PROGRAMS

This is a 3-hour drop-off program celebrating National Engineering Week! Spend an evening celebrating National Engineering Week at the museum, while parents enjoy a night out. What causes engineering failures? Why do bridges collapse, or what causes boats to sink? Engineer and test your own boats and bridges to see where they fail. Construct a model building and test it to see if it can withstand natural disasters! A pizza dinner and beverage will be served, or you can bring your own meal.

Learn how sound is made, and the different ways we can see sound! Students will learn about music and physics through interactive activities like making string telephones, visualizing sound with rice, building simple instruments, and exploring vibrations with household items.

Learn the basics of cardboard construction, then build a fun house you might see at a carnival, with added features like wobbly floors, mirrored rooms, and secret passages. You get to be the designer, the architect, and the engineer all in one!

Learn the science behind animals and machines soaring in the sky! From planes to birds to satellites, explore with your head in the clouds. And get a chance to meet Luna, Beaver Creek's Barred-Owl ambassador animal. Perfect for aerospace or flying enthusiasts! Ages 8-11, 9:00AM-12:00PM

Spend an evening at the museum making your own LEGO Movie, while parents enjoy a night out! Create your own mini LEGO® world, and learn how to make stop motion with your creations. Make a city, an amusement park, or something else. With over 100 pounds of loose bricks and optional LEGO® robotics kits, we have all the resources to let your imagination run wild, brick by brick! A pizza dinner and beverage will be served, or you can bring your own meal. Ages 8-11, 4:30PM-7:30PM

Join us for a 4-day spring break camp! Magic isn’t just for the imagination...this camp will feature lessons in astronomy, herbology, explosive “potions”, and more! Learn how magical science really is! Ages 8-11, 9:00AM-12:00PM.

To celebrate National Robotics Week join this amazing robotics & coding based workshop in a section for girls! Learn about the careers of women in STEM, discover how to build robots, become a drone pilot, and more. Explore the world of robots in a class made just for you! A pizza dinner and beverage will be served, or you can bring your own meal. Ages 8-11, $30 members | $40 non-members *registration required

Spend Earth Day at the museum, while parents enjoy a night out. Learn how to be a better friend to Earth, eco-friendly Makery activities, how to support our community, and more. A pizza dinner and beverage will be served, or you can bring your own meal. Ages 7-10, $30 members | $40 non-members *registration required

Explore different ways we experience the power of water. Design a boat to transport goods on our water raceway, create pipelines to get water from one place to another, learn how our Waterworks exhibit functions, and more! Ages 7-11, $40 members | $50 non members * registration required

Our summer programs provide engaging, hands-on learning through play in exciting themed sessions led by museum educators. Each program meets three hours a day for four days, with options offered throughout the summer. Offered inpartnership with ECASD, SDA, and CFASD, students attend at no cost to their families who live within these districts. $75/camp for students outside of these districts. Registration opens on Saturday, March 7th at 8am