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...
The Mid-Continent Public Library welcomes you to the wild world of weather! Investigate why it rains, what causes lightning and even how weather can be predicted via a science called meteorology. Step into the shoes of a meteorologist and create some of your own regional...
In this Mid-Continent Public Library program, participants will be introduced to their senses of smell and taste, and learn how these senses help to enjoy all of their favorite foods as well as the ones that are not as pleasant. Program registration will close 30 minutes...
Discover the amazing world of chemistry with the Mid-Continent Public Library when Mad Science defies gravity with didgeridoo tubes, foaming hands, and steaming chemical reactions. Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access code...
Did you know that the Sun has all the colors of the rainbow coming from its light?! On this Museum at Prairiefire Little Explorers adventure, participants will explore how people see light and that it comes in all colors of the rainbow. Participants will make...