Sciencenter

Animal Feeding
2024-05-01 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-24 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-17 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-10 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-03 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: Flubber
2024-05-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-30 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-04 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-02 10:30 - 11:00 | 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.

Science Connections: Cornell Undergraduate Research Board
2024-04-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Cornell Undergraduate Research Board (CURB) is partnering with the Sciencenter to bring science FUN to our local community! Join us for a slime-making demonstration with funky colors (which you can take home with you!), as well as a spaghetti and marshmallow tower-building contest.

Science Together: Flower Dissection
2024-04-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-24 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
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.

Pollinator Party
2024-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Join us for an open house as we unveil a new mural by artist Rachel Feirman! Her pollinator-themed mural brings nature and imagination to our Family Learning Area.

Playtime with Finger Lakes Toy Library
2024-04-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Join the Sciencenter and the Finger Lakes Toy Library for a garden-themed playtime!

Science Connections: Girls Who Code
2024-04-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Women in Computing at Cornell (WICC) is coming to the Sciencenter to share information about their weekly Girls Who Code program for high school and middle school students in Ithaca! In their program, students of all genders and any level of programming experience can learn computer science fundamentals through interactive lessons and hands-on projects, some of which include building games and animations.

Science Together: Baking Soda and Vinegar
2024-04-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-16 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Explore the process of experimentation as you create chemical reactions with baking soda and vinegar!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Graduate Society of Women Engineers
2024-04-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Learn how to extract DNA from fruit, test your engineering skills by building and assessing paper bridges, and explore diffusion with Cornell’s Graduate Society of Women Engineers!

Science Together: Magnet Fishing
2024-04-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-09 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Sort and count the fish you catch!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Week of the Young Child Event
2024-04-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Join the Sciencenter in celebrating Week of the Young Child! We will have hands-on activities geared towards early learners that support the development and practice of science process skills. Be sure to stop by the Connection Zone, where you can pet baby goats!
Sponsored by CFCU Community Credit Union & Wegmans

Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Event at Fair Haven Beach State Park
2024-04-08 12:00 - 16:30 | Fair Haven Beach State Park, 14985 State Park Road, Fair Haven, NY, 13064
The New York State Office of Parks is hosting a day-long viewing event at Fair Haven Beach State Park, which is within the path of totality. The Sciencenter will be on site to celebrate the eclipse with hands-on space activities and provide Sciencenter eclipse glasses for safe viewing.

12-2 Sabin Hall Talks: Dr. Nordgren will present, See the Sun and Moon Align with You: See the spectacle that has terrified and inspired humans for millennia and is just as awe-inspiring today. Josh Teeter will share why State Parks is celebrating, an overview of the last 100 years and how you can join the celebration!
12-2 Bay Shelter Activities: Join Sciencenter staff to explore why eclipses happen, investigate the future of lunar exploration, create a pocket-sized solar system, and more with hands-on space activities!
2:00 (first contact) through totality will be hosted by Dr. Tyler Nordgren.
2:30-Totality Roving Activities: Make your own pinhole eclipse viewer, catalog the changing shadows, and more with roving activities with the Sciencenter.
End Totality – 4:30 Bay Shelter Activities resume and Facilitated Discussion: The Sciencenter team will offer a combination of written reflection prompts to create a community art observation/reflection project as well as a conversation with Dr. Nordgren and Sciencenter about the eclipse experience.
For more information, please visit the New York State Office of Parks official event page here. Read more about Sciencenter’s eclipse programming here.

Be advised that travel may be challenging. Visit iloveny.com for eclipse viewing locations and preparation.
Please note that the Sciencenter will be closed on Monday, April 8th, 2024.

Total Solar Eclipse Activities
2024-04-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in hands-on activities related to the solar eclipse and sun science. Our partner, NISE Network, has developed two of the activities, namely “Bear’s Shadow” and “Big Sun, Small Moon.” Other activities include modeling an eclipse, looking at our magnetic Earth and Sun, and tracing shadows, weather permitting.

Read more about Sciencenter’s eclipse programming here.
Please note that the Sciencenter will be closed on Monday, April 8th, 2024.

Cold Show
2024-04-06 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Get ready for some freezing fun! We’ll explore states of matter and how temperature affects materials as we explore dry ice.
