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Summer Science Week: Science in Action

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For children entering grades 4–6 Use your creativity, curiosity, and enthusiasm to ask questions we can answer with science! Experiment with animal behavior, movement, and diet. Do fieldwork collecting outside and use microscopes to catalog what you found...

Summer Science Week: Spineless Wonders

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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...

Summer Science Week: Earth Explorers

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For children entering grades 1–3. Our planet is an exciting place! Explore geology and paleontology using the museum’s collections and exhibits. Study rocks, fossils, volcanoes, and earthquakes through experiments, specimens, stories, and models. About...

Summer Science Week: Amazing Animals

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For children entering grades 1–3. Leaping lemurs, sluggish sloths, burrowing beetles, and cagey crows. Explore the world of animals as we travel through museum exhibits, observe live animals up close, and get to know these amazing creatures through crafts...

Summer Science Week: Eureka! The Science of Science

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In-Person Special Event For children entering grades 6–8 How do we know what we know? What clever tricks and tools have people used through time to understand the world? And how would you convince others of a groundbreaking new idea? Dive into the whys...

Summer Science Week: Oceans Alive

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For children entering grades 1–3 Jump into the water without getting wet! Study live marine creatures such as crabs, plankton, and sea stars. Learn about life in the sea by playing games, visiting ocean galleries, and getting crafty. Build a model of an...

Summer Science Week: Grab Your Sketchbook

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For children entering grades 4–6. Hone your observational superpowers and zoom in on the lives of animals while developing your drawing skills. Learn about elements of design such as contour, form, and texture as we sketch animals from the museum...

Summer Science Week: Museum Makers-SOLD OUT

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For children entering grades 1–3. Get creative in the museum! Explore the museum galleries and be inspired to make your own art. Examine insects and make your own bug, investigate crystals and bead mineral bracelets, make a model fossil, and craft an...

Summer Science Week: Geology, Gems, and Jewelry-SOLD OUT

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For children entering grades 6–8. Red garnets, purple amethyst, blue turquoise – these jewels are naturally made rocks and minerals! Learn the geology behind your favorite gems. Discover jewelry techniques that can be used to turn rocks, minerals, and...

Summer Science Week: Ins and Outs of Skeletons-SOLD OUT

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For children entering grades 4–6. Investigate the ins and outs of skeletons! Using observations of skulls, bones, and live animals, we will explore how animals use their skeletons for protection, support, and movement. We will see how bones and fossils...

Summer Science Week: Life in Ancient Times-SOLD OUT

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For children entering grades 1–3 Practice age-old skills used by early civilizations in Egypt, Europe, and Central America. Try cuneiform and hieroglyphics, recreate a working oil lamp, practice with stone-age tools, paint with bugs, and make something to...

Summer Science Week: Game Design - Sold Out

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For Children Entering Grades 4-6 Have you ever wanted to design your own game? Join Green Door Labs founder Kellian Adams and museum staff to plan and create a digital game set inside the museum. You will work in small groups to invent a game designed to...