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Mad Science of Pittsburgh offers hands-on science activities such as chemical reactions, rocket launches, cotton candy making, and exploring a green glowing liquid. Children can work with messages written in secret code, autonomous robots, and mystery substances that change from solid to liquid in seconds, as well as explore electricity, magnetism, optics, and biology. The program also features activities like Chemical Flashlights, Ghostly Candles, Messy Reactions, hovercraft rides, and open explore time in the lab, along with popcorn and lemonade during lab visits.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Week-long summer camp sessions starting June 9, plus one-hour, 4–8 week after-school science programs
Mad Science of Pittsburgh runs full-day and half-day camp experiences, including themed options such as Secret Agent Lab camp, Red Hot Robots Camp where participants build their own robot, Fizz, Boom, Bang Camp for mixing up chemicals, and Nature's Secrets Camp to learn about bodies, botany, and forms of life. The program also offers preschool STEM programs for ages 3–5, more than 70 unique workshop topics for different groups, and workshops that fit 30–60 minutes of hands-on activities into the day. Additional options include live science shows for schools, libraries, or organizations, virtual streaming shows, birthday parties with experiments like rocket launches, hovercraft rides, cotton candy making, and ready-to-go goody bags with multiple science-themed toys, as well as opportunities to work for the company as a Mad Scientist.
Mad Science was founded in 1985 in Montreal, Canada, and has been in business for over 30 years. Mad Science of Pittsburgh is described as a leading science enrichment provider, and Mad Science is described as a global enrichment company and world leading science provider with over 150 locations in more than 20 countries. Its stated mission is to inspire children through science, sparking lifelong imagination and curiosity, and the organization notes that it has over 35 years of designing and testing experiments and activities that resonate with kids.
Mad Science of Pittsburgh works with over a hundred local schools and organizations in Western Pennsylvania to bring hands-on science directly after school. They partner with schools and organizations to offer clubs, workshops, camps, and other programs.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Week-long summer camp sessions starting June 9, plus one-hour, 4–8 week after-school science programs
Mad Science of Pittsburgh runs full-day and half-day camp experiences, including themed options such as Secret Agent Lab camp, Red Hot Robots Camp where participants build their own robot, Fizz, Boom, Bang Camp for mixing up chemicals, and Nature's Secrets Camp to learn about bodies, botany, and forms of life. The program also offers preschool STEM programs for ages 3–5, more than 70 unique workshop topics for different groups, and workshops that fit 30–60 minutes of hands-on activities into the day. Additional options include live science shows for schools, libraries, or organizations, virtual streaming shows, birthday parties with experiments like rocket launches, hovercraft rides, cotton candy making, and ready-to-go goody bags with multiple science-themed toys, as well as opportunities to work for the company as a Mad Scientist.
Mad Science was founded in 1985 in Montreal, Canada, and has been in business for over 30 years. Mad Science of Pittsburgh is described as a leading science enrichment provider, and Mad Science is described as a global enrichment company and world leading science provider with over 150 locations in more than 20 countries. Its stated mission is to inspire children through science, sparking lifelong imagination and curiosity, and the organization notes that it has over 35 years of designing and testing experiments and activities that resonate with kids.
Mad Science of Pittsburgh works with over a hundred local schools and organizations in Western Pennsylvania to bring hands-on science directly after school. They partner with schools and organizations to offer clubs, workshops, camps, and other programs.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
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