Sciencenter

Animal Feeding
2024-03-27 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-03-20 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-03-13 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-03-06 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-02-28 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
2024-03-26 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Explore ups and downs as you make and test a roller coaster!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Exploring Radio Technologies
2024-03-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Join Tompkins County Public Library and Sciencenter to explore the world of radio technologies. Discover how the library uses radio technology to make book checkout faster and easier. Speak with librarians to learn about the new RFID project transforming the library experience. Engage in hands-on activities to learn about the impact of radio technologies on our world.

Family Workshop: Take Apart
2024-03-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Bring the whole family and use various tools to take apart and explore the inner workings of electronics!

Science Together: Kinetic Sand
2024-03-22 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-21 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-20 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-19 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Explore the different properties of kinetic sand!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Instrument Petting Zoo
2024-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
See, listen, touch, and learn about different instruments with Cornell’s Big Red Marching Band!

Reptile Show
2024-03-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Learn all about reptiles — and get up close and personal with some of Sciencenter’s scaly animal ambassadors!

Science Together: Sink or Float
2024-03-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-14 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-12 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Test and sort items with a water play, sink or float experiment!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Raptor 4-H Club
2024-03-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Talk about hawks, howl for owls, and learn about falcons’ gift for swift during an interactive presentation with the Raptor 4-H club!

Lifespan Labs at Cornell (LiLaC)
2024-03-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
We’re excited to collaborate with the Lifespan Labs at Cornell (LiLaC) to share science and research opportunities with visitors! LiLaC is a consortium of developmental psychology labs at Cornell University. The lifespan labs study all stages of human development, from infancy and childhood to adolescence and adulthood to better understand how humans learn and grow at each point across the lifespan!
Stop by Curiosity Corner on Sunday afternoon from 1-3 pm to connect with scientists!

Science Connections: Exploring Radio Technologies
2024-03-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States

Science Together: Ice Melting
2024-03-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-03-05 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
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.

Chemsations: Polymer Party
2024-03-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Explore chemistry during this hands-on program! We’ll have lots of messy fun as we explore super-absorbent materials and make slime to explore the properties of polymers!

Cold Show
2024-03-02 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.

Science Together: Worms
2024-03-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-29 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-02-27 10:30 - 11:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Observe and measure live worms!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Science Connections: Explore Bicycles!
2024-02-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Bike Walk Tompkins works to build a future where every Ithaca and Tompkins County resident can safely bike, walk, and roll in our community. Stop by the featured ‘GEAR UP’ exhibition on Saturday, February 25 at 2 pm to learn about hands-on bike safety and skills, education events, a community bike shop, and bike/pedestrian advocacy efforts.
