December Homeschool Day - Be an Inventor
*The event has already taken place on this date: Wed, 12/12/2018
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Hands-on Activities
Stations run continuously from 11am-2pm
Marble Maze
Design and create a one-of-a-kind marble run! You choose the twists and turns that will take your marble from start to finish.
Instruments
We’ll use everyday materials to create musical instruments! Do you have materials that you think could make a great musical sound or would be a good instrument starter? Bring them along and the Science Mill staff will help you build your sound machine. (We’ll have materials on hand, too!) Some ideas for materials that could become sound makers: straws, rubber bands, paper plates, yarn, jingle bells, beads, plastic cups, balloons, bobby pins, recyclables and MORE!
Invent a Creature
Use your imagination and our materials to invent and build a creature! Science Mill staff will help you make your creation move and produce sounds.
Learning Labs
Pricing:
$5 for non-members
$4.50 for members
Learning Labs are included for STEM Scholars
Due to the popularity of Learning Labs, reservations are strongly encouraged. Space is limited! Email fieldtrips@sciencemill.org to reserve your child's spot.
K-2 Crazy Contraptions, 10:30, lasts 45 minutes: Use building materials to create a contraption that will move objects, like toy cars, marbles, and ping pong balls, from the top of a board to the bottom!
3-5 Conductive Creatures, 11:30am, lasts one hour: Create a little buddy using conductive and insulative dough and LEDs. Complete a circuit and watch part of your new friend light up!
6-8 Makey-Makey, 1pm, lasts one hour: Design and create an interactive soundboard using a Makey Makey. Then ramp up your creativity to turn your soundboard into a modern noise-making toy using different conductive materials!
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.