Water is essential to life on Earth, and it makes up nearly two thirds of the planet’s surface. However, many children have to walk for hours from a village to a river to collect water. Instead of walking to a river, one solution is to...
Can you build a bridge out of pasta? Pasta comes in many shapes and sizes, including spaghetti, lasagna, macaroni, rotini, manicotti, linguini, and angel hair. The variety of sizes and shapes makes pasta an ideal material for bridge building. In this Museum at Prairie Fire activity,...
The Green Works in Kansas City FREE ECOS program is open for registration! The ECOS Program for 4th - 8th graders includes hikes, bird watching, identification of native trees and plants, nature art projects, and more. ECOS is offered on Saturdays 10am to 12pm and...
Join Science City, KU Edwards Campus & K-State Olathe as they watch "October Sky", followed by a discussion with NASA Aerospace engineer Alicia Cianciolo, who will provide her reactions to the film and insights in a Q&A session with event attendees. Contact Mary Dykkmann for more...
The Green Works in Kansas City FREE ECOS program is open for registration! The ECOS Program for 4th - 8th graders includes hikes, bird watching, identification of native trees and plants, nature art projects, and more. ECOS is offered on Saturdays 10am to 12pm and...
This Mid-Continent Public Library class challenges children to branch out into the physical aspect of chemistry. Program registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access code 15 minutes before the start of the program, so...
This Mid-Continent Public Library program is all about the fundamentals of moving science, including Newton's 3 Laws of Motion, and all sorts of surprises, including egg-tossing, alien antenna and even amazing space-age rocket packs. Students will witness the Mad Scientist fly across the floor on...
Join this Mid-Continent Public Library programming to discover how air is all around us and how its properties affect our daily lives. Program registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access code 15 minutes before...
Mad Science takes you on a mystical adventure with Frio the Dragon. Join the Mid-Continent Public Library staff for some fun experiments with magic, fire, and friends. Registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program. Participants will be emailed a Zoom access...
Pop quiz! Follow along with the KU Natural History Museum staff in this pre-recorded video on their Facebook page to challenge yourself on your knowledge of environmental science. Follow along with the quiz using a link to a Qualtrics survey. If you complete the quiz, you’ll...