Class: Lapidary Art
Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm
Ages: 5 to 10 years old
Cost: $7.00 per child plus Museum admission

Do you have a rock that's a real gem? Would you like to show the world a mineral's hidden beauty? This Lapidary Art workshop is for you. A gemstone is just a rock, or mineral, that has been treated to the Lapidary Arts.  Lapidary is the art of cutting, grinding, sanding and polishing rocks and minerals. Join us for this program to learn about the art of rock polishing wth some real hands-on practice.

Class: Rocket Science
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm
Ages: 7 and older
Cost: $7.00 per child plus Museum admission

Ever wonder why rockets blast off? Test different types of rockets and learn the science behind getting them off the ground. For ages 7 and up.

Class: Geodes Rock
Date: Sunday, June 16, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm
Ages: 5 to 10 years old
Cost: $7.00 per child plus Museum admission

Want to see something that really rocks? Geodes are rocks that hold crystals or agate inside. Come learn the geology of geodes, then crack open your own geode and polish it on the Kidspace stone polisher.

Class: Magnetic Fun
Date: Saturday, June 16, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm
Ages: 7 and older
Cost: $7.00 per child plus Museum admission

Are you attracted to fun? This workshop is all about the fun of attraction and, specifically, magnets. Come explore the properties of magnetism with our Physic Forest specialist. We will use magnetic wands to explore magnetic forces, try to confuse compass needles, and make magents hover.

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Class: Insect Pinning
Date: Sunday, July 22, 2012
Time: 2:00
Ages: 5 to 10 years old
Cost: $7.00 per child plus Museum admission

Calling all entomologists. Ento-who? Entomologists are scientists who study insects. Maybe you adopted a caterpillar or have seen fancy beetles crawling along the ground, and you want to learn more about little creepy crawlers. This workshop is for you, we will be studying insects and one of the best ways to study an insect is by preserving it. Each participant will get to pin an insect to take home.

Class: The Physics of Sound
Date: Saturday, July 21, 2012
Time: 2:00 pm
Ages: 7 and older
Cost: $7.00 per child plus Museum admission

Come play in the waves, Sound Waves that is! Learn about vibrations, waves and resonance …oh my! Where does sound come from? How does it move? How do you perceive it? Come play with sound learn to play glasses and make and take home a fun toy!

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Dinosaur Days Special Program

Class: Fossil Dig
Date: Sunday August 18 &19, 2012
Times: 11AM, 12:30PM and 2:00PM
Ages: 5 to 10 years old
Cost: $5.00 per child plus Museum admission

Is your young paleontologist looking for a chance to dig for real fossils? Attendees will get the chance to dig for real fossils buried in “rock.” We will discuss how fossils are made, what we can learn from fossils and how paleontologists find and dig fossils. Each participant will get to take home the fossils they excavate.