Spring Break at the Beach with Melissa Nord
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
9:30am - 4:30pm
Upcoming Special Programs:
We’re bringing spring break at the beach to the Museum! Join us for fun interactive activities with a performance from our partners every day!
At 12PM on Tuesday, April 2 we will have a special performance by Melissa Nord, a meteorologist from 11Alive!
Session Schedule:
9:30am
- Drop-in activity
Jane's Innovation Station: Buoyancy Challenge
Let's learn about buoyancy! Learn about the science of what makes objects sink or float and try to build a boat or a floatation device that can hold 100 buttons and stay afloat at Jane's Innovation Station.
9:30am
- Drop-in activity
Science Bar: Damselfish in Distress
Venture with us into a beautiful coral reef of light, color and critical thinking as we see through the eyes of the ever-feisty damselfish, and their remarkable ability to see UV light! Will you be able to tell friend fish from foe fish? Sort through schools of fish as you put your scientific and inquisitive skills to the test!
9:30am
- Drop-in activity
Art Studio: Paper Plate Dioramas
Celebrate the beauty of the planet with a special Earth Month art activity! Cut a paper plate into a folded diorama, and then fill an environment of your design with animals and plant-life natural to that habitat!
10:00am
- Stage program
Hula Hoop Dance Party
Join us for some hula hooping fun with a dance party!
11:00am
- Stage program
Storytime: Deep in the Ocean
From the glittering surface of the sea to the darkness of the abyss, Lucie Brunellière’s book "Deep in the Ocean" will take readers on a bewitching journey through fascinating waters—where some are warm, colorful, and crowded with sea creatures, and others are mysterious and turbulent.
12:00pm
- Stage program
Special Guest: Melissa Nord
Learn all about the forthcoming total solar eclipse in a special Science stage show from Melissa Nord of 11 Alive!
1:00pm
- Stage program
Storytime: Deep in the Ocean
From the glittering surface of the sea to the darkness of the abyss, Lucie Brunellière’s book "Deep in the Ocean" will take readers on a bewitching journey through fascinating waters—where some are warm, colorful, and crowded with sea creatures, and others are mysterious and turbulent.
2:00pm
- Stage program
Hula Hoop Dance Party
Join us for some hula hooping fun with a dance party!
3:00pm
- Stage program
Storytime: Deep in the Ocean
From the glittering surface of the sea to the darkness of the abyss, Lucie Brunellière’s book "Deep in the Ocean" will take readers on a bewitching journey through fascinating waters—where some are warm, colorful, and crowded with sea creatures, and others are mysterious and turbulent.