Open Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thur nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Open Wed–Sun, 9 am–4 pm • Free Thur nights, 4 pm–8 pm • Get museum tickets
Bright lights, squishy fun! Explore the world of electricity by making your own soft circuit using play dough and LEDs. Kids will shape conductive materials into silly forms while learning how power moves through a circuit. It’s a perfect combo of creativity, science, and glowing hands-on discovery.
Oh no—our miniature animal friends are trapped in ice! Using tools and teamwork, kids will discover how water changes state while building fine motor skills. It’s an arctic adventure full of tactile fun, perfect for curious hands and minds.
Ready for a glowing good time? In this hands-on STEAM session, young scientists will mix, pour, and shake up ingredients to create a colorful lava lamp. It’s part art, part chemistry, and all fun as we explore reactions and motion in a bottle. Take it home and keep the magic bubbling!
September 13, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Turn pedal power into tasty salsa! Hop on our bike blender and help whirl together garden-fresh veggies grown on the museum’s rooftop. When the salsa’s ready, stick around for a sample and taste the results of your hard work.
It’s science, fitness, and flavor rolled into one delicious Exploration Station experience!
Be an engineer as you design a fan blade for renewable energy and test it. Explore the blade angle, shape, and number of blades to see what design works best.
Make homemade seed paper using recycled materials and native pollinator seeds sourced from flowers that grow in the museums gardens. The seed paper can be planted to grow a native flower garden.
Make a flower press and press some flowers to use in various projects.
Help us use human energy to make salsa with vegetables grown in the rooftop garden and taste the salsa when it is done.
Make a wind toy and gain a better understanding of wind energy.
Design and build your own miniature nature scene.
