MSU Science Festival

April 5 – 20, 2019

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  • Saturday, April 6, 2019

    • Expo Zone Events

      • Expo Zones
        The Chemistry of the Human Senses
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • A Smashing Time with Nuclei
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        AH NUTS! The Things We Get from Trees
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        Amazing Animal Adaptations
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        Become a Diagnostic Detective!
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        Creepy, Crawly, and Cuddly? Using Stuffed Microbes to Visualize the Microscopic World
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        Dueling Magic Wands
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        ITEC TechTronics Bus
        • Detroit Area
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        Learning About Science the Montessori Way!
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        Magic of Monarchs
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        Michigan Frogs by Sight and Sound
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        Michigan Meteorites and Beyond
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        MSU Community Music School Instrument Petting Zoo
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        Nursing 101: Health Promotion, Skills, Assessment, and Simulation
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        On The Banks of the Red Cedar...
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        Sensory Stations: Sifting Sand and Bouncing Bubbles
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        Unraveling the Brain
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        Unraveling the Universe
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        Unraveling the Wonders of Nature's Design
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Expo Zones
        Way More Than Books: STEM @ the Library
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours
      • Early Childhood Zone
        We are the Scientists
        • MSU Campus
        Expo Hours

    • Demos, Talks, and All Other Events

      • Talks with the Experts
        MSU Solar Racing: Unraveling Aurora!
        • Talks with the Experts
        • MSU Campus
        12:00 - 12:30 AM
      • Talks with the Experts
        Smartphone-Based Blood Pressure Monitoring Device
        • Talks with the Experts
        • MSU Campus
        10:00 - 10:30 AM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Unraveling the Mysteries of Butterflies in the Open House 4-H Children's Garden
        • MSU Campus
        10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      • Talks with the Experts
        Avatar Psychology: Matters of Mediated Self-representations, from Digital Characters to Automobiles
        • MSU Campus
        11:00 - 11:30 AM
      • Talks with the Experts
        MSU Solar Racing: Unraveling Aurora!
        • Talks with the Experts
        • MSU Campus
        11:00 - 11:30 AM
      • Talks with the Experts
        Mesophication of Eastern Forests: A Problem as Big as the Word, with a Fiery Solution
        • Talks with the Experts
        • MSU Campus
        1:00 - 1:30 PM
      • Talks with the Experts
        Mesophication of Eastern Forests: A Problem as Big as the Word, with a Fiery Solution
        • Talks with the Experts
        • MSU Campus
        2:00 - 2:30 PM
      • Dazzling Demonstrations and Performances
        The Improv Comedy of Science
        • MSU Campus
        4:30 - 5:30 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Exclusive WDIV-TV Studio Tours
        • Detroit Area
        5:00 - 6:30 PM

  • Sunday, April 7, 2019

    • All Events

      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Open House: Sustaining the Vision at W.K. Kellogg Manor House and Bird Sanctuary
        • Kalamazoo Area
        11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • Tuesday, April 9, 2019

    • All Events

      • Take a Tour/Open House
        MSU Museum: Habitats and Homes
        • MSU Campus
        5:30 - 8:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Night at the MSU Broad Art Museum
        • MSU Campus
        5:30 - 8:00 PM

  • Wednesday, April 10, 2019

    • All Events

      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Explore the Detroit Public Library a Gem of a Tour
        • Detroit Area
        6:30 - 7:30 PM

  • Thursday, April 11, 2019

    • All Events

      • Nights at the Museums
        Unraveling the Mysteries of Michigan's Past at the Michigan History Museum
        • Lansing Area
        5:00 - 8:00 PM
      • Science Cafes and Pubs
        Science on Tap Grand Rapids: The Science of Brewing
        • Grand Rapids Area
        8:00 - 10:00 PM

