Bring your class to campus for a day of live labs!
We developed Kinesiology Lab Days more than 50 years ago as an introduction to the then relatively new field of kinesiology - the science of human movement. Since then, the University of Waterloo has established itself as an international leader in kinesiology research and education.
Dates: December 3 - 5 and December 8 - 12, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. each day (includes a one-hour lunch break for students to enjoy their own lunches)
Cost: There are 2 payment options:
- Option 1: Bring up to 20 students for a flat rate fee of $400.00 plus HST
- Option 2: Bring up to 40 students for a flat rate of $800.00 plus HST
Registration for Kinesiology Lab Days 2025 is now closed. Registration for Lab Days 2026 will open in September 2026.
Previous labs have included:
A balancing act
Connections to your classroom:
- Neuroscience
- Kinesiology
Don't miss a beat
Connections to your classroom:
- Human physiology
- Biology
- Kinesiology, exercise
Flex and furious: neural drive
It’s time to give it your all! In this lab, students will be introduced to neuroscience and will examine muscle activation during exercise. Students will put their driving skills to the test when their own muscles will be controlling the car.
Connections to your classroom:
- Human anatomy, Human physiology
- Kinesiology, Biology, Chemistry
The sixth sense
Do you know where your arms are? In this lab activity, you will learn about the forgotten sixth sense: proprioception. By investigating factors influencing the learning and performance of a movement, you will observe and measure how the brain adapts to changes in sensory input to perform skilled motor tasks. What you thought was an automatic process might not be!
Connections to your classroom:
- Neuroscience
- Kinesiology
That's a wrap
Connections to your classroom:
- Human anatomy, Exercise
- Injury prevention, Kinesiology
Thinking outside the bone box
In this lab, students will work in groups to correctly assemble a full human skeleton. Students will need to distinguish upper limb bones from lower limb bones, count and organize vertebrae and ribs, determine left- from right-sided bones, and place them in proper anatomical position. Upon completion of this task, students will be given images of internal organs that they can organize and place alongside their skeleton
Connections to your classroom:
- Human anatomy
- Kinesiology
- Biology
Anatomical inquiries
What lies beneath? In this lab, students will review and explore the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems using real human cadaver specimens. Students will visit 4 different stations, each led by a Kinesiology student who will show them structures and answer questions. Please note that this workshop is not suitable for all students. Teachers, please use discretion when selecting students for this workshop. Students who have had difficulty with animal dissections are not good candidates for this particular experience.
Connections to your classroom:
- Human anatomy
- Kinesiology
- Biology
Kinesiology overview
Share this introductory video with your students to help them learn more about Kinesiology.