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FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL 2019
INSIDE: Trains: Full STEAM Ahead!, LEGO®Palooza, Spring L.A.B.S Day Camps, and more!
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Things Members Should Know
*Always remember to bring your membership card with you to receive reciprocity benefits.
This February, you can enjoy member reciprocity with Air Zoo* near Kalamazoo!
Mount Pleasant Discovery Museum* welcomes your family for member reciprocity during the month of March.
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Immersive Programs LEARN517 – a homeschool partnership program that explores a monthly theme through art, nature, science, and history. Third Thursday monthly from 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Discovery Time – a tactile, play-based program for 2-4 year olds and their caregivers. These 45-minute sessions are designed to strengthen young scientists’ sensory and motor skills while stimulating curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm for learning. 10 a.m. Fridays/11 a.m. Saturdays October through April
Tadpole Storytime – a midmorning storytime with our friends from Capital Area District Libraries full of great books and fun-filled hands-on activities that follow a science theme! Third Tuesday monthly at 11 a.m.
Make It Think Tank Workshops – innovative workshops that give youth makers ages 9-14 the opportunity to build new skills and get creative with tools and technology in an open-ended and challenging environment! Select Saturdays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Registration required.
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TAKE-HOME SCIENCE:
Oobleck Slime LEGO® Rescue! Materials: • • • • •
Large, shallow-edged container (like a casserole dish) 2 cups of cornstarch 1 cup of water LEGO® minifigures Food coloring (optional)
Instructions: Begin by mixing your oobleck. Add 1 cup of water to your large container. If you’re going to color your oobleck, add a drop of food coloring to your water and mix it around before adding your cornstarch. Then add 2 cups of cornstarch and mix slowly. Remember; nonNewtonian fluids react to pressure, so if you mix hard and fast, it will become increasingly more difficult to incorporate the ingredients! Once your oobleck is ready, spend some time exploring the texture. Learning more about how a non-Newtonian fluid behaves will help you free your LEGO® minifigures! Pass your LEGO® minifigures on to a parent or friend, and ask them to push them deep into the container of oobleck while you’re not looking. Part of the fun is not knowing where they are! Using your fingers, excavate through the oobleck to rescue your minifigures! Don’t forget what you’ve learned about non-Newtonian fluids—the more you work it, the harder and more solid it becomes.
What is oobleck? Is oobleck a liquid or a solid? It’s actually a non-Newtonian fluid and acts like both a solid and a liquid! The more pressure you place on a nonNewtonian fluid, the more solid it becomes. So you can use your fingers to pick up non-Newtonian fluids like a solid, but then it begins to flow like a liquid when it’s back in the container.
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FEB. 22
NEW! Sensory Friendly Hours 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Online registration required
OPEN Presidents’ Day!
Enjoy your Science Center with special hours designed to better serve your family with limited guests, sensory rooms, quiet spaces, and select exhibits altered to reduce sounds, scents, and lighting stimuli.
February 18, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
FEB. 5 THROUGH APRIL 7
Come experience the Capital Area Railway Society’s intricate and engaging miniature train display that’s back by popular demand, with over 300 tiny railcars weaving through an immersive environment, built 100% to scale! Explore the science of locomotion in new and engaging ways here at your Science Center this winter!
FEB. 9 Make It Think Tank Workshop: Casting Creations 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
FEB. 17 Engineering Day 12 – 4 p.m. Explore building and design with Michigan State University student groups who’ll be onsite with tons of engineering-themed activities and challenges for you to try!
FEB. 19 Tadpole Storytime: Body Science 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Program funded with support of the City of Lansing Sense of Place in the Arts Grant Program funded by the City of Lansing through the Lansing Economic Development Corporation, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), and administration by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing.
FEB. 21 LEARN517 Homeschool Program: Transportation 1:30 – 3 p.m.
THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY Discovery Time Friday 10 a.m., Saturday 11 a.m. Feb. 1 & 2 Habitat Science Feb. 8 & 9 Dr. Seuss Science Feb. 22 & 23 Number Play
Scientific Weekends: Engineering & Design
Saturdays 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.
March
MARCH 16 Make It Think Tank Workshop: Glue Stick Lamps 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
MARCH 19 Tadpole Storytime: Artful Science 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
MARCH 20 LEARN517 Homeschool Program: Kinetic Energy 1:30 – 3 p.m.
