Calendar of Events

During the entire month of June, The Discovery’s team of educators will be introducing museum visitors to the skills and pursuits of freshwater biologists and ecologists, like Dr. Zeb Hogan. Visitors will learn the importance of this type of scientific work through a variety of hands-on demonstrations, and activities presented on the museum’s mobile fish lab.

During the entire month of June, The Discovery’s team of educators will be introducing museum visitors to the skills and pursuits of freshwater biologists and ecologists, like Dr. Zeb Hogan. Visitors will learn the importance of this type of scientific work through a variety of hands-on demonstrations, and activities presented on the museum’s mobile fish lab.

Visit The Shop to engineer your very own cardboard creation. Sketch your design and then grab the materials you need to construct your idea! Best of all, what you build is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can cause injury if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.

During the entire month of June, The Discovery’s team of educators will be introducing museum visitors to the skills and pursuits of freshwater biologists and ecologists, like Dr. Zeb Hogan. Visitors will learn the importance of this type of scientific work through a variety of hands-on demonstrations, and activities presented on the museum’s mobile fish lab.

During the entire month of June, The Discovery’s team of educators will be introducing museum visitors to the skills and pursuits of freshwater biologists and ecologists, like Dr. Zeb Hogan. Visitors will learn the importance of this type of scientific work through a variety of hands-on demonstrations, and activities presented on the museum’s mobile fish lab.

During the entire month of June, The Discovery’s team of educators will be introducing museum visitors to the skills and pursuits of freshwater biologists and ecologists, like Dr. Zeb Hogan. Visitors will learn the importance of this type of scientific work through a variety of hands-on demonstrations, and activities presented on the museum’s mobile fish lab.

Nano technology is enabling inventors to use materials that have incredible new properties. Visit Spark!Lab Smithsonian to explore materials that are afraid of water, and find out why that’s a good thing.

Visit The Shop to tackle the task of engineering a better bridge! Use available tools and materials to design and build a structure that will span from one pier to another, and then test its strength. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can cause injury if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers practice the safe use of the tools and materials in this space.

Visit The Shop to tackle the task of engineering a catapult! Use available tools and materials to design and build a contraption that will hurl an object as far as possible, and then put it to the test. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can cause injury if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers practice the safe use of the tools and materials in this space.