Weekend Workshop – Slime Putty!

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

How can you make a liquid act like a solid? Through the power of polymers! Join us for a short lesson about how big molecules interact in interesting ways. Participants will be able to make slime or silly putty for them to bring home. - Join us at miSci on selected Saturdays for science workshops […]

Weekend Workshop – miEclipse

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Come visit miSci to join a crash course on how, when, and where eclipses happen, as well as some basic safety reminders for how to view them. Learn how to make a pinhole projector box. This workshop includes 1 pair of eclipse glasses and pinhole projector box to take home! (More available for purchase in […]

Dino-mite Dinos Break Week Classes
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miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Calling all budding paleontologists and dino lovers! Dinosaurs walked the Earth for 165 million years and even though they haven’t been alive for 65 million years, together we’ll learn about them. Some of the questions we’ll look at this week include how fossils are formed; the difference between dinosaurs, Pteranodons and plesiosaurs; and what the […]

Weekend Workshop – miEclipse

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

This is the last weekend before the big total eclipse that will be sweeping across the Eastern US on April 8th. Come to miSci for a crash course on how, when, and where We will also be showing how to make a pinhole projector. Participants will take home 1 pair of eclipse glasses and a […]

Weekend Workshop – miEclipse

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Just one day until the Great American Eclipse, passing over much of New York State! Come visit miSci to join a crash course on how, when, and where eclipses happen, as well as some basic safety reminders for how to view them. Learn how to make a pinhole projector box. This workshop includes 1 pair […]

Little Edisons – RoboWeek
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miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Little Edisons sees the return of some of our favorite robots to celebrate this national education week dedicated to our smart, lovable friends. Cubetto, Ozobots, and our Hexbugs, as well as some new pals, come to life in this weeklong robotics course targeted toward little learners. -- miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, […]

Little Edisons – RoboWeek
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Little Edisons sees the return of some of our favorite robots to celebrate this national education week dedicated to our smart, lovable friends. Cubetto, Ozobots, and our Hexbugs, as well as some new pals, come to life in this weeklong robotics course targeted toward little learners. -- miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, […]

Weekend Workshops – 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 – April Showers
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miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Today we read Rain by Cynthia Rylant to learn about how all animals and plants on earth need rain to survive. Then, we make rain clouds in jars, and watch as we create our very own rainstorm. -- miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of pint-sized […]

Little Edisons – Salty vs. Fresh: Where is Earth’s Water?
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Little Edisons explore earth’s water this week, first reading Water is Water by Miranda Paul, then learning the difference between salty and fresh water, and the percentages of each. We do a fun experiment to showcase exactly how much of our water is salty and talk about ways we can reduce and reuse water in […]

Weekend Workshops – Geodes

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Join us as we learn about what geodes are, what they are made of, and how to smash them open to see the hidden beauty within! Geological fun awaits—what will you find in your geode?! - Join us at miSci on selected Saturdays for science workshops great for the whole family. Each weekend workshop is […]

Little Edisons – miSci Loves our Planet
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miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

miSci focuses on Earth Day this week, reading My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan and Earth Day- Hooray! Stuart J. Murphy. Then, we make our own seed paper from recycled bits over our whole week, and build terrariums out of recycled materials. -- miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to […]