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Program(s) starting 11/22/2020
Science Story Time: Float Your Boat
10:30 AM
Build, test, and sink your own boat as we learn about balance and weight (along with the silly antics of some cute critters) in Pamela Allen’s Who Sank the Boat?
Audience: Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
View Event DetailsMini Makers Virtual Workshop: Light and Mirrors
9:00 AM
Join us in our Mini-Makers program all about the science of light and shadows, mirrors and reflections. This three-part virtual program is for children ages 4-5 and an adult to…
Audience: Children, Families, Programs for Preschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsPlayful Patterns Virtual Workshop (for ages 6-8)
10:00 AM
From stripes on a crosswalk to stripes on a zebra, we live in a world of patterns. In this three-part maker-based series, we will explore the science, beauty and utility of…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsBalancing Act Virtual Workshop (for ages 9–12)
1:00 PM
Feel the force and uncover the cool math and patterns of STEM toys as we explore balance through engineering! Using playground science, simple machines, and a variety of unique…
Audience: Children, Preteens and Teens, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsSuperhero Science Virtual Workshop (for ages 6-8)
10:00 AM
Up, Up, and engineer your way through a variety of challenges! Explore the science behind your favorite superhero or super-shero, build your own superhero action figures, and…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsMake It Move! Virtual Workshop (for ages 6–8)
3:00 PM
Each week, use a variety of special materials provided by the Montshire to experiment with a different force, such as gravity or magnetism. Discover how forces make things move!…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers, Virtual Workshop Series
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
This Event is Full
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Artful Insects (ages 6-8)
10:30 AM
Explore the diversity and adaptations of insects in this three part series that combines natural history and making. We’ll use the museum’s insect collection, live insects,…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
Event Notes: Program canceled.
View Event DetailsHomeschoolers Series: Artful Insects (ages 9-12)
1:00 PM
Explore the diversity and adaptations of insects in this three part series that combines natural history and making. We’ll use the museum’s insect collection, live insects,…
Audience: Children, Homeschoolers
Cost: $75 (members), $85 (non-members)
Pre-Registration Required
Event Notes: Program canceled.
View Event DetailsScience Story Time: Dragonflies
10:30 AM
Explore the remarkable life cycle of dragonflies as we read the book Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen. We’ll then make our own mechanical dragonflies to take home.
Audience: Children, Families, Science Story TIme
Cost: Free with Museum Admission
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