how to design and create something to improve life itself, such as prosthetics, medical equipment, genetic modification, bioenergy, and more! Your child will be exposed to engineering concept related to biology and perform cool biology activities.
Camping Science: Connecting with Nature
Come and join our exciting hands-on workshop to help your child recognize and appreciate the living world just outside their window. We will discuss camping-related topics, such as wildlife, survival, sun power, rocks and more. Your child will be up close with live/preserved organisms and engage in cool camping-related activities.
Crawly Critters – No Jitters, Just Awe! (NEW in SPRING 2025)
Come join our fun hands-on workshop as we look into the world of crawly critters and satisfy your curiosity about praying mantises, crawfish, slugs and more. Your child will be up close with live, fresh, or preserved organisms, perform some dissections and biology activities using lab tools/equipment.
Decomposers: Earth’s Best Friends!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn why and how these organisms, from worms, beetles, crustaceans, and more, are called Earth’s best friends. Your child will be up close with live/preserved organisms, perform some dissections, and engage in cool biology activities using lab equipment/tools.
Dinosaurs: Fantastic Prehistoric World!
Dinosaurs ruled the earth for 180 million years. Your child will learn the role each of the major types of dinosaurs played in their ecosystems, and the traits that made them such successful organisms for so long. Your child will do cool paleontological activities and learn about biological processes.
Food Science: Your Food is Alive!
Come and join us as we learn about the amazing world of food science! We will discuss how some living organisms related to foods such as cheese, honey, bread, and more. Learn the science of sugar, food coloring, nutrition, and more. Your child will be up close with live/fresh organisms/food and engage in cool biology activities. Some of these foods are to take home! No nuts in class but please indicate allergies if any.
Forensic Science – Bionerds Way!
Come and join the fun to become a Forensic Scientist – Bionerds way! Your child will learn forensic and biology techniques, experiment and activities to further deductive reasoning to uncover the truth following in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard. Topics will include fingerprinting, DNA, trace evidence, dental forensic, and more.
Gardening Science: Nurture Your Mind and Stems!
Do you have a child that loves being outside or in the backyard? Join our fun hands-on workshops about the science behind gardening! Learn about soil science, plant science, garden insects, and more! Be up close with live plants and critters in our gardening-related activities and experiments.
Human Body: We are Super!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about our amazing human body from your thumb, heart, eyes, lungs, to your sense of smell and more. Your child will be up close with fresh/preserved specimens, perform many dissections, and engage in cool biology activities using lab equipment/tools.
Human Body: We are Super (Part II)!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about our amazing human body from your brain, muscles, skin, bones, and more. Your child will be up close with fresh/preserved animal organs, perform many dissections, and engage in cool biology activities using lab equipment/tools. No need to take Human Body Part I to take this class.
Insects: Bug Me if You Dare!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing bugs around us such as beetles, butterflies, crickets, micro-arthropods, ladybugs and more. Your child will be up close with live/preserved bugs and perform cool biology activities.
Insects: Bug Me if You Dare! (Part II)
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing bugs around us such as grasshopper, mealworm beetles, and more. Your child will be up close with live/preserved bugs and perform cool biology activities. No need to take Insects Part I to take this class.
It’s All About Life
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing life around you, from decomposers, insects, plants, human, microorganisms, genetics, and more. Your child will be up close with the live/fresh/preserved organisms and specimens, perform some dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
Junior Doctors
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the incredible world of medicine and medical research! Your child will learn about cardiology, veterinary medicine, neurology and more! Each class will highlight a career in the medical field. Your child will be up close with the fresh/preserved specimens, perform some dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
Let’s Dive into the Ocean!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the amazing marine animals from the tiny planktons, starfish, to the great white sharks, and many more. Your child will be up close with the live/preserved/fresh organisms, perform many dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
Marine Animals: Amazing Waterworld!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about many marine animals, from sea start, fish, clam, shrimp, and more. Your child be up close with fresh/preserved organisms, perform many dissections and engage in cool biology experiments/activities.
Marine Animals: Amazing Waterworld (Part II)!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about many marine animals, from sharks, octopus, sea anemone, and more. Your child be up close with fresh/preserved organisms, perform many dissections and engage in cool biology experiments/activities. No need to take Marine Animals Part I to take this class.
Microscopic World: What You Can’t See May Surprise You!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the living organisms that are very small and some we can’t even see with our own eyes: bacteria in the environment and food, protozoa, sea monkeys, yeast and more. Get up close and personal with live organisms using a microscope and perform cool biology experiments/activities.
Microscopic World: What You Can’t See May Surprise You! (Part II)
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about the living organisms that are very small and some we can’t even see with our own eyes: bacteria with antibiotic, cyanobacteria, virus, fungi, and more. Get up close and personal with live organisms using a microscope and perform cool biology experiments/activities. No need to take the Microscopic World Part I to take this class.
Mix and Match Biology
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about food biology, digestion system, worms, beetles, and water creatures. Your child will get up close with live/fresh/preserved specimens, perform some dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments/activities.
Mix and Match Biology (Part II)
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about bacteria, turtles, genetic, mushrooms, snails and more. Your child will get up close and personal with live/fresh/preserved specimens, perform some dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments/activities. No need to take the Mix and Match Biology Part I to take this class.
Plants: Know Your Greens!
Come and join this fun and hands-on biology workshop for kids! Learn about amazing plants and trees on their photosynthesis ability, seed germination, anatomy and cell/DNA structures, and more. Your child will perform cool biology experiments and activities.
Spooky Science with Boo-ionerds
Come and join us on a journey where we learn about some creepy and crawly topics from animals like bats and spiders to things like skeletons. Your child will be up close and personal with live/preserved organisms, perform some dissections, and engage in cool biology experiments using lab equipment/tools.
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Bionerds
PO BOX 81004
Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688
(949) 288-1486
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