Ham Radio Kids Day

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Come to ARRL Ham Radio Kids Day and talk to the world! Twice a year, ARRL offers an event designed to promote Amateur Radio to our youth. Kids Day is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people and hopefully foster interest in getting a license of their own. It is also intended to give […]

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Little Edisons – Faux Snow
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Little Edisons will read Snow by Uri Shulevitz. Afterwards, we will test a few different faux snow recipes and compare them to real snow. miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and feature hands-on activities […]

Little Edisons – Icy Experiments
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Little Edisons will read Icy Escapades. We’ll learn about how different materials, such as sand, can add friction and help prevent falls! miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and feature hands-on activities designed to […]

Sensory Sunday at miSci
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Guests of all ages with sensory needs are welcomed to the Museum for Sensory Sundays, a returning monthly event. Enjoy a relaxed museum environment and planetarium show experience where the lights and sounds on the museum floor are lowered and sensory-friendly items such as weighted vests and noise-reducing headphones will be available. Admission is $12 […]

Little Edisons – Magic Magnets
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Little Edisons will read Magnet Max by Monica Lozano Hughes, then get to experiment with magnetism and learn how “opposites attract!” miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and feature hands-on activities designed to teach […]

Homeschool Day at the Museum
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Visit miSci for a STEAM enrichment field trip. Each participant will experience a planetarium show, guided class with a miSci educator, and time in our interactive galleries! This month our K-5 visitors learn about the amazing properties of matter with our famous Dry Ice demo, and visitors in grades 6 and up get an advanced […]

Little Edisons – MLK Jr. Day
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Little Edisons will read Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? and learn about the “melting pot” of America by making vegetable soup. Please bring your favorite vegetable! miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and […]

miCosmic Quiet Planetarium Meditation
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Relax and refocus amongst the stars. In this group meditation session set to peaceful sounds in quiet dark of miSci’s Planetarium, seek mindfulness and peace as the universe gentle twinkles in the background.     Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online or in-person at the Museum's front desk. A bundle containing all yoga and […]

Little Edisons – Constellations
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Little Edisons will join miSci’s astronomer Kerry in a planetarium show about the stars of the winter triangle. Afterwards, we’ll get to make up our own constellations! miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and […]

Little Edisons – Day of Clean Energy!
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Little Edisons will read This Class Can Save the Planet. After the story, we’ll build a car that harnesses the power of wind! miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and feature hands-on activities designed […]

Planetarium Sound Bath Experience
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Relax and release tension under the planetarium stars as you are immersed in sound. Enjoy the gentle rhythm of the singing bowls and gongs as the universe twinkles above you!  Tickets are $20 per person and are available on miSci.org, as well as at the Museum's front desk.

Little Edisons – Dino Day!
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Little Edisons will read Dinosaur Bones and learn about dinosaur bones and fossils. We’ll create our own dino dig kits and make dino fossils! miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized future engineers, chemists, and inventors. Sessions are 45 minutes long and feature hands-on activities […]