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  1. Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics

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    Tuesday, August 27 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop!

    Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you’ll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. 

    This event is free with the price of general museum admission. Recommended for ages 7 and older, activity takes approximately 30 minutes.

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  2. Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics

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    Tuesday, August 13 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop!

    Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you’ll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. 

    This event is free with the price of general museum admission. Recommended for ages 7 and older, activity takes approximately 30 minutes.

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  3. Plant Root Flip Books with UW Genetics

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    Tuesday, August 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Join our guest instructor Angela Johnson from UW Genetics for a drop-in flip book workshop! Learn about the patterns of plant root growth and their importance for obstacle avoidance, soil penetration, and seedling establishment. Best of all, you’ll get to apply what you learned in a make-and-take animated flip book of the growth process. 

    This event is free with the price of general museum admission. Recommended for ages 7 and older, activity takes approximately 30 minutes.

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  4. Exploration Station: Colorful Sand Necklaces

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    Sunday, August 25 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Practice your fine motor skills and layer different colors of sand to create a vibrant, one-of-a-kind necklace to wear home!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  5. Exploration Station: Bike Blender Salsa

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    Saturday, August 24 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Blend, baby, blend! Use the power of body movement and our bike blender to make organic tomatillo salsa from MCM’s Rooftop Ramble gardens.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  6. Dino Days at MCM (July 11–July 14)

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    Thursday, July 11 @ 9:00 am – Sunday, July 14 @ 4:00 pm

    Join MCM for four days of prehistoric play! Enjoy dino dances, raptor rhythms, cretaceous crafts, and more from July 11 through July 14.

    Thursday, July 11:
    – Messy Art with Laurie: Dinosaur Printing
    – Dino Scavenger Hunt
    – Wild Wonders: Frozen Dinos!
    – Dino Dance Party: Angela Puerta Band

    Friday, July 12:
    – STEAM Time: Tiny Dino-Ramas
    – Clay Day: Dinosaur Cut-Outs
    – Dino Scavenger Hunt

    Saturday, July 13:
    – Exploration Station: Dino Fossils
    – Saturday Art Adventures: Mini Dino-Ramas
    – Dino Scavenger Hunt

    Sunday, July 14:
    – Exploration Station: Dino Fossils

    This event is free with the cost of general museum admission.

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  7. Daytime Astronomy: Exploring the Sun & Planets

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    Wednesday, June 12 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

    Join astronomers from the American Astronomical Society for daytime skygazing activities and an art project exploring the sun and planets. Make a UV-reactive bead bracelet, view the sun safely in the sky, and color a crater!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  8. Wild Wonders: Recycled Paper-Making

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    Thursday, June 13 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Create your own sustainable stationery with recycled paper and water!

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  9. Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper

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    Sunday, April 21 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Celebrate Earth Week by making seed paper from plants grown in MCM’s rooftop gardens! Seed paper is a great way to start your own pollinator garden and support native wildlife.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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  10. Earth Week: Pollinator Seed Paper

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    Saturday, April 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

    Celebrate Earth Week by making seed paper from plants grown in MCM’s rooftop gardens! Seed paper is a great way to start your own pollinator garden and support native wildlife.

    This event is free with general museum admission.

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