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Past Events

Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During Open Build, take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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DIY Jacob’s Ladder
Visit The Shop to build a Jacob’s Ladder, the popular kinetic illusion toy. Using a variety of tools and materials, you can create your own version of this popular folk toy that is rumored to have been found in King Tut’s tomb! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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DIY Jacob’s Ladder
Visit The Shop to build a Jacob’s Ladder, the popular kinetic illusion toy. Using a variety of tools and materials, you can create your own version of this popular folk toy that is rumored to have been found in King Tut’s tomb! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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The Discovery at Barracuda
From Thursday, August 2nd through Sunday, August 5th, The Discovery will be part of the Barracuda Championship held at Montreux Golf & Country Club. The Kids STEAM Zone, presented by Circus Circus, is a big attraction just off the 9th green with fun for the whole family—interactive demonstrations, brainteasers, face painters, fun giveaways and golf themed science exhibits including 3D printers for creating cool objects. Admission to the Kids STEAM Zone is free for all tournament spectators. Tickets for the…
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Carousel Horses
Visit The Shop to create your very own carousel horse. Using available tools and materials, you can create your favorite object or animal from a memorable carousel ride. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Visiting Artist: Angie Terrell
Join Visiting Artist Angie Terrell from Fish Flower Press, for a hands-on exploration of the letterpress printing process. Using her vintage presses, you’ll create your own letterpress print and learn about the history of letterpress printing which dates back to the mid-15th century. About Angie Terrell Angie Terrell is a printmaker and letterpress conservationist. She is currently working on a series focused on fortune telling. She spends summers at art events using her homemade presses to teach people of all…
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Exhibit Maintenance: Little Discoveries
On Monday, August 6, 2018, Little Discoveries will be closed for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. The remainder of the museum will be open and unaffected by this temporary closure.
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Mini Golf Hole
An event every day that begins at 9:30 am, repeating until August 10, 2018
Step right up and design your own version of a miniature golf hole in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a hole that will test the putting skills of even the most confident mini golf champion. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Mini Golf Hole
Step right up and design your own version of a miniature golf hole in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can design and build a hole that will test the putting skills of even the most confident mini golf champion. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During Open Build, take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
Find out more »
Open Build in The Shop
In The Shop, hands-on gets serious. During Open Build, take your pick from a variety of materials and use real tools to design and build nearly anything you can imagine. Best of all, what you create is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Geek Squad Academy 2018
Two-day technology camp for students age 10-16 Do you have what it takes to be a geek? Geek Squad Academy from Best Buy provides an opportunity for students to develop tech skills, spark creativity, build self-confidence, and discover how technology can benefit them in their educational pursuits and in future careers. During the two-day Academy, students will get intensive hands-on experience with some of the newest and coolest technologies: • Coding • Digital photography • 3D design • Digital music…
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DIY Nature Journals
Visit The Shop to create a clever journal to log what you see and experience in nature. Using available tools and materials, you can create a journal inspired by nature and designed to capture notes and sketches of what you see, hear and touch. Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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MEGA Body Exhibit
Discover how the human body works from the inside out by taking a hands-on, walk-through journey through an over-sized, inflatable replica. The MEGA Body, a scientifically accurate 50-foot-long, 12-foot-tall inflatable replica of the human body will be on display at The Discovery from Friday, August 31 through Sunday, September 2 only. Don’t miss it! MEGA Body exhibit presented by:
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MEGA Body Exhibit
Discover how the human body works from the inside out by taking a hands-on, walk-through journey through an over-sized, inflatable replica. The MEGA Body, a scientifically accurate 50-foot-long, 12-foot-tall inflatable replica of the human body will be on display at The Discovery from Friday, August 31 through Sunday, September 2 only. Don’t miss it! MEGA Body exhibit presented by:
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Modern Birdhouses
One event on September 2, 2018 at 12:30 pm
One event on September 3, 2018 at 10:30 am
One event on September 5, 2018 at 2:30 pm
Visit The Shop to design and build a contemporary version of a cozy home for feathered friends. Using available tools and materials, you can build your interpretation of a modern style birdhouse. Best of all, what you build is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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MEGA Body Exhibit
Discover how the human body works from the inside out by taking a hands-on, walk-through journey through an over-sized, inflatable replica. The MEGA Body, a scientifically accurate 50-foot-long, 12-foot-tall inflatable replica of the human body will be on display at The Discovery on Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2 only. Don’t miss it! MEGA Body exhibit presented by:
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Modern Birdhouses
Visit The Shop to design and build a contemporary version of a cozy home for feathered friends. Using available tools and materials, you can build your interpretation of a modern style birdhouse. Best of all, what you build is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Modern Birdhouses
Visit The Shop to design and build a contemporary version of a cozy home for feathered friends. Using available tools and materials, you can build your interpretation of a modern style birdhouse. Best of all, what you build is yours to keep! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents are encouraged to help young tinkerers use the tools and materials safely in this space.
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Tissue Paper Balloons
One event on September 9, 2018 at 12:30 pm
One event on September 12, 2018 at 2:30 pm
Visit The Shop to create your own tissue paper balloon inspired by the Great Reno Balloon Race. Using an assortment of tissue, you can create a classic hot air balloon or test your skills by attempting to design a uniquely shaped balloon. When you’re done, fill it with hot air using a hair dryer to see if it will take to the skies! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents…
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Tissue Paper Balloons
Visit The Shop to create your own tissue paper balloon inspired by the Great Reno Balloon Race. Using an assortment of tissue, you can create a classic hot air balloon or test your skills by attempting to design a uniquely shaped balloon. When you’re done, fill it with hot air using a hair dryer to see if it will take to the skies! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents…
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Tissue Paper Balloons
Visit The Shop to create your own tissue paper balloon inspired by the Great Reno Balloon Race. Using an assortment of tissue, you can create a classic hot air balloon or test your skills by attempting to design a uniquely shaped balloon. When you’re done, fill it with hot air using a hair dryer to see if it will take to the skies! Please note: The Shop offers access to real tools and materials that can be dangerous if used improperly. Parents…
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Be a Waste Warrior
Join Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and learn how you can become a Waste Warrior in our community. You’ll learn what items can be recycled to help protect our watershed, and leave with your own guide to help you make a positive impact on our community. Waste Warriors is presented in partnership with Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful with support from Waste Management. Waste Management awards Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful and The Discovery with a Think Green® Grant to help educate the community…
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Science Distilled: Environmental history written into the ice
Reno, NV 89501 United States
Science Distilled, a new lecture series created by DRI and The Discovery, makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics held at hip locations in a social atmosphere. Evidence of industrialization, plagues, and wars hidden in polar and glacial ice. There are many ways of looking back in time to garner clues from unwritten history: fossils, artifacts, and tree rings are a few. Ice cores are another. These long, cylindrical samples – containing layers of hundreds to…
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