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Maker Challenge - Shrinky Dinks
Explore scale and design by making your own shrinky dink creation!
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Fireworks: The Science of Combustion
Discover the science behind fireworks and other combustion reactions.
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Amazing Animals
Have an up-close encounter with snakes, cockroaches, and rats.
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Supercool: Liquid Nitrogen
Watch us perform some amazing science tricks with liquid nitrogen.
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Member-Only Open Making
Members, it’s time to make! Bring your supplies and flex your creative muscles.
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Birth of Planet Earth
Travel back 5 billion years to the origins of our planet!
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Antarctica
Discover the remote and hostile, beautiful and awe-inspiring continent at the bottom of the world.
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Forward to the Moon
Take a journey to learn about NASA’s efforts to take our first steps towards a permanent, off-world presence.
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Great White Shark
Uncover the secret lives of these creatures that pre-date dinosaurs.
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