  • Friday, April 12, 2019

    • All Events

      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections Open House
        • MSU Campus
        10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Tour of the Center for Advanced Microscopy
        • MSU Campus
        11:00 - 11:50 AM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Skeletons, Jaws, and Jars: A Tour of the MSU Museum Vertebrate Collections
        • MSU Campus
        2:00 - 2:30 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Skeletons, Jaws, and Jars: A Tour of the MSU Museum Vertebrate Collections
        • MSU Campus
        2:45 - 3:15 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum
        • Kalamazoo Area
        4:00 - 8:30 PM
      • Nights at the Museums
        Potter Park Zoo: An Evening of Awesome, Interactive Experiences at a Living Museum
        • Lansing Area
        5:00 - 8:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at Kingman Museum
        • Kalamazoo Area
        5:00 - 8:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Tour of the Spring Night Sky and Open House at Shiras Planetarium
        • Marquette Area
        6:00 - 8:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at the Wayne State University Planetarium
        • Detroit Area
        6:00 - 9:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        'Scopes in the City: Statewide Astronomy Night at the Michigan Science Center
        • Detroit Area
        6:00 - 10:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Abrams Planetarium Show Premiere and Shoot the Moon: History of the Space Race
        • MSU Campus
        7:00 - 9:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at the MSU Observatory: Observing the Universe and More
        • MSU Campus
        7:00 - 10:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at Fox Park Observatory
        • Lansing Area
        7:00 - 11:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at Henry Ford College: Having Fun with Sound, Light, and Fire
        • Detroit Area
        7:00 - 11:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at Saginaw Bay Visitor Center
        • Bay City Area
        8:00 - 10:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        A Night at Sherzer Observatory
        • Ann Arbor Area
        8:00 - 11:00 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        Statewide Astronomy Night at the Veen Observatory
        • Grand Rapids Area
        8:30 - 11:30 PM
      • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
        MSU Observatory Open House
        • MSU Campus
        9:00 - 10:30 PM

  • Saturday, April 13, 2019

    • All Events

      • Nights at the Museums
        Discover, Explore, Take Flight! Science Fest at Yankee Air Museum
        • Ann Arbor Area
        10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Tour and Explore the World of Insects at the MSU Bug House
        • MSU Campus
        10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Unraveling the Mysteries of Butterflies in the Open House 4-H Children's Garden
        • MSU Campus
        10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      • Nights at the Museums
        Unraveling Earth and Space Science Mysteries at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum
        • Kalamazoo Area
        11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        MSU Library's Special Collections Open House: Print Your Own Science Festival Souvenir
        • MSU Campus
        1:00 - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        MSU Main Library Open House: Make Your Own Map-Themed Book!
        • MSU Campus
        1:00 - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Open House at MSU Library Makerspace: What's a Makerspace? Discover and Innovate!
        • MSU Campus
        1:00 - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Special Collections Open House at the MSU Main Library: Rare Books from the History of Science
        • MSU Campus
        1:00 - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Unraveling Science Writing in The Writing Center
        • MSU Campus
        1:00 - 4:00 PM

  • Sunday, April 14, 2019

    • All Events

      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Open House of Belle Isle Aquarium: Secrets to Survival in a Watery World Presented by Belle Isle Conservatory
        • Detroit Area
        10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Explore Harris Nature Center Open House
        • Lansing Area
        12:00 - 4:00 PM

  • Wednesday, April 17, 2019

    • All Events

      • Nights at the Museums
        An Evening at the Air Zoo
        • Kalamazoo Area
        6:00 - 8:00 PM

  • Thursday, April 18, 2019

    • All Events

      • Nights at the Museums
        Night at Impression 5 Science Center: Science of Wonder
        • Lansing Area
        6:00 - 8:00 PM
      • Nights at the Museums
        Earth Is Blue: A Closer Look at National Marine Sanctuaries in A Night at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
        • Alpena Area
        7:00 - 9:00 PM
      • Dazzling Demonstrations and Performances
        Shoot the Moon: History of the Space Race
        • MSU Campus
        7:30 - 8:30 PM

  • Saturday, April 20, 2019

    • All Events

      • Nights at the Museums
        Technology and Science in Action at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
        • Detroit Area
        11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
      • Take a Tour/Open House
        Exclusive WDIV-TV Studio Tours
        • Detroit Area
        5:00 - 6:30 PM

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    • Dazzling Demonstrations and Performances
    • Nights at the Museums
    • Science Cafes and Pubs
    • Statewide Astronomy Night (SWAN)
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