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Tech!Night September
Visit The Discovery on the second Wednesday of every month for Tech!Night, a new program designed to put emerging technology in the hands of museum visitors. Tech!Nights will feature a variety of high-tech tools and techniques, gadgets and games – command a robot, print in 3-D, and even code a new game – happening monthly in Spark!Lab Smithsonian. Wobblebots At this Tech!Night, visitors are invited to use available materials and a sense of humor to invent a dancing, jumping, wobblebot!…
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DIY Wall Art
Dress up your surroundings with a hanging decoration you create yourself in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can create an artistic or mechanical piece of art to brighten any space. 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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When Did Dinos Live?
Stop by this hands-on learning station to find out about the land where dinosaurs lived. You’ll explore the landscape they inhabited and consider how recently they roamed the Earth, especially when you consider the age of our universe.
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Social Science: Speed Dating Sue
Have you ever dated a dinosaur? Here’s your chance to spend quality time with Sue and find out all there is to know about her amazing 67-million-year history—what she ate, who she fought, where she lived, and the ferocious details of the custody battle that followed her discovery in South Dakota. Labs, lectures and programming at this Social Science will include: Fossils and Dig Pits Scavenge dig pits for dino puzzle pieces and examine a variety of real fossils. DIY…
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DIY Wall Art
Dress up your surroundings with a hanging decoration you create yourself in The Shop. Using available tools and materials, you can create an artistic or mechanical piece of art to brighten any space. 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, whatever you create is yours to take home! 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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Hardware Robots
Stop by The Shop on your visit to The Discovery to design and build a hardware robot. Using available tools and materials, you can create your own version of a robot sculpture with specific features or functions in mind. 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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Fossils, Evidence of Pangaea?
Did the Earth used to be made up of one giant supercontinent rather than the seven distinct land masses we know today? Stop by this hands-on activity lead by the museum’s educators to explore how fossil evidence suggests that Pangea once existed. Activity available between 11:30am and 1:30pm.
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Hardware Robots
Stop by The Shop on your visit to The Discovery to design and build a hardware robot. Using available tools and materials, you can create your own version of a robot sculpture with specific features or functions in mind. 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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Fossils, Evidence of Pangea?
Did the Earth used to be made up of one giant supercontinent rather than the seven distinct land masses we know today? Stop by this hands-on activity lead by the museum’s educators to explore how fossil evidence suggests that Pangea once existed. Activity available between 12:30 and 2:30pm.
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Hardware Robots
Stop by The Shop on your visit to The Discovery to design and build a hardware robot. Using available tools and materials, you can create your own version of a robot sculpture with specific features or functions in mind. 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 »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OpenBuild-580x400.jpg)
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, whatever you create is yours to take home! 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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Fall String Art
Visit The Shop to create the perfect decoration for fall. Using hammers and nails, you can create a autumn-inspired shape to trace with festive fall yarn. Best of all, what you make is yours to take home! 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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Exploration Station: Dino DNA and You?
Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 12:30 to 2:30pm.
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Fall String Art
Visit The Shop to create the perfect decoration for fall. Using hammers and nails, you can create a autumn-inspired shape to trace with festive fall yarn. Best of all, what you make is yours to take home! 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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Exploration Station: Dino DNA and You
Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 11:30am to 1:30pm.
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Fall String Art
Reno, NV 89501 United States
Visit The Shop to create the perfect decoration for fall. Using hammers and nails, you can create a autumn-inspired shape to trace with festive fall yarn. Best of all, what you make is yours to take home! 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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Exploration Station: Dino DNA and You
Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 4:30 to 6:30pm.
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Spooky Spider Webs
An event every day that begins at 9:30 am, repeating until October 7, 2017
Spiders are cute, not scary when you create a colorful home for them in The Shop! Using simple materials like Popsicle sticks, yarn, and pipe cleaners, you can create a colorful Halloween decoration just in time for the upcoming celebration. 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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Exploration Station: Dino DNA and You
Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 11:30am to 1:30pm.
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Exploration Station: Dino DNA and You
An event every day that begins at 11:30 am, repeating until October 7, 2017
Stop by this quick, hands-on activity to explore how DNA works as a blueprint for life and how your human DNA relates so closely to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex like “Sue!” Activity available 11:30am to 1:30pm.
Find out more »![](https://nvdm.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OpenBuild-580x400.jpg)
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, whatever you create is yours to take home! 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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Glowing-eyed Critters
With LED eyes peering through the darkness of night, these Halloween-inspired light up decorations are sure to be a hit. Using construction paper and light emitting diodes (LEDs) you can create a spooky decoration with eyes that light up in the dark! 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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Volunteer Open House
Welcome, prospective volunteers! The Discovery offers a variety of rewarding volunteer opportunities, from greeting visitors, to helping present science demonstrations, to working behind the scenes. Volunteering is a great way to get involved with northern Nevada’s world-class, hands-on science center. As a volunteer at The Discovery, you’ll gain new skills and experience, meet interesting people, and enjoy a fun, collaborative atmosphere. All volunteers must be age 16 or older and will be asked to pass a background check and attend…
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