Our Science on Wheels school programs are designed to meet SC science standards for specific grades. Check your grade level below to see the appropriate programs. For mixed grade groups or afterschool events, see our Public Program options.
Science on Wheels Scholarships Available!
Roper Mountain has received a generous grant from Lockheed Martin to fund Science on Wheels programming for schools in Greenville County and surrounding areas that serve low- income communities or special needs students. Schools in the following Upstate counties are eligible for scholarship funding if they have a poverty index of 65% or higher: Greenville, Spartanburg, Pickens, Oconee, Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, Laurens, Cherokee, and Union. Scholarships are available only for 2nd-, 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-grade programs. You can request scholarship funding when you submit your registration form.
Programs By Grade
Kindergarten
Habitat Hunters (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
K-LS1-1; K-ESS3-1
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Let’s Move It, Move It (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
K-PS2-1; K-PS2-2; MPS.PS.1; K.DPSR.1.2 ; K.NR.1.1 ; K.NR.1.2
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Kindergarten Details and Pricing
1st Grade
Portable Planetarium – Sun, Moon, Stars (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections: 1-ESS1-1, 1-ESS1-2, 1-PS4-2
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Animal Superpowers (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
1-LS1-1, 1-LS3-1
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First Grade Details and Pricing
2nd Grade
Matter Mystery – Solids and Liquids (assembly program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
2-PS1-1, 2PS1-4, 2-ESS2-3
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Powerful Pollinators (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
2-LS2-1. 2-LS2-2;
2.DPSR.1.1
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Second Grade Details and Pricing
Third Grade
Use the Force (assembly program)
South Carolina Standards connections: 3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2
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Static and Zap – Magnets and Static Electricity (assembly program)
South Carolina Standards connections: 3-PS2-3, 3-PS2-4
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Great Coaster Challenge (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections: ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C, ETS2.A, 3-PS2-1, MPS.PS.1
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Third Grade Details and Pricing
Fourth Grade
Arcs and Sparks –Transfer of Energy (assembly program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
4-PS3-2; 4-PS3-4
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Catch the Wave – Movement of Energy (assembly program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
4-PS4-1; 4-PS4-2
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Great Coaster Challenge (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
4-PS3-1;
MPS.PS.1
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Fourth Grade Details and Pricing
Fifth Grade
Matter of Fact – The Smaller Picture (assembly program)
South Carolina Standards connections: 5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-3, 5-PS1-4
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Portable Planetarium – Our Place in Space (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections: 5-PS2-1, 5-ESS1-1, 5-ESS1-2
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Great Coaster Challenge (classroom program)
South Carolina Standards connections:
5-PS2-1.
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Fifth Grade Details and Pricing
Payment
Payment is due within 30 days after the date of the program. An invoice will be e-mailed to the booker when the reservation is made. Educators CANNOT take payment. Please mail your payment to Roper Mountain or send by Courier. Credit card payments can be made in person at Roper Mountain Science Center (please call ahead to schedule payment), but we cannot take credit card information by phone or email.
Travel Guidelines
Drive times and mileage are calculated using Google Maps.
Programs Without Live Animals
Available for locations up to 2 hours from Roper Mountain Science Center.
Programs With Live Animals
• Available for locations up to 90 minutes from Roper Mountain Science Center.
• The number of sessions may be limited based on travel time to ensure the health and well-being of our animals.
Travel Fees
Locations outside Greenville County are charged $1.00 per round-trip mile from Roper Mountain Science Center.
Assembly Combination Options
Sites may wish to combine more than one assembly into a single visit. To do this, time must be allowed between programs for one assembly to be taken down and another to be set up. Often time is needed for a lunch break as well. The time needed between programs ranges from 30 to 90 minutes depending on the situation. Contact us to help schedule these visits.
Two 45 minute assemblies of different programs $300
Two 60 minute assemblies of different programs $350
One 45 minute and one 60 minute assembly of different programs $325
Outside Greenville County a travel fee of $1.00 per round trip mile from Roper Mountain applies.
Register for a Combination Assembly Visit
Contact the Outreach Specialist, Jennifer Romatelli with questions.