MSU Science Festival

April 5 – 20, 2019

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  • MSU Museum

    MSU Museum: Habitats and Homes Night at the Museums

    Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 5:30 - 8:00 PM at MSU Museum

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Join us for family-friendly, hands-on learning about habitats and homes at the MSU Museum and MSU Broad Art Museum. Explore the many diverse and interesting ways people and animals use materials in their environment to create a place to live. Hands-on activities, crafts, and a scavenger hunt.

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    Night at the MSU Broad Art Museum

    Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 5:30 - 8:00 PM at MSU Broad Art Museum

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Join us for an evening of family friendly, hands-on learning about habitats and homes as part of the MSU Science Festival. Visit both the MSU Museum and the MSU Broad Art Museum to explore the many diverse and interesting ways people and creatures make use of materials found in their environment to design the ideal place to live. Unravel the mysteries of our world through the investigative lenses of art, history, and science.

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    Unraveling the Mysteries of Michigan's Past at the Michigan History Museum

    Thursday, April 11, 2019, 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Michigan History Center 702 W Kalamazoo Street Lansing, MI 48915

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Science meets our human past as we unravel mysteries from Michigan's history at this Night at the Museum event. What does copper mining have to do with electricity? What role did simple machines play in Michigan's lumbering industry? What's so special about the design of the Mackinac Bridge? The whole family will enjoy exploring the scientific side of Michigan's most interesting stories through experiments and hands-on activities.

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  • Logo of Potter Park Zoo.

    Potter Park Zoo: An Evening of Awesome, Interactive Experiences at a Living Museum

    Friday, April 12, 2019, 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Potter Park Zoo 1301 S Pennsylvania Avenue Lansing, MI 48912

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Come join our zoo staff and volunteers as we explore conservation and the natural world. Lots of hands-on activities will allow you to: View the microscopic world as a scientist; try your hand at a simulated veterinary lab; learn how to be an animal chef with our zookeepers; test your skill in the skull matching game; discover some amazing things about bats; find out how to be a conservation champion at Party for the Planet; have an up close encounter with our live ambassador animals; and so much more! Selected exhibits will be open for our guests to explore, too.

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    WILX-TV Channel 10 Live Weather Forecast from Potter Park Zoo

    Friday, April 12, 2019, 5:00 - 5:30 PM at Potter Park Zoo 1301 S Pennsylvania Avenue Lansing, MI 48912

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Experience a live weather remote forecast from WILX-TV meteorologist and on-air personality, Andy Provenzano.

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  • Yankee Air Museum logo with a plane over.

    Discover, Explore, Take Flight! Science Fest at Yankee Air Museum

    Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Yankee Air Museum, 47884 D Street, Belleville, MI 48111

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Three incredible STEM institutions in Southeast Michigan - Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Leslie Science & Nature Center, and Yankee Air Museum - bring you an exciting day of learning and adventure! Unravel the mysteries of land and sky as you tour the museum to see historic air craft, try your hand at hands-on science demonstrations, or observe live animals as you explore native Michigan wildlife. The fun only continues as you watch an aviation film in the theater, go inside a real plane, and build your own creation in the Exploration Station. There is something for everyone at this full-day open house!

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  • Kalamazoo Valley Museum

    Unraveling Earth and Space Science Mysteries at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum

    Saturday, April 13, 2019, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 N Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Visit the Kalamazoo Valley Museum on Saturday, April 13th, from 10am to 4pm. Enjoy hands-on activities that will help to unravel mysteries such as why eclipses occur, what causes the seasons, and how scientists search for distant planets. Be sure to check out "Math Moves!" from the Science Museum of Minnesota.

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  • Girl at the Air Zoo happy to be playing with circuits with other kids in the background.

    An Evening at the Air Zoo

    Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Air Zoo 6151 Portage Road Portage, MI 49002

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Enjoy hands-on science activities, flight simulators, amusement park rides, aerospace and science exhibits, World War II airplane restoration activities, and much more during this free evening at the Air Zoo! Some of the hands-on activities include: creating make-n-take paper copters, playing at the slime table, exploring the electricity table, and building amazing structures and contraptions with the Imagination Playground and Keva Planks.

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  • Girls with light display

    Night at Impression 5 Science Center: Science of Wonder

    Thursday, April 18, 2019, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Impression 5 Science Center 200 Museum Drive Lansing, MI 48933

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Spend an evening at Impression Science Center filled with excitement and science wonder. Go behind the scenes and explore how exhibits are designed and fabricated. Take a sneak peek at our latest prototypes from our future exhibit about nuclear science and the amazing research happening at the Facility of Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University. Tinker inside our youth makerspace and participate in hands-on science experiments. It will be a night filled with interactive science exhibits for you to play with and explore!

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    Earth Is Blue: A Closer Look at National Marine Sanctuaries in A Night at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

    Thursday, April 18, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 500 W Fletcher Street, Alpena, MI 49707

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    When you look at our planet from space, one thing is abundantly clear: Earth Is Blue. Our planet is an ocean planet, and whether you live near the coast or a thousand miles from it, the ocean is part of your life. From providing the food we eat to determining our weather, the ocean matters to each of us -- and the National Marine Sanctuary System protects this vital resource. Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary will showcase a collection of “Earth Is Blue” short videos that bring ocean and Great Lakes treasures to the big screen. These striking videos serve as a tangible reminder that no matter where you are, the ocean and Great Lakes are in your hands. These images will inspire you to help care for our ocean and to spread the word that Earth isn't green -- it's blue.

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  • Logo of the Charles H Wright Museum of African American history with the dome that is on top of the museum.

    Technology and Science in Action at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

    Saturday, April 20, 2019, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 E Warren Avenue Detroit, MI 48201

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    See the inventions of African American pioneers who have blazed the trails and participate in hands-on activities with exciting experiments. Station 1 is Build a Fizz Inflator. In this activity, youth will observe chemical changes that occur when baking soda (NaHCO3) and vinegar (CH3CO2H) are mixed together. In Station 2, Black magic/Chromatography, attendees will discover the secret colors hidden in a black marker using a coffee filter and water! Station 3 is A Color Symphony. In this activity, the audience and kids will learn about surface tension using milk, food coloring, and detergent! And in Station 4, Copper Caper, is where youth can observe old pennies turn bright and shiny!

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