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Animal Feeding
2025-04-23 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-30 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-07 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-14 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-21 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-05-28 16:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Join an Animal Keeper to observe snakes, lizards, frogs, and fish snacking on their preferred prey.

Science Together: Roller Coasters
2025-04-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-25 10:30 - 11:00
Explore ups and downs as you make and test a roller coaster!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Autonomous Boat Cleaning Micro Plastics
2025-04-27 14:00 - 15:00
A team from Cornell Engineering will demonstrate a new autonomous boat equipped with a snail-inspired pumping mechanism for removing microplastics from oceans, lakes, and rivers which has a negative effect on the ecosystem. Through live demos and hands-on activities you can learn about the robot, how plastics end up in the waterways, and how we can all help to prevent this from happening in the future.

Science Together: Sink or Float
2025-04-29 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-30 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-02 10:30 - 11:00
Test and sort items with a water play, sink or float experiment!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Cornell Prototyping Demo Day
2025-05-03 11:00 - 12:00
Join students from Cornell’s Rapid Prototyping class to see demos of their creative inventions and learn about how they made their ideas into real, working machines!

Chemsations: Incredible Indicators
2025-05-04 14:00 - 15:00
Investigate color-changing liquids, explore the importance of acids and bases in our daily lives, and make your very own chemistry watercolor artwork to take home!

Science Together: Ice Melting
2025-05-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-09 10:30 - 11:00
Test out different methods to melt ice with tools like warm water and salt. See if you can rescue an animal trapped in ice!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Exploring Shapes Through Bubbles!
2025-05-11 14:00 - 15:00
Hexagons are everywhere! Explore the fascinating world of hexagonal shapes—from bubbles to bees—with Cornell University’s Dr. Nils Napp.

Science Together: Worms
2025-05-13 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-16 10:30 - 11:00
Observe and measure live worms!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Tick Talk & Other Vectors!
2025-05-18 14:00 - 15:00
Join us as we explore how vectors spread, what ticks look like up close, and how to protect ourselves from pesky pests like mosquitos & ticks this summer!

Science Together: Ramp Painting
2025-05-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-23 10:30 - 11:00
Let’s paint with gravity! Make patterns and test ideas while we roll paint-covered balls down ramps.
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Together: Flower Dissection
2025-05-27 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-29 10:30 - 11:00
Practice using tools and making observations as we look at all the parts of a flower!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.
