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What's Happening at the Montshire
Shop, Save, Explore!
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Learn MoreStraw Rockets
11:00 AM
You've heard of paper airplanes, but how about paper rockets?
Audience: Families
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsFossils: Evidence of the Past
3:00 PM
You will get a chance to handle real fossils from the Museum's collection and then use a variety of clues to uncover their origins.
Audience: Families
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsSound Science
3:00 PM
Sounds are all around us!
Audience: Families
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsShop, Save, Explore!
10:00 AM
Enjoy ALL-DAY savings in the Museum Store at this special event, coinciding with Museum Store Sunday
Audience: Families, Adults
Location: Museum Store
Cost: Free
View Event DetailsHoopster Gliders
11:00 AM
Learn to build a glider that soars through the air!
Audience: Families
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsLab Coat Investigations
3:00 PM
An activity for adults and children 9 years of age and older.
Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens
Location: Science Discovery Lab
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsAfterschool Adventures Begins (for K-2)
3:30 PM
A three-part afterschool program for kids who love to engage in science!
Audience: Children, Afterschool Adventures (for K-2)
Location: Classroom
Cost: $90 (members) , $100 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsProfessional Development:Balance and Spinning Things
3:30 PM
Online Workshop for teachers of grades 4–8
Explore the two fundamental scientific principles of balance and spinning by making toys! Experiment with various materials to find out what makes a top spin well (or not) and create balance toys that appear to defy gravity. We’ll discuss ideas around center of gravity, mass, and the stability of spinning objects. This workshop is a collaboration with the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College and is specially designed to align with the science on display in the Cirque Mechanics performance 42FT—A Menagerie of Mechanical Marvels.
The Montshire Museum of Science’s live webinar series offers teachers and homeschool educators opportunities for professional development in STEM education. These bite-sized online workshops are designed to provide exciting ways to invigorate your science classroom without having to travel to the Montshire.
This season, we’re focusing on incorporating engineering into your science curriculum. All workshops will review the NGSS engineering practices and how they support the content learning goals for specific units of study.
Audience: Teachers, Professional Development
Pre-Registration Required
$75/teacher; free for members of the Montshire STEM Alliance
Pre-registration is required two weeks prior to workshop to allow for shipping of materials
Professional Development: Rolling Motion
3:30 PM
Online Workshop for teachers of K–grade 2
Learn all about the science behind balls and ramps — the ideal concept to explore with young scientists. Find out how your students can design and carry out experiments, collect and graph data, and communicate their findings.
The Montshire Museum of Science’s live webinar series offers teachers and homeschool educators opportunities for professional development in STEM education. These bite-sized online workshops are designed to provide exciting ways to invigorate your science classroom without having to travel to the Montshire.
This season, we’re focusing on incorporating engineering into your science curriculum. All workshops will review the NGSS engineering practices and how they support the content learning goals for specific units of study.
Audience: Teachers, Professional Development
Pre-Registration Required
$75/teacher; free for members of the Montshire STEM Alliance
Pre-registration is required two weeks prior to workshop to allow for shipping of materials