Celebrate the season at the Academy—we're open daily! View holiday hours
Programs
Ice Lab
Fri Dec 8 at 10:00 am
- The Swamp
This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information.
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Ice Lab
Daily, 10 am-3:30 pm
The Swamp, near aquarium elevators
Explore cold-weather creatures, their adaptations, and their environments through hands-on experiments and demonstrations:
Presenter programs (1-3 pop-ups daily near aquarium elevators )
- Blubber Glove: Get a “hands-on” feel for how Arctic animals stay warm in cold water climates
- Melting Ice: Discover how temperature and salinity affect density with this cool-as-ice experiment
Specimen discovery (select pop-ups daily throughout the museum)
- Bear: Examine black, grizzly, and polar bear skulls, paw prints, and pelts
- Caribou: Touch a caribou pelt, antlers, antler velvet, and lichen
- Snowflake: Explore ice crystal structures using microscopes
- Comet: See a comet made right before your eyes and find out what common ingredients can be combined to make these icy solar bodies (weekends only)
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Kick off the winter season with a flurry of fun at this evening event for science fans of all ages.
Learn about how seasonal changes reveal our global connections through this interactive storytime.
Make merry at the museum this holiday! Frolic under flurries, explore our Ice Lab, enjoy live shows, and more.