Weekend Workshop – Catapults

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

In honor of our newest exhibit: Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion, this workshop will be about using simple machines to launch things! What can you get if you combine a spring and a lever? A catapult! Join us in learning a bit about engineering as we build miniature catapults and send small objects flying! […]

Little Edisons – Build a Boat
Click Here to Register

What sinks? What floats? What makes a good boat? Little Edisons read Boats: Speeding! Sailing! Cruising! By Patricia Hubbell , then use various objects and our scientific thinking skills to build the most water-worthy vessel we can craft. Then, we put them to the test in the water table, seeing if our boats have their […]

Little Edisons – It’s Getting Hot in Here
Click Here to Register

Is anyone else feeling warm? Little Edisons read The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick Seluk to explore solar heat and learn the sun is an important source of energy for everything on planet Earth. Then, we learn the true power of the sun by making a solar oven and using it […]

Weekend Workshop – Forensic Fossils

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Join us for Forensic Fossils! Learn about how fossils are made and how the fossil record teaches us about extinct species like dinosaurs and trilobites. There will be interesting fossils from miSci’s archives on display for you to carefully inspect. Guests will have the opportunity to make their own replica trace fossil to take home. […]

Little Edisons – Under the Sea
Click Here to Register

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Today we will be visited by special guests from Via Aquarium. They will present their Marine Invertebrates for Toddlers program- we'll have a read-aloud before meeting some real sea creatures! - 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 […]

Little Edisons – Oil Spill Sensory
Click Here to Register

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

We will read Oil Spill! by Melvin Berger to learn about ocean pollution and how we can help save the seas. Then we will create our own ocean oil spill and learn how to clean oil off of animals. - miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity […]

Weekend Workshop – Pop Goes the Rocket!

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

3…2…1… Launch! Rockets rely on a chemical reaction to generate the power to fly as high and far as they do. This workshop will include making an easier version of rockets and discuss how they can fly. Participants will be able to decorate a mini rocket of their own that we will launch, before you […]

Little Edisons – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Click Here to Register

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

We will start class by reading Curious George Plants a Tree to learn all about recycling and living green. We’ll practice sorting items, and deciding whether we should reduce, reuse, or recycle them. - 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 […]

Little Edisons – Garden Sensory Activity: Apples in the Tree/Potatoes in the Ground
Click Here to Register

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Plant It! Grow It! Eat It! We will grow our own food by reusing plant scraps, recycling, and reusing materials to complete this project. Then we will have hands-on time in a sensory bin where we'll experience many scents, sights and textures from the garden. - miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is […]

In Our Own Voices, Say it Loud! BIPOC Pride Presents: Planetary Pride

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

This substance-free adult (18+) evening features great food, interactive exhibits, and a planetarium show- all the while celebrating LGBTQIA+ Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color Pride. Show up in your best interstellar style for Planetary Pride, hosted by In Our Own Voices, Inc. at miSci. Additional details can be found at In Our Own Voices' […]

miCosmic Quiet Planetarium Meditation
Click Here to Register

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Relax and refocus amongst the stars. In this group meditation session set to peaceful sounds in the quiet dark of miSci’s Suits Bueche Planetarium, seek mindfulness and peace as the universe gentle twinkles in the background. Please note that the Planetarium has comfortable, reclined theater seats. Participants may wish to bring their own mat or […]