Sciencenter

Science Together: Roller Coasters
2024-05-14 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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: Cornell iGEM
2024-05-12 14:00 - 15:00
Cornell iGEM will be hosting educational science activities for young scientists to learn more about the various different fields of science! We will have activities ranging from making slime, to learning about DNA to even how we can make medicine from bacteria!

Science Connections: Cornell Prototyping Demo Day
2024-05-11 12:00 - 16:00
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!

Science Together: Ice Melting
2024-05-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-07 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.

Animal Feeding
2024-05-08 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-05-01 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-24 16:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-17 16:00 - 16:30
Join an Animal Keeper to observe snakes, lizards, frogs, and fish snacking on their preferred prey.

Chemsations: Polymer Party
2024-05-05 13:30 - 15:00
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!

Reptile Show
2024-05-04 14:00 - 15:00
Learn all about reptiles — and get up close and personal with some of Sciencenter’s scaly animal ambassadors!

Cold Show
2024-05-04 11:00 - 12:00
Get ready for some freezing fun! We’ll explore states of matter and how temperature affects materials as we explore dry ice.

Science Together: Flubber
2024-05-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-01 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-30 10:30 - 11:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sort and count the fish you catch!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.
