What makes a boat float? Design small boats out of aluminum foil to explore how their size and shape affects how much weight they can carry. Can a boat be made to float 10 pennies? Fifteen pennies? Twenty? The challenge is on. Appropriate for students k-5th grade. Space is limited; registration required.
What makes a boat float? Design small boats out of aluminum foil to explore how their size and shape affects how much weight they can carry. Can a boat be made to float 10 pennies? Fifteen pennies? Twenty? The challenge is on. Appropriate for students k-5th grade. Space is limited; registration required.
Get hands on with technology and learn something new. All ages welcome. No registration required.
Hone your forensic skills and work with peers to solve a crime. Learn basic deductive reasoning and comparison skills to determine what conclusions you can make. Appropriate for students in grades 6-12. Space is limited; registration is required.
Get out of the chair and move! Kids will work together in groups to measure resting heartbeats and then complete a circuit of activities that they will chart to see how hard their hearts work while active. Appropriate for tweens ages 9-12. Space is limited; registration is required.
Join the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for a dynamic presentation with the "Host of Gross." Through interactive activities, learn about all of the unpleasant things the human body does to stay healthy. Blast matter through giant nostrils into a crowd of nose hair, perform a comical digestion skit, and inspect a giant zit. No registration required.
Combine art and science by creating stained glass sugar. Learn about the science of crystallization while following a recipe and using a hot plate. Appropriate for students ages 6-12. Adult supervision is suggested. Space is limited; registration required.
Learn all about hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, and more through fun activities such as our extreme weather trivia challenge. Appropriate for tweens ages 9-12. Space is limited; registration is recommended.
Combine art and science by creating stained glass sugar. Learn about the science of crystallization while following a recipe and using a hot plate. Appropriate for students ages 5-12 and adult supervision is suggested. Space is limited; registration required.
We’ll build a small metal detector together and then use it to search for hidden items. Appropriate for tweens ages 9-12. No registration necessary.
