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Program(s) for starting 10/31/2020
Dec
29
Program
Tessellations (Virtual Family Science Workshop)
1:00 PM
Tessellations are beautiful mosaics of repeating images that fit together like puzzle pieces. Ranging from simple shapes to complex and creative figures, tessellations provide…
Audience: Children, Families, Virtual Family Science Workshops, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $20 (members), $25 (non-members)
This Event is Full
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30
Program
Science Story Time: Toppling Towers
10:30 AM
Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty features a kid that can never stop building and building! We’ll make our own towers with 100’s of cups and other oddities as we reach for…
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsDec
31
Program
Balancing Structures (Virtual Family Science Workshop)
10:00 AM
Turn everyday objects and toys into beautifully balancing artworks! Play and science are perfect partners to help us explore balance and stability as we engineer kinetic…
Audience: Children, Families, Virtual Family Science Workshops, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $20 (members), $25 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
View Event DetailsJan
02
Program
Science Story Time: Toppling Towers
10:30 AM
Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty features a kid that can never stop building and building! We’ll make our own towers with 100’s of cups and other oddities as we reach for…
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsJan
04
Program
Messy Mixtures Virtual Program (for ages 4-5 with a caregiver)
9:00 AM
In this virtual program for children ages 4-5 and an adult, we will mix, experiment and get messy with science. Each week we will focus on a different experiment, use a variety…
Audience: Children, Families, Programs for Preschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsJan
05
Program
Electricity Virtual Workshop (for ages 9-12)
10:00 AM
Grow your understanding of circuits and make electricity work for you as we create switches, capacitors, and more! Design challenges will guide our investigations and develop…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
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05
Program
Hanover Garden Club: Designing with Proven Winners (2021 Selections)
1:00 PM
Join a discussion with Russ Knowles, the regional retail account manager at Proven Winners. Proven Winners operates out of Pleasant View Garden and serves multiple large,…
Audience: Adults, Hanover Garden Club
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: Free
Pre-Registration Required
Event Notes: This program will be conducted on Zoom. Once you have registered, a link will be sent to you the day before the program.
View Event DetailsJan
05
Program
Light and Mirrors Virtual Workshop (for ages 6-8)
3:30 PM
Use mirrors as a fun science tool to experiment with reflections, angles and symmetry. Together, we’ll create everything from kaleidoscopes to periscopes. In the dark we’ll…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Location: Via Zoom; details to follow after registration
Cost: $100 (members), $125 (non-members)
This Event is Full
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06
Program
Science Story Time: Books Rock
10:30 AM
Explore the museum’s volcanic rock collection after reading the beautiful book A Rock is Lively by Diane Hutts Aston.
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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