Science Together: Baking Soda and Vinegar
2025-04-04 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Chemsations: Polymer Party
2025-04-06 14:00 - 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!

Science Together: Magnet Fishing
2025-04-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-10 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-11 10:30 - 11:00
Sort and count the fish you catch!
Science Together activities are designed for ages 0-4.

Animal Feeding
2025-04-09 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-16 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-23 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-04-30 16:00 - 16:30
Join an Animal Keeper to observe snakes, lizards, frogs, and fish snacking on their preferred prey.

Week of the Young Child Celebration
2025-04-10 10:00 - 12:00
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.
Sponsored by CFCU Community Credit Union

Science Connections: Glider
2025-04-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-13 10:00 - 15:00
How does an airplane without an engine climb thousands of feet and fly hundreds of miles? Join Harris Hill Soaring and the Sciencenter to discover how to fly like a bird! Sit in the cockpit of a real sailplane, try out the controls, and learn about the instruments. Fly a sailplane simulator! Create paper gliders and test them in a wind tunnel to learn about how flying works.

Science Connections: World Quantum Day!
2025-04-14 13:00 - 14:00
April 14 is World Quantum Day! Join Cornell’s Physics Graduate Society at the Sciencenter for activities exploring the quirky world of quantum physics!

Science Together: Flubber
2025-04-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-16 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-18 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.

Playtime with Finger Lakes Toy Library
2025-04-17 10:30 - 11:30
Join the Sciencenter and the Finger Lakes Toy Library for our April playtime!

Cold Show
2025-04-17 13:00 - 14:00
Get ready for some freezing fun! We’ll explore states of matter and how temperature affects materials as we explore dry ice.

Science Connections: Girls Who Code
2025-04-20 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: Roller Coasters
2025-04-22 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-04-23 10:30 - 11:00, 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.
