Adventures in Science
The Adventures in Science program introduces children to a wide variety of scientific disciplines through thought-provoking, hands-on investigations and interactive tours of Museum exhibits.
SUMMER 2013 CAMPS NOW AVAILABLE. SEE BELOW
The three-day workshops and week-long day camps or institutes explore topics such as astrophysics, human evolution, robot design, frogs and extreme mammals. Children can study constellations by star-gazing, examine the tools and cave art of our hominid ancestors, and much more in these exciting, inquiry-based programs.
Schedules and grade level can be found by selecting the workshop or camp you are interested in.
For more information please contact Siva Ramakrishnan.
More About the Middle School InstitutesCheck out these videos and learn more about the Institutes and the student projects that come from them. Learn more about last summer's Virtual Worlds Institute! These videos are by past students who have taken the Evolution Institute!
The Komodo Dragon Learn more about students render a past world in this video about the Virtual Worlds Institute: What Happened to the Neanderthals? |
The Museum's Youth Initiatives are generously supported by the leadership contribution of
Offered - Five Sundays in the Spring of 2013: 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17. Learn to navigate our solar system, galaxy, and beyond using Digital Universe, the AMNH's cutting-edge three-dimensional digital map of our universe.
Grades Pre-k and K: March 5, 12 and 19.
Grades 1 and 2: April 2, 9 and 16
Train to go on space walks, conduct experiments on a space station, and experience the thrill of space travel.
March 6, 13, 20, 2013
When you snack on potato chips, or enjoy spicy Thai noodles, do you ever wonder where your food comes from? How it was grown? Explore these questions and more in workshops based on the Museum’s latest special exhibition, Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture.
Grades Pre-K and K: April 17 and 24
Grades 1 and 2: March 7 and 14
Calling all budding astronomers to this introduction to the night sky!
March 25, 2013 -