MARCH 22 NEW! Sensory Friendly Hours 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Online registration required
Saturday & Sunday, March 2 & 3 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MARCH 23 Transportation Day
Register today for your Science Center’s annual family fundraising event, LEGO®Palooza, for a day of STEAM-focused activities and challenges—all with wonderful, amazing LEGO®s! This event has everything to do with our mission—seeing families play, create, and challenge themselves all while having fun with science. LEGO®Palooza is a fundraiser done our way—creating fun and meaningful connections to science—while also raising critical funds to help us achieve our mission and continue to provide handson STEAM-focused programing and build amazing interactive exhibits. Thank you for your support!
LEGO®Palooza Cost: Adults: $5 (Members and Not-yet Members) Kids 2+: $10 (Members) $15 (Not-yet Members) Toddlers 1 & under: FREE
Sponsored by MDOT 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Learn about the science behind building roads, bridges, and more during this day that mixes engineering and construction!
MARCH 25 - 29 Spring L.A.B.S. Week 1
See details on the next page Serving Dewitt and Bath schools
MARCH 30 Physics & Astronomy Day
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Experience the wonders of the night sky, learn about the universe, and explore physics concepts with Michigan State University students and professors!
Ways to Register: Click: impression5.org Call: (517) 485-8116, ext. 132
THROUGHOUT MARCH Discovery Time Friday 10 a.m., Saturday 11 a.m. March 8 & 9 Magnetic Science March 15 & 16 Jr. Geologist March 22 & 23 Ready, Set, Build! March 29 & 30 Bubble Science
Scientific Weekends: Science of Plants Saturdays 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.
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Spring L.A.B.S. Single-Day Camps Week 1: March 25 - 29 Week 2: April 1 - 5 This spring, join us for a Journey of Your Senses in day camps designed to wow, delight, and challenge your curious kids ages 5-7, 7-9, and 10-12. Spring L.A.B.S. camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with early drop off (8 a.m.) and late pick up (5:30 p.m.). Member Cost: $55/day Not-yet Member Cost: $70/day
Ways to Register: Register by mail, online, or over the phone at (517) 485-8116, ext. 132. Space is limited!
April See details at left Serving Lansing, East Lansing, Holt, Mason, Grand Ledge, Okemos, and Haslett schools
APRIL 7 Last day to experience Trains: Full STEAM Ahead! APRIL 13 Make It Think Tank Workshop: Music Boxes 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
DAY 1: Eye See You!
DAY 2: Smell This!
APRIL 18 LEARN517 Homeschool Program: Recycle & Upcycle
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
From fragrant flowers to stinky farts, we’ll spend the day exploring all sorts of smells.
1:30 – 3 p.m.
DAY 3: Touch of Science!
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Be a part of MSU’s SciFest event at your Science Center and enjoy an evening of special free workshops and activities.
Come get your hands messy exploring different textures like ooey-gooey slime, sticky gak, and other mesmerizing nonNewtonian fluids.
Sunday, April 21
APRIL 1 – 5 Spring L.A.B.S. Week 2
APRIL 16 Tadpole Storytime: Itty Bitty Micro Science
Join us as we paint with light, play with shadows, and discover the colors hiding in plain sight every day!
CLOSED Easter
APRIL 18 Night at the Museum
APRIL 19 NEW! Sensory Friendly Hours 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Online registration required
APRIL 20 Science of Cinema
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Experience the science of cinema in this special community Capital City Film Festival event!
APRIL 27 Consumers Energy Day
Sponsored by Consumers Energy 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Join us in learning about the many ways we power our world in this annual event that explores energy—from electricity to biomass to solar and more!
THROUGHOUT APRIL Scientific Weekends: Physics Exploration
Saturdays 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m.
DAY 4: Hear It!
Investigate the science of sound by experimenting with pitch, vibration, and amplification as you make your own instruments and noisemakers!
DAY 5: Taste Test!
Join us as we use science to make edible concoctions and discover the incredible things our mouths do for us.
IMPRES SION5.ORG
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Hours of Operation Tuesday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday: 12 - 5 p.m. Monday: Closed Phone: (517) 485-8116 Website: impression5.org
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In partnership with the Capital Area Railway Society
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