Summer Science Week: Spineless Wonders
Date and Time
July 20 - July 24, 2026
09:30AM - 12:00PM EDT
For children entering grades 1–3.
Explore the amazing world of insects, spiders, crabs, and other invertebrates. Meet a tarantula, search for millipedes, and listen to the hiss of a giant cockroach. Invent a “superbug” to take home and compare to the feats of real invertebrates.
About Summer Science Week
Each Summer Science Week program is taught by a professional educator and serves a maximum of 15 students. Based in one of the museum classrooms, students work independently and in groups to examine museum specimens, conduct experiments, create crafts, explore museum galleries, play games, and have fun!
Fee: $235 members / $260 nonmembers
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Advance registration required.