With longer nights coming and the sun lower on the horizon as we head into winter, the days are getting a little darker. For hundreds of years, the only way to light a room was with a candle. While we don’t rely on them so...
If you look around your house you will likely find a lot of different liquid substances – water, cooking oil, dish soap, the milk you put in your cereal, etc. You may also know that not all of those liquids look or even pour the...
Without bones we would be blubs on the floor! Join the Museum at Prairiefire staff for this Little Explorers Club and learn about all of the bones in our body and then take a trip to the Discovery Room to see some spooky skeletons! This...
Did you know that pumpkins are more than just decorations? Join the Museum at Prairiefire staff on an adventure to learn all about pumpkins, their life cycle, and even be a Pumpkin Detective! This class is geared towards ages 3-5 years old. Register Here ...
October is the time to get ready for Halloween candy! For this month's Museum at Prairiefire JAM session, staff will be conducting experiments with different types of candies and observing some of their unique properties. Sugar is a main ingredient of candy and reacts with different...
The Mid-Continent Public Library wants you to take a hands-on look at the chemistry that goes on in your kitchen. Hunt for starch, sugar and fats in foods and investigate a living organism that helps bread rise. In this Mad Science event, directions will be...
Learn to soar with Mad Science! Be amazed as the Mid-Continent Public Library Mad Scientist demonstrates the principles of air pressure through the creation and flight of a hot air balloon, giant smoke rings, levitating balls, and movie special effects! Program registration will close 30 minutes...
Autumn is a time of transition. The days are getting shorter and colder, and the leaves are changing colors. What is the science behind these changes? In this Museum at Prairiefire camp, students will explore the science behind the changes. Participants will examine how and why...
Did you know decomposers are small creatures in our environment that eat all of nature’s trash!? Join Museum at Prairiefire staff on this Little Explorers Club adventure as they explore decomposers and how they help our ecosystem. Participants will see some of the Museum’s own...
Join the Mid-Continent Public Library as they put on the hats of paleontologists, fighter pilots, detectives and more to investigate TAILS! From comets, to dinosaurs, to rockets, TALES are everywhere in our world...
