Fun Coming this Spring to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

March 2014 – Balloon Physics Fun!

•       3/1 (11 am & 1 pm) and 3/2 (1 pm)
o       Balloon Rockets:  Make balloon rockets using Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion.

•       3/8 (11 am & 1 pm) and 3/9 (1 pm)
o       LEGO® Balloon Car:  Use a balloon to power a LEGO® car.

•       3/15 (11 am & 1 pm) and 3/16 (1 pm)
o       Marshmallow Shooter:  How far can you make a marshmallow fly?  Come find out with this fun experiment and test Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion.

•       3/22 (11 am & 1 pm) and 3/23 (1 pm)
o       Balloon Blow-Up:  Can you inflate a balloon without using your breath?  Find out how during an exciting workshop about chemical reactions.

•       3/29 (11 am & 1 pm) and 3/30 (1 pm)
o       Balloon Race:  What do static electricity, balloons, and race tracks have in common?  Discover what it is and then see if you can enter our Winner’s Circle.

April 2014 – Colorful Science

•       4/6 (11 am & 1 pm) and 4/7 (1 pm)
o       Acid/Base Rainbow of Color: Let you imagination run wild and paint a picture with a solution and color it using acidic and base chemicals.

•       4/12 (11 am & 1 pm) and 4/13 (1 pm)
o       Magical Chromatography: Have you ever wondered what colors make up the color black and other non-primary colors?  Use chromatography to separate them out.

•       4/19 (11 am & 1 pm) and 4/20 (1 pm)
o       Garden Artist:  Can you color a picture using food?  Explore pigments found in plants in this incredible workshop.

•       4/26 (11 am & 1 pm) and 4/27 (1 pm)
o       The Natural pH Indicator:  Make your own pH indicator and learn how to test if a solution is an acid or a base.

May 2014 – Digging Up the Past: Archaeology Style!

•       5/3 (11 am & 1 pm) and 5/3 (1 pm)
o       Egypt Pyramid Race:  Make your way to the finish line in this exciting race.

•       5/10 (11 am & 1 pm) and 5/11 (1 pm)
o       Be an Archaeologist For a Day!: Use the clues that are left behind in our dig site to identify who lived here before we got here.

•       5/17 (11 am & 1 pm) and 5/18 (1 pm)
o       Ancient Pottery:  Learn what clay and pottery can tell us about ancient civilizations and make pottery of your own.

•       5/24 (11 am & 1 pm) and 5/25 (1 pm)
o       Petroglyph Stories:  Decipher petroglyphs and pictographs from ancient and modern times.  Draw your own petroglyphs and make your own story about them.

•       5/31 (11 am & 1 pm) and 6/1 (1 pm)
o       Egyptian Cartouche Creations:  Learn about the Egyptian alphabet and how to write your name in hieroglyphs.

For more details always check out the

Las Vegas Natural History Museum Weekend Science Page

2 for 1 Admission for Adults to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

Preparing for my family trip to the museum I found a great 2 for 1 coupon for adults.  Grab it here off the the museum website.   My kids favorite part of going to the natural history museum is that the animals pose still for them to take pictures. But you can’t say that for kids! LOL