Tag: Science

Family Friday: Kaboom!

Discovery Center 711 N Main St, Rockford, IL, United States

Strut your stars and stripes as science and art join hands for this patriotic celebration. Witness explosions, send stomp rockets soaring, construct light and sound creations, and create a red, Continue Reading

$10

Wisconsin Science Festival

Welty Environmental Center 1201 Big Hill Ct, Beloit, WI, United States

Learn about weather and climate and the theme of the Wisconsin Science Festival “Year of Glass” and how it relates to weather.

Free

National Fossil Day

Burpee Natural History Museum 737 N. Main St, Rockford, IL, United States

Attend sessions and learn about fossils and touch and feel specimens. Get tickets here. Cost: $14 per person / $12 per child ages 4-12 / free to kids ages 3 Continue Reading

$12 – $14

Community Recreation Camp – Pine Cones

Camp Winnebago 5804 N. Main St., Rockford, IL, United States

Kids ages 5-13 can do workshops that involve pine cones. Register here.

$10

Ag All Around Us

Discovery Center 711 N Main St, Rockford, IL, United States

Enjoy a farmtastic day with the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau, farmers, live barnyard animals, and activities like making butter and worm bins. Cost: $10 per person, free for kids 1 and Continue Reading

$10

Eggstravaganza

Burpee Natural History Museum 737 N. Main St, Rockford, IL, United States

Learn about plant pigments strong enough to dye eggs, dinosaur eggs, and unique mammals. Get tickets here. Cost: $14 per adult (ages 13 and up) / $12 ages 4-12 / Continue Reading

$12 – $14

Community Science: Snakes

Nature At the Confluence 306 Dickop St, South Beloit, IL, United States

Kids 8 and up can learn about snakes and take a guided hike to look for snakes. Please wear long pants. Register here. Cost: $5 per person / $10 per Continue Reading

$5 – $10