Drop by the STEAM Lab in June for hands-on activities celebrating the history of LGBTQIA+ innovators, scientists, and engineers like Alan Turning, Sally Ride, and many more! Use familiar materials to construct your own robotic space arm. Make a cryptanalysis machine to decode secret messages. Create working physicians tools, color a geologic map for your […]
Join us at AMOS for a special workshop to kick off the holiday season- STEAM Advent Calendars! Makers of all ages can work together to create their own unique STEAM themed advent calendars full of curious treats and treasures provided by the museum. Design, decorate, and create your own countdown calendars that reflect your own STEAM […]
Join AMOS educators and guest presenters in the STEAM Lab as we experiment in joy and gratitude! Take home a DIY "joy generator," conduct research on which types of mammals experience joy and how, practice the science of smiling and laughter, and contribute to our joyfulness map!
How do animals play hide and seek? Experiment with camouflage, investigate biomimicry, and learn from animals to design and develop tools to help you attract or repel attention! Come up with a new design for a “scarecrow”, make a fascinator or wearable lure, construct your own “stay away” badge, and play animal-themed puzzles and games […]
Explore laws of motion, forces, and attraction through fun experiments and hands-on challenges. Think you have what it takes to disrupt gravity? Can you work together with friends on a collaborative pulley challenge? Invent a new “push and pull” machine, or win a thumb war using the principles of hydraulics? STEAM Lab is open during […]
Come celebrate Black History Month with our If/Then: Women in STEM Exhibit! Join AMOS Educators on Sundays at 2pm in February for hands-on activities exploring the careers of Black STEAM leaders. Put your citizen scientist skills to the test with If/Then scavenger hunts to earn STEAM badges, and catch a special star show and Q&A […]
Join AMOS Educators in the STEAM Lab March 6th-10th as we celebrate SoCon and explore the science of basketball! What does it take to make the perfect shot? How can investigating material science make us better players? Can dissecting a basketball improve our dribble? STEAM Lab is open during regular AMOS operating […]
