11:30 a.m. Color Mixing (for preschoolers and their families). Mix it up by experimenting with primary colors and seeing what new colors can be created.

2:30 p.m. Microscopic Explorations: Use microscopes to magnify items and discover that there is more to see than with the naked eye.

11:30 a.m. Skulls: Learn about New England wildlife while examining their teeth and skull.

2:30 p.m. Lab Coat Investigation: Cells (for ages 9 and up) Compare plant and animals cells using a microscope. You may get a chance to see your own cells! Sponsored by Hypertherm.

11:30 a.m. Mirrors: Use mirrors to investigate symmetry. Turn simple shapes into complex and interesting patterns.

2:30 p.m. Optical Illusions: Play tricks on your brain and eyes while discovering that things are not always as they appear.

11:30 a.m. Leafcutter Ants: Our Leafcutter ant colony is a community of "insect fungus farmers" that grows its own food. Help us provide the colony with its supply of leaves and get a close look at these amazing insects.

2:30 p.m. Lab Coat Activity: Gearing Up (for those ages 9 and up) Join in as we build machines with gears. Find out how different types of gears can change how something moves. Sponsored by Hypertherm.

11:30 a.m. Magnets: (for preschoolers and their families) Discover cool ways to experiment with and use magnets.

2:30 p.m. Honey Bees: Stop in and find out what the honeybee colony is up to this summer.

Join us this summer for some science that really sizzles. Super Science Days are chock full of an appealing array of activities that focus on the topic. (Visit www.montshire.org for the day's schedule).

Join us this summer for some science that really sizzles. Super Science Days are chock full of an appealing array of activities that focus on the topic. (Visit www.montshire.org for the day's schedule).

Join us this summer for some science that really sizzles. Super Science Days are chock full of an appealing array of activities that focus on the topic. (Visit www.montshire.org for the day's schedule).

The Dynamic Earth: Exploring Motions of the Earth through Dance

Seasons change, rivers flow, the sky moves. Learn how to interpret our dynamic Earth's rhythms through dance. Sponsored by The Hopkins Center. For families, age 4 through adult. For more information about PILOBOLUS visit hop.dartmouth.edu/2009-10/100624-pilobolus.html. 2:30 p.m. & 4 p.m., free with museum admission.

Join us this summer for some science that really sizzles. Super Science Days are chock full of an appealing array of activities that focus on the topic. (Visit www.montshire.org for the day's schedule).