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September 2019
Science Matters Brown Bag Forum: Renew the Blue
Free
Science Matters Brown Bag Forums are monthly lunch-and-learn programs co-sponsored by the Linda Hall Library and the Kansas City Public Library with a focus on science-related topics that affect Kansas Citians. For the September lunch, Adison Banks and Scott Schulte from the Heartland Conservation Alliance…
Find out more »Evolution of the Human Form | Linda Hall Library
Free
John Gurche, one of the world’s best-known paleoartists, will discuss his work during this lecture at the Linda Hall Library. Trained in anthropology and paleontology, Gurche is often the artist chosen by National Geographic to help introduce newly discovered human ancestors to the world by…
Find out more »KU Natural History Museum’s Science on Tap: The Kansas Watershed
Dawn Buehler of Friends of the Kaw will serve as guest speaker for September's Science on Tap, speaking about The Kansas Watershed: Flow, Flooding, & Management. A watershed is much more than a drainage area in and around our communities. It provides drinking water for…
Find out more »Techstars Startup Weekend Kansas City: Make, Design, Build
Techstars Startup Weekend is the place to look for a team, create a prototype of your idea, validate your business idea and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs, all in one weekend. This year participants will learn how to develop a business and learn how to…
Find out more »Green Works ECOS Urban Outdoor Nature Discovery | Grades 4-5
Green Works invites students in grades 4 and 5 to explore nature in the city, take field trips and meet neighborhood leaders and career professionals who are creating healthy places for people and nature. Come all the time or when you can. Register here.
Find out more »Mad Science Demonstrates It’s Not Magic | Colbern Library
Free
The Mid-Continent Public Library invites kids of all ages to discover the chemistry and physics behind eye-catching magic tricks, including sitting on a bed of nails. Register here.
Find out more »Green Works KC ECOS Urban Outdoor Nature Discovery | Grades 6, 7, 8
Green Works KC invites students in grades 6-8 to explore nature in the city, take field trips and meet neighborhood leaders and career professionals creating healthy places for people and nature during weekly sessions on Saturdays from mid-September through May. (Does not meet Thanksgiving week,…
Find out more »American Royal Field Trips
Formerly known as School Tours, the American Royal Field Trip explores fields of opportunity in food and agriculture. The field trip takes 2nd through 4th grade students on an agricultural adventure featuring animal and educational exhibits including: Southwest Dairy’s Mobile Milking Display K-State College of Veterinary Medicine…
Find out more »Museum at Prairiefire’s Little Explorers’ Club | Terrific Telescopes
Little Explorers’ Club is designed for preschool-aged learners. In this session, participants will learn how telescopes help us explore space science. For a long time, when we looked up at the sky we could only see the tiny dots of lights that filled the night,…
Find out more »Museum at Prairiefire JAM + Car Crash Challenge Part 2
Junior Adventurers at the Museum (JAM) sessions engage elementary age students in fun, hands-on inquiry-based activities to familiarize students with STEM essentials. In this two-part session, JAMmers will be challenged to design and build a small car that can keep a little egg passenger safe…
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