Liberty Science Center

a CILC Content Provider

Liberty Science Center's mission is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and excite learners of all ages about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology.

LSC is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. The age-appropriate, curriculum-linked STEM programs in our portfolio are designed for each grade level from preschool through post-college, including pupils with special needs. All of our programs are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)—known in New Jersey as NJSLS (Science)—to help identify those that best meet your curriculum goals.

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

Honorable Mention

2018-2019

2012-2013

Honorable Mention

Programs by Liberty Science Center

Arduino: Traffic Light

Learn about African American trailblazer Garrett Morgan and his inventions specifically the improved Traffic light. Using open-source software students will make code a traffic light and as a team improve the design.

Design Thinking with Tinkercad

Engage in the online digital creation of 3d models. Choose from three intriguing projects, each packed with excitement and innovation, and all achievable within a 45-minute timeframe. Project 1: Craft a Better Spoon for Toddlers - Design a...

Forensic Science Kit: Gotham Detective

Conduct an investigation and analyze evidence to build a case against one of the city's notorious criminal masterminds.

Getting started with A.I.

Explore the question: "How do machines know what they know?" This 45-minute session is designed to introduce Artificial intelligence to grades 3 to 8. Students will examine the concept of intelligence through interactive activities like...

Intro to 3D Design with Tinkercad

This session is an introductory program where students will learn the basics of 3D design using the open-source software Tinkercad. Students will design a custom desk nameplate to help create a sense of ownership and stewardship.

Intro to Game Design

This is a videoconference that will require students to have access to their own computers. Design custom characters, animations, and behaviors for video games using Scratch.

Live From Surgery: Kidney Transplant

Students can watch Dr. Stuart Geffner perform live kidney transplants while he provides information about treatment options, transplantation, finding a donor, and maintaining a healthy organ after transplant.

Live From Surgery: Neurosurgery

Learn about delicate neurosurgery performed to extract tumors from the brain or spinal column or repairing spinal column damage from the surgical team at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ.

Live From Surgery: Robotic Surgery

Students can see a live robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery performed by Dr. Michael Stifelman and his team. Robotic surgery allow surgeons to offer more patients the benefits of performing complex surgeries with fewer incisions.

Meet The Surgeon Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Meet the Surgeon is a live interactive session with pediatric orthopedist, Dr. Samara Friedman, MD! Join her as she describes her experiences in the surgical room. Hear about adolescent bone, joint, and muscle conditions and particular surgeries...

Meet the Surgeon: Heart Transplant

Learn about heart transplant surgery from a real surgeon! Join Margarita T. Camacho, MD, as she discusses one of her heart transplant surgeries. Learn about risk factors for heart disease, mechanical hearts and assistive devices, and new cardiac...

Mystery at The Hotel Philadelphia

Conduct an investigation, collect, and analyze evidence to identify a pathogen, and solve a deadly mystery outbreak based on a real-world disease outbreak.

Space Trip

Leap off of Earth and take a journey into deep space in Space Trip! In this live tour of the Universe, participants will choose our destinations from planets in the Solar System, to nebulae in our galaxy, all the way to the edge of the observable...

Taped Live From Surgery

Interact with Liberty Science Center educators as they play a previously recorded surgery. Taped Live from Cardiac ClassroomWednesday, October 9, 2024Wednesday, November 27, 2024Wednesday, January 29, 2025Wednesday, March 12, 2025Wednesday, April...

Wintry Worlds

Celebrate the winter season as we explore some of the wonderfully wintry worlds of our Universe in this live show! See the beautiful Northern Lights right here on Earth, before leaving our planet behind to explore the ice caps of Mars, the frozen...

Type of Organization

Science Center/Zoo

Contact

Mary McDonald vcbookings@lsc.org
Liberty Science Center
Jersey City NJ 07305
2012531214
United States

https://lsc.org/education

Primary Disciplines

The programs of Liberty Science Center cover:

Career & Technical Education (CTE)
Health & Physical Education
Literacy
Math
Problem Solving
Science
STEM
Cross Curriculum

Awards, Quotes, Testimonials

"The staff at LSC is extremely knowledgeable and our teachers are grateful for their expertise. The lessons they do with our children complement our curriculum and, of course, tie in with the New Jersey State Standards. What is also most impressive is how the LSC staff brings each topic to the exact grade level and learning styles of our students."

- Pat Ensslen, Technology Coordinator, Dr. William Mennies School, Vineland, NJ

"I wish to commend the Liberty Science Center's Distance Learning programs conducted via Video Teleconference. The programs are not only informative but they are skillfully presented and fun for our audiences."

- Kathleen Degyansky, Assistant Director, Queens Public Library