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Science on the Square: Free Family Night at MCM

Science on the Square: Free Family Night at MCM

Thursday 10/17/24
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join the Madison Children’s Museum for a free night of museum fun as the Wisconsin Science Festival presents Science on the Square: Madison Night Market Fusion. Check out all MCM has to offer in addition to an exciting line-up of hands-on science activities, including:

  • UW Neuroscience Outreach, 5-7:45 pm: Join our friends from UW Neuroscience for brain-building activities and interact with REAL neurological specimens.
  • MCM Wild Wonders: Squishy Circuits. 5-7 pm: Making circuits using play dough and LED lights.
  • MCM Idea Lab, 5-7 pm: Create art and storytelling projects with the Idea Machine
  • Sound Science: theremin and plastic bag percussion demo, 5-6 pm
  • Sound Science: Makey-Makey synthesizer demos, 6-8 pm
  • Sound Science: UW Speech & Hearing Clinic: How do we hear?
  • Story Time with Alice in Dairyland, 5-5:15 pm and 6-6:15 pm
  • Women in Chemistry: How does the sun power chemical reactions?
  • Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom: Right This Very Minute on a Wisconsin Farm
  • UW IBio Go: Get to know our aquatic invertebrate friends
  • UW-Madison Hite Lab: How does a tiny parasite travel from the lake to the sky?
  • UW-Madison Freedman and Whitman Lab: what can you see in the soil?
  • UW-Madison Picasso Lab: why are perennials and soil best friends?
  • UW-Madison Child Development Labs: Research in Developmental Disabilities and Language Lab; Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab;

See the full list of activities, performances, and more taking place here: https://madisonchildrensmuseum.org/event/free-night-science-on-the-square-2/

Admission is free from 4 to 8 p.m.

For more information about Science on the Square and to see all participating businesses, visit our page here: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/science-on-the-square/

Event Type:
Hands-On, Open House/Tour, Expo

Venue:

Madison Children’s Museum
100 N. Hamilton St.
Madison, WI 53703 United States
(608) 256-6445
madisonchildrensmuseum.org

Contact:

Madison Children’s Museum
Phone:
(608) 256-6445
Website:
madisonchildrensmuseum.org

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