Free Science Shows
Check the "This Week at the Museum" flier when you arrive at the Museum to see which shows fit into your schedule (or see the daily schedule below to plan ahead). Limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Not all shows are presented every day.
AFRICAN RHYTHMS (20 minutes)
Become part of an African Djembe drum orchestra
Learn an authentic West African rhythm
ARE YOU SEEING OR BELIEVING? (20 minutes)
Test your senses with fascinating optical and audio illusions
Discover how your brain constructs images of the outside world
CAMOUFLAGE AND DECEPTION QUIZ GAME (20 minutes)
Team up and play a high-energy quiz show
Use critical thinking to unravel the secrets of animal camouflage
DINO HEIGHTS (20 minutes)
Learn how scientists estimate the size of a dinosaur from a single bone specimen
Use math and science to understand proportion
HOW ANIMALS WALK (15 minutes)
Explore the wild world of animal locomotion
Learn to walk like kangaroos, gibbons, camels, and other animals
STAR STATION ONE
Learn about the International Space Station
Find out how 16 different countries are building the largest laboratory in space
SUITED FOR SPACE (25 minutes)
Learn how astronauts use space suits to adapt to outer space
Engage your students in science experiments about the space environment
WEATHER CENTRAL (25 minutes)
Follow the progress of an imaginary thunderstorm
Watch science experiments about clouds, lightning, and tornadoes
BIRDS, BEAKS, AND TALES
Listen to stories about birds from the Amazon
Learn about adaptations to the rainforest
Make a model of a feather headdress to take home
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Free Science Shows
DAILY SCHEDULE |
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Friday, Aug.
17 |
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No
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Saturday,
Aug. 18 |
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"Secrets of the Diorama," 12:30 and 2:00
p.m.
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Sunday,
Aug. 19 |
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"Are You Seeing or Believing," 12:00
and 3:00 p.m.
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Monday,
Aug. 20 |
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No
shows
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Tuesday,
Aug. 21 |
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"Camouflage and Decpetion," 1:00 and
2:00 p.m.
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Wednesday,
Aug. 22 |
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No
shows
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Thursday,
Aug. 23 |
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"Are
You Seeing or Believing," 11:00 a.m. and noon
"Camouflage and Decpetion," 1:00 and
2:00 p.m.
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