Art Explorers: From Samurai to Seuss
(Children ages 6-8) Decorate, weave, and fold paper to create samurai kimonos. Paint pictures where people, flowers, and animals dance and fly!
Summer Science Sampler: Week 1
(Children ages 5-7) Explore new and exciting treasures in art, history and science. Visit live animal exhibits and learn about creatures of the sea.
Science Home School Class
Use the Science Museum's hands-on resources to explore new and exciting areas of Science each week.
Home Schoolers: Science Explorations
From dinosaurs and pre-historic creatures to live reptiles and amphibians, learn about ancient man, nature and the secrets of deep space.
Mornings at the Museum with Mom or Dad
With a parent or guardian, your child will learn how to look, interact, behave and discover new places as they explore the Eco Center, mammals, dinosaurs and other exhibits in the museums each week.
Wild Flower Walk
Join Elaine Chittenden, botanist and manager of living collections at the Botanic Garden of Smith College, for a spring wild flower walk along the Bray Loop Trail in Holyoke
Topics in Modern Astronomy
Reports abound with news about water on Mars, earth-like planets at other stars, dark matter, and more. In the planetarium, we’ll have a brief look at the current night sky, learn about these fascinating topics and cover some basics about light and the methods that astronomers use to probe the vast distances of the universe.
Intro to Stargazing & Skywatching
Look at the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky and learn how to follow the seasonal patterns of the earth in its orbit around the sun. Explore both the science and mythology of the heavens as we consider objects such as nebulae, white dwarfs, black holes, and planets around other stars.
Astronomy Day 2017
Cosmic activities including rooftop observatory tour, sunspot viewing, and a special display of meteorites with comments by the collector, Jack Megas. Free with museum admission!