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Science Together: Flubber
2025-06-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-06-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-06-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-06-27 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Use a variety of tools to explore and make observations about the fun properties of Flubber!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Animal Feeding
2025-06-25 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-09 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-16 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-07-23 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-13 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-20 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-08-27 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-09-03 16:00 - 16:30 and 1 more date
Join an Animal Keeper to observe snakes, lizards, frogs, and fish snacking on their preferred prey.

Science Connections: Little Bunny Foo Foos
2025-06-29 14:00 - 15:00
Come to learn all about domestic rabbits from the Tompkins County 4-H Little Bunny Foo Foos club. They will bring rabbits to pet and answer questions and put on a rabbit hopping demonstration.

Playtime with Finger Lakes Toy Library
2025-07-07 10:30 - 11:30
Join the Sciencenter and the Finger Lakes Toy Library for our July playtime!

Science Connections: Boyce Thompson Institute
2025-07-13 14:00 - 15:00
Join Boyce Thompson Institute summer plant science research interns with an engaging and fun plant-related activity! Learn about the fun science of plant science research, such as planting seeds, learning about leaves, or other ways to engage with plants and their importance to the world around us.

Science Connections: Cornell iGEM
2025-07-20 14:00 - 15:00
Join experts from Cornell’s iGEM team to learn about synthetic biology!

Science Connections: Ruminate with Ruminants
2025-07-27 11:00 - 13:30
Join SUNY Cortland and Cornell University lab students to learn about animal science! Participants will have the opportunity to examine the parts of a cow’s stomach, manipulate trays and jars of cow feed, examine microorganisms from a cow’s digestive fluid under a microscope, put their hands inside a live fistulated Cornell cow, and learn about how making milk production more efficient can reduce our environmental impact and improve food security.

Science Connections: Master Composters
2025-07-27 14:00 - 15:00
Master Composters will lead hands-on composting activities to teach about the art and the science of composting at home. All ages welcome – come with your curiosity and any questions!

Science Connections: Johnson Museum of Art
2025-08-03 13:00 - 15:00
Join educators from the Johnson Museum of Art as we explore connections between art and science! Create a watercolor resist painting, then see its colors change under red, blue, or yellow light. Create an optical illusion with your own thaumatrope, or explore animation by making a zoetrope strip. Be sure to stroll through the animal room, where we highlight artists who are inspired by the natural world.

Science Connections: Resistance Painting
2025-08-10 14:00 - 15:00
Join us to create art using watercolors and crayons while making predictions and observations! We can’t wait to see what you create!

Science Connections: Tune Together
2025-08-17 14:00 - 15:00
Join Tune Together for an engaging and interactive musical concert! Tune Together is a youth-led organization dedicated to inspiring and empowering younger generations through the power of music.

Science Connections: BeeBots Workshop
2025-08-24 14:00 - 15:00
Join us to help our BeeBots find their way back to the hive! Together, we’ll learn to code these awesome robots and practice the skills it takes to be a computer scientist. We hope to see you there!

Science Connections: Fight the Bite!
2025-08-31 14:00 - 15:00
Join our friends from Cornell Entomology to learn about mosquitoes, ticks, and how to have fun outside while you fight the bite! You’ll have a chance to play with baby mosquitoes, meet ticks from our area, and learn about ways to keep these critters from bumming out your summer fun.

Science Together: Magnet Fishing
2025-09-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-05 10:30 - 11:00
Sort and count the fish you catch!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Together: Baking Soda and Vinegar
2025-09-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-10 10:30 - 11:00
Explore the process of experimentation as you create chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.
