Discovery Museum


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In this activity, learners design and build a toy top out of simple, everyday materials and have the option to use the toy as an artistic tool.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will experiment with textures, shapes, and materials and create their own unique masterpieces.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore the physics of liquids and gas by playing with both! Learners of any age use their own breath to move drops of water across a smooth wax paper surface.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore the ways natural materials can produce sounds. Appropriate for any age, learners can make individual music or create a symphony with others.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore and compare the buoyant properties of materials found in nature and in human-made materials.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult
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In this activity, learners manipulate paper to build original 3-dimensional sculptures. Appropriate for any age, learners can use fingers to tear, crumple, or fold, and if available, scissors to cut.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult
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In this activity, learners use found natural materials to create a water haven for bees and other insects.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore light with reflective surfaces. Learners will make predictions and share their observations as they experiment with directing a beam of light.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use simple, everyday materials to experiment with balls and ramps.

Ages 4 - adult
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In this activity, learners of all ages can become food scientists by experimenting with flour and water to make basic pasta.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 45 to 60 minutes