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IMAG On The Go
The IMAG offers outreach to schools and local communities! We bring the richness of Southwest Florida’s history, habitats, and culture, as well as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education to you and your organization.
Family Nights

There are four family night topics to choose from. Book one for each quarter!
Choose among these four entertaining topics for your school’s innovative, engaging, and educational family learning experience. Reserve now, and let us help you organize a night to remember!
Family Nights are meant for up to 400 participants.
Scheduling options:
- 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
- 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The cost for an IMAG Family Night in your school is $750 for up to 400 participants.
S.T.E.M.
Family Night: 9 hands-on exploration stations engaging students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math!
NanoScience:
Nine hands-on exploration stations allow students to discover the minor science in a BIG way! From creating a circuit to learning mystery shapes, students will zoom into Nano!
Be Healthy:
Ten hands-on exploration stations demonstrating proper health and nutrition practices while exploring the science behind making good choices!
Be S.M.A.R.T.:
Eleven hands-on exploration stations expose students to the interdisciplinary and crosscutting concepts of science, math, art, and related technologies!
Science Assemblies

Have a large-scale science show right at your school!
Pick from the themes below to schedule yours today! Themes rotate throughout the year, please select a theme based on when you would like to schedule your assembly. Each show lasts 30-45 minutes long.
Price: $300 (1 show up to 150 students), $550/ 2 shows, $750/ 3 shows, $900/ 4 shows (plus $2 per mile travel fee)
Science Show Themes
- Fire and Ice: Chill out with cool dry ice and liquid nitrogen demonstrations and then heat things up with fire tornadoes, Whoosh tubes, and a rainbow assortment of fireballs as you learn about the chemistry behind some of our most chilling and fiery demonstrations! (recommended for grades 3-6)
- The Wright Stuff: Take flight with us as we explore the forces of motion, principles of flight, and history of flight! We will slingshot gliders and make them float in mid-air. We’ll use leaf blowers to make beach balls hover over our heads and giant vortex cannons to shoot massive smoke rings! Be sure to duck as rockets zip towards the ceiling, drones swoop over your heads, and rolls of toilet paper are unraveled and launched into the audience! (recommended for grades K-6)
- The Glow Show: We’re turning out the lights and turning up the glow! Learn about bioluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, and chemiluminescence through glow-in-the-dark experiments and demonstrations! Discover what makes glow sticks light up! Watch glowing Mentos fountains erupt! (recommended for grades 2-6)
- Blockbuster Science: Discover the science behind some of Hollywood’s special effects, explosions, and magical moments and be amazed by science demonstrations inspired by some of your favorite films! From making fireballs to shattering props with liquid nitrogen to creating creepy fog with dry ice, learn some of Hollywood’s movie tips and tricks in this fun show! (recommended for grades 3-6)
- Wheel of STEAM: Spin the Wheel of STEAM to determine what we do! The Wheel will be filled with all kinds of big, fun science, technology, engineering, art, and math experiments and demonstrations! This is an interactive show that focuses on the importance of STEAM! (recommended for grades K-6)
- Don’t Try This At Home: Get ready for a messy, hair-raising, explosive, freezing and dangerous show! Watch us create colorful fireballs, ignite giant Whoosh Tubes, light bubbles on fire in our hands, erupt a giant bubbling Nitrogen cloud, make paint cans explode, create arcs of lightning with our Van de Graff Machine and more! Each show will be a unique mix of some of our craziest demonstrations! Just remember: Don’t try this at home! Try it with us at The IMAG instead! (recommended for grades 3-6)
History Outreaches

History Outreaches are now available!
A History Outreach is a fun learning experience that highlights rich local/regional history, and the science that made the area flourish. They’re great for groups, clubs, and office Lunch & Learns!
The appointments are flexible, request yours today!
- 45 min to 1hr presentation with a 15 min Q&A – $150
- Special topic requests will be considered.
- $2 per mile expense added for travel.
History Presentation Themes
Early Settlers of Fort Myers: Presentation dealing with the first settlers of the fort after the Civil War up and those that followed into the 1880s
Forts Along the Caloosahatchee [including Fort Myers and the Battle of Fort Myers]
Abraham C. Myers: the Namesake of Fort Myers
The Alternative History Mural: The who, what, why, when and where of this outdoor mural and why was it so controversial
The Calusa
Photographic Tour of Fort Myers
The Caloosahatchee As it Was
Draining the Everglades and the Aftermath of Drainage - Our Legacy
Flossie Hill: Fort Myers' First Woman Entrepreneur
Franklin Miles: Agricultural Scientist
George Shultz: The Telegraph and Growth of Fort Myers
The Gettysburg Address
The Groveland 4
Harvie Heitman, “Father of First Street”
James Hendry Jr. & Helen Johnson Hendry: Pioneers in Horticulture
Lords of Chaos: “The Day Fort Myers Lost Its Innocence"
Ambrose & “Tootie” McGregor & Dr. Marshall Orlando Terry: Fort Myers' Greatest Benefactor
Plume Harvesting in SW Florida & the Near-Extinction of Our Wading Birds
The Pepper Hearst Expedition
Hugh O’Neill & Albertus A. “Bertie" Gardner: the Story of Two Men
Lee Memorial Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions
The Reservations Department will email you two weeks prior to your scheduled reservation. You must submit your final head counts for students, teachers, and chaperones no later than one week prior to your reservation. The invoice will reflect the final confirmed headcount; no reductions in program attendance will be allowed after confirmation. Additional attendees, after the final headcount is confirmed, will be allowed and charged at the group rate provided that space is available in the programs or there is time to add additional programs.
All outreach programs must be paid in full prior to or upon the presenter’s arrival, unless prior arrangements have been made with the IMAG Reservations Department in writing via email.
Our Education team typically arrives at the determined location 1 hour before the beginning of the event. This time is necessary for program set-up and volunteer training.
An invoice will be sent to you on the time of booking. Final payment is due the day off the event in full. Any late payment wil incur a $50 late fee.
The IMAG requires two weeks’ notice for rescheduling or cancelling your reservation. Cancellations made with less than two weeks’ notice will result in a cancellation fee of $50. Reschedule requests made with less than two weeks’ notice will be based on availability and result in a $25 reschedule fee.