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Robotics Showcase
Check out a variety of cool, fun and wacky robots created by local students — and even see them in action!
These budding inventors and engineers will demonstrate how their creations work and talk about the challenges they faced while constructing them.
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Science Discovery Lab Activity(s) starting 10/06/2019
Building and Engineering
11:00 AM
Build, problem solve, and test your own contraptions – from parachutes to gliders, string telephones to aluminum boats. Build a different project each time – a family…
Audience: Families, Children
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsMushroom Walk
1:00 PM
Join expert Faith Hunt on this annual foray that will introduce you to a spectacular variety of local fungi. This fascinating program concludes with an opportunity to sample…
Audience: Adults, Mushroom Walk
Location: Montshire grounds; meet in the Classroom
Cost: $60 (members), $70 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsLab Coat Investigations
3:00 PM
Each Lab Coat Investigation explores a different topic—from making batteries to using microscopes, extracting DNA to modeling glaciers. For adults and kids 9 and up at the…
Audience: Families, Children, Preteens and Teens
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsBooks and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
10:30 AM
Discover an exciting new tale and learn the science behind the story through fun, hands-on experiments.
Audience: Families, Books and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
Location: Classroom
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsBooks and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
11:30 AM
Discover an exciting new tale and learn the science behind the story through fun, hands-on experiments.
Audience: Families, Books and Beyond: Science for Preschoolers
Location: Classroom
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsMontshire Unleashed
6:30 PM
Unleash your curiosity at the Montshire’s evenings for adults. Experience the joy of discovery that comes with a trip to the Museum—at night!
Audience: Adults, Montshire Unleashed
Cost: Free (members), $7/$8/$10 (non-members)
View Event DetailsExperiment!
11:00 AM
Try your hand at experimenting with anything from electricity to chemistry, magnetism to colors. Experiment with a different topic each time - a family activity for all ages at…
Audience: Families, Children
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsLife Sciences Explorations
3:00 PM
Use scientific tools to examine anything from skulls to seeds, anatomy to animal tracking. Explore a different topic each time - a family activity for all ages.
Audience: Families, Children
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsBuilding and Engineering
11:00 AM
Build, problem solve, and test your own contraptions – from parachutes to gliders, string telephones to aluminum boats. Build a different project each time – a family…
Audience: Families, Children
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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