Vicki Cobb's SCIENCE SURPRISES is a highly entertaining fast-paced, one-woman show that is guaranteed to captivate kids and their teachers. She sets the stage with poetry and a short video of her trip to East Africa when she researched her book This Place is Wild. Then she answers the question, "Why science, anyhow?" by showing how our senses and experiences limit how much we can learn of the universe and that science is a way of getting past our limitations. Instead of showing the audience the world of science, Vicki invites the audience to discover the science in their world. Everyone in the audience experiences illusions and individuals participate in doing irresistible challenges from her new book We Dare You! Hundreds of Fun Science Bets, Challenges, and Experiments You Can Do at Home. Most importantly, Vicki's program gets kids excited and enthusiastic about science, reading and poetry and she gives teachers a list of suggestions for follow-up activities.

Vicki is now available for a virtual school visit via video conferencing. Vicki will kickoff and mentor the We Dare You! Video Project. Kids have a ball experimenting and videotaping themselves doing science. She can also talk to small groups about the writing process. Video conferencing can be arranged on demand and tailored to your interests. Vicki explains how she can help you in this video.