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 […]

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 and build terrariums out of recycled materials. -- miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity of […]

Weekend Workshop – Via Visits with Reptiles

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Join us for a reptile show to get up close to and learn about incredible terrestrial animals from across the globe. This hands-on experience from our friends at Via Aquarium will take you around the world to learn about where the animals come from and the adaptations they have made to survive. You might even […]

Little Edisons – Flower Power
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miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Today we read Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert, then learn all about the life cycle of a flower. Then, we plant some seeds to take home so you can learn to care for your very own flowers and plants. miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture the curiosity […]

Little Edisons – Budding Biologists
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Today we read What’s Inside a Flower? and Other Questions About Science & Nature by Rachel Ignotofsky, then we make flower suncatchers and learn about all of the different ways that flowers make themselves colorful, and how flowers attract pollinators like bees! miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to nurture […]

Weekend Workshop – May the Fourth Quiz

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

See how science fiction is linked to science facts as you put your knowledge of a galaxy far, far away to the test. Join us for this fun half hour group quiz!

Little Edisons – Pot of Gold
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Ever wonder what’s at the end of a rainbow? This week Little Edisons read Rainbow by Marion Dane Bauer and make our own “walking” rainbows, learning about color transfer and capillary action. Then, we talk about light refraction and why things look colorful in certain lights. miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is […]

Little Edisons – Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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Continuing our exciting rainbow conversation, Little Edisons read What Makes a Rainbow? by Betty Ann Schwartz, then use simple chemical reactions to create their own fizzing rainbows. We talk about chemistry and use our five senses to create scientific hypotheses for our rainbows. miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids ages 3 to 5, is fun way to […]

Weekend Workshop – Origami

miSci 15 Museum Drive, Schenectady

Origami is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, which also has contributed to innovation and engineering advancements in a variety of technical fields. Learn about the origin of Origami, technical applications of origami in recent years and experience making an easy and fun Origami creation to take home! Origami paper and templates will be […]

Little Edisons – Toy Chemistry
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We will be reading Solid, Liquid, Gassy by Ashley Spires and making three different kinds of slime today in Little Edisons. A fluffy cloud slime, a jiggly water slime, and a classic rubber slime are all on deck. Then, we compare the ingredients used in each one to see how they end up making very […]

Little Edisons – Penny For Your Thoughts
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Little Edisons learn about oxidization today, using a simple at-home experiment to unravel the case of the color changing penny. We will read by White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker and think about other objects in our lives that we see become oxidized, talking about rust, fireworks, apples, and more! miSci’s Little Edisons program, for kids […]