Put yourself in an astronaut’s boots and discover how to do everyday things in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. Recommended for kids ages 8 and up and their parents. Space is limited; registration is required for each participant.
Design your own paper rocket and launch it with a straw. Compare how different angles of the straw affect the distance the rocket travels. Recommended for kids ages 8 and up and their parents. Space is limited; registration is required for each participant.
Blast into physics! As the engineer, you will go full throttle and experiment with the basic principles of flight and motion. Design, create, and launch your own paper rocket. Hey, it's just rocket science.
Make your own swirling wearable space cloud. Appropriate for adults. Space is limited; registration encouraged but not required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Make your own galactic ooblek. Join us for a cosmic twist on an old favorite! All ages welcome. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
Make your own rocket ship out of recycled plastic bottles. Appropriate for tweens. Space is limited; registration required. Please visit our online calendar to register.
What job allows you to travel to Antarctica, China, Chile and Hawaii to climb the rocky vistas on Earth while still keeping in touch with the stars? Join NASA geologist Laura Kerber to learn about exploring rocks in the most remote regions on Earth in order to better understand how rocks are formed on Mars. No registration necessary. Appropriate for ages 8 and up.
Create your own galaxy in a jar! Transform eeryday household materials into a beautiful creation. Registration required. All ages welcome.
A stargazer is also a time traveler, and telescopes allow us to venture to the most distant and ancient reaches of the universe. Even hurtling through space at 186,000 miles per second, it takes light from the next closest star over four years to reach Earth. And compared with the grand scale of the cosmos, four years is nothing. Most of the celestial objects we can glimpse in the night sky are hundreds or thousands of light-years away. So, in a very real sense, peering through the eyepiece of a telescope is a journey through space and time.
Imagine being left behind on a planet with almost no supplies. Use your problem solving skills to grow food, filter water, fix your space suit and create enough oxygen to breathe. Can you survive while you wait for help to arrive? Students in grades 6-12 welcome.
