Science of It

From OSC to Your TV!

DIY experiments and behind-the-scenes science is back on The Science of It

Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the Science Center while we’re closed on Wednesdays? Sometimes, we’re turning our teammates into TV stars! Wednesdays are a perfect time to bring in some of our media partners to help showcase our wide variety of programming and educational experiences. We are so excited to have resumed filming for “The Science of It” with Alex Alecci, meteorologist for WESH 2 News!

From homemade lava lamps and our favorite creepy crawlers to the explosive power of air pressure and stellar telescopic science, The Science of It features a wide variety of content. Sometimes our fantastic staff demonstrate science that you can only see at OSC, such as our Cool Science liquid nitrogen show. In other segments, we showcase activities and experiments that you can follow along with at home!

For example, during Self Care Aware month, Alex created a Nature Portrait using loose items found around the Science Center. This was part of a social/emotional activity designed to help little learners understand their own emotions and how they interplay with others’ while engaging fine motor and creativity skills. Each segment on “The Science of It” aims to relate STEM topics back to our everyday lives. What could be a better example of this than a segment on the science of the COVID-19 vaccine. One of our more popular segments this past year was about how vaccines work inside your body. This activity challenged learners of all ages to engineer their own solutions to prevent viruses from connecting with hosts. We were – and are – proud to do our part to help educate the Central Florida community about vaccinations and COVID-19.

For the past two years, the Science Center has enjoyed this partnership with WESH 2 News that showcases science learning and unique exhibits. Due to some challenges, the program was on hiatus for a few months, but it resumed production in December 2021. Original segments of “The Science of It” can be seen every Monday and Saturday morning on WESH - CH 2 and its sister station, CW - 18.

You can catch up on previous segments of “The Science of It” on the Orlando Science Center’s YouTube channel, where we have a playlist of all the content we’ve covered so far. And don’t forget to tune in every week to keep exploring The Science of It with us!