All programs & events are included with museum admission unless otherwise noted.
Participate in hands-on science activities led by our Future Science Leaders, Tuesday – Friday in July and August. A new activity each week.
Calendar
There's something fun happening at the Sciencenter!
July 18 - 21, 10 AM & 1:30 PM
Saturday, July 22, 2:00PM
Showtime! Amazing Physics
Observe live demonstrations and participate in hands-on activities about light and sound. Join REU students from CLASSE (Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education) for make-and-take activities about physics.
Sunday, July 23, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Moto-Inventions
Invent contraptions that can move. Visit our Reinvention Station to tinker with recycled materials and electricity to make whirling, moving machines to take home! Materials provided by Cornell Xraise.
Duration: 1 hour, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Tuesday, July 25, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Making Observations
Make observations about ice. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you explore science, through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, July 27, 10:30AM
Science Together: Making Observations
Make observations about ice. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you explore science, through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, July 27, 1:00 PM
Live Demo: The "Coolest" Science
Beat the heat this summer and experience the coolest science right before your eyes! Join our Educators to discover how different items react to the extreme temperatures of dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
July 25 - 28, 10 am & 1:30 pm
Weekly Wonders
Participate in hands-on science activities led by our Future Science Leaders, Tuesday – Friday in July and August.
Saturday, July 29, 2:00 PM
Showtime! Amazing Physics
Observe live demonstrations and participate in hands-on activities about light and sound. Join REU students from CLASSE (Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education) for make-and-take activities about physics.
Sunday, July 30, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Moto-Inventions
Invent contraptions that can move. Visit our Reinvention Station to tinker with recycled materials and electricity to make whirling, moving machines to take home! Materials provided by Cornell Xraise.
Tuesday, August 1, 10:30AM
Science Together: Using Tools
Explore flubber using tools. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you explore science, through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 3, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Using Tools
Use tools to explore flubber. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you investigate how to make observations through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 3, 1PM
Live Demo: The "Coolest" Science
Beat the heat this summer and experience the coolest science right before your eyes! Join our Educators to discover how different items react to the extreme temperatures of dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
July 31 - August 4, 10 AM & 1:30 PM
Weekly Wonders
Participate in hands-on science activities led by our Future Science Leaders, Tuesday – Friday in July and August. A new activity each week.
Saturday, August 5, 2:00PM
Showtime! Images from Space
Explore our solar system close up. Join Cornell’s Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF) for a tour of our solar system through hands-on activities and a “Magic Planet”.
Tuesday, August 8, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Problem Solving
Build and test your own roller coaster! Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you investigate how to build and engineer through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 10, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Problem Solving
Build and test your own roller coaster! Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you investigate how to build and engineer through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 10, 1 PM
Live Demo: The "Coolest" Science
Beat the heat this summer and experience the coolest science right before your eyes! Join our Educators to discover how different items react to the extreme temperatures of dry ice and liquid nitrogen
August 7 - 11, 10 AM & 1:30 PM
Weekly Wonders
Participate in hands-on science activities led by our Future Science Leaders, Tuesday – Friday in July and August. A new activity each week.
Saturday, August 12, 2:00PM
Showtime! Get Your GreenBack
Learn how to reduce your carbon emissions and save money while playing an interactive game.
Tuesday, August 15, 10: 30 AM
Science Together: Making Predictions
Explore chemical reactions using baking soda and vinegar. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you explore science, through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 17, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Making Predictions
Explore chemical reactions using baking soda and vinegar. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you explore science, through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 17, 1 PM
Live Demo: The "Coolest" Science
Beat the heat this summer and experience the coolest science right before your eyes! Join our Educators to discover how different items react to the extreme temperatures of dry ice and liquid nitrogen.
August 14 - 18, 10 am & 1:30 PM
Weekly Wonders
Participate in hands-on science activities led by our Future Science Leaders, Tuesday – Friday through August. A new activity each week.
Saturday, August 19, 2:00 PM
Showtime! Mouse Who's Who
Join Cornell neurobiologist Mike Sheehan to learn about mouse urine. Mice can recognize each other from their urine. Can you, too?
Monday, August 21, 2 - 3 PM
Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
Join us to celebrate a partial eclipse of the sun. The Sciencenter will provide special glasses for guests to borrow to safely watch the eclipse.
Rain or shine, guests can enjoy special hands-on activities to explore the science of eclipses. From 10 am – 3 pm, come watch a live stream of NASA’s total solar eclipse broadcast.
Never look directly at the sun without appropriate protection!
Tuesday, August 22, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Making Observations
Make observations about ice. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you explore science, through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 24, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Making Observations
Make observations about ice. Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers as you explore science, through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 24, 1 PM
Live Demo: The "Coolest" Science
Beat the heat this summer and experience the coolest science right before your eyes! Join our Educators to discover how different items react to the extreme temperatures of dry ice and liquid nitrogen.
August 21 - 25, 10 AM & 1:30 PM
Weekly Wonders
Participate in hands-on science activities led by our Future Science Leaders, Tuesday – Friday in August. A new activity each week.
Saturday, August 26, 2:00PM
Showtime! Science of Social Media
Find out what scientists can learn from social media posts with Professor Drew Margolin from Cornell’s Department of Communication.
Tuesday, August 29, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Using Tools
What is flubber? Use tools to explore flubber as you engage with your toddlers and preschoolers and explore science through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 31, 10:30 AM
Science Together: Using Tools
What is flubber? Use tools to explore flubber as you engage with your toddlers and preschoolers and explore science through stories and self-guided, hands-on activities. Learn a different science process each week and discover ways to keep the science fun going at home.
Thursday, August 31, 1 PM
Live Demo: The "Coolest" Science
Beat the heat this summer and experience the coolest science right before your eyes! Join our Educators to discover how different items react to the extreme temperatures of dry ice and liquid nitrogen.
August 28 - Sept. 1, 10 AM & 1:30 PM
Weekly Wonders
Participate in hands-on science activities led by our Future Science Leaders, Tuesday – Friday in August. A new activity each week.
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