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Longway Planetarium's workshops inspire the entire family to get excited about science as they create, experiment, make new friends, and develop new skills. Check out the March 2022 Workshops, for four-year-olds through sixth graders, and even some for the whole family to enjoy together! |
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Join us for a day of family fun as we explore life under the sea. We’ll engage in hands-on activities to learn about ocean life, make an ocean in a bottle, and more. This program includes entry into the 11:00 a.m. “Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker” Planetarium Show! |
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Unknown UniverseDate: March 5, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. – Noon
Good for families with children 8+. Let’s investigate the unknown universe. We’ll view the “Faster Than Light” Planetarium Show, then use our knowledge to design, build, and navigate our way through space.
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Maker Lab: Spring InspirationsDate: March 12, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. – Noon
Spring is right around the corner! Use the spring season as an inspiration to plan, design, and make creations that are beautifully scientific. |
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Noisy NeighborhoodDate: March 26, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. – Noon
Click, clack, tap, tap. What’s going on in that noisy neighborhood? Use your engineering imagination to build houses, signs, and whatever comes to mind, in your very own neighborhood. |
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Kinder-Science Camp: Storybook STEMDate: March 28– 30, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. – Noon
Did you know March is National Reading Month?! Join us as we navigate exciting, literacy-based STEM challenges with help from some of our storybook favorites. |
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Re-Write A Classic
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Uh-Oh! Characters from a storybook classic need your help. Use your engineering skills to plan, design, and build structures to help them along their journey. How will you rewrite the ending to their story?
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Gummy Bear Challenge
Date: March 26, 2022
Time: 1-3 p.m.
A group of Gummy Bears have been hiding out in the Longway Planetarium. Can you help them escape and survive a series of engineering challenges and make it out of the building?
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Spectacular Spring
Date: March 28-30, 2022
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Explore all things STEM in this 3-day Spring Break Camp. Learn about life cycles, navigate engineering-based challenges, and much more!
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Pocket Poetry
Date: March 12, 2022
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Discovery how powerful your words can be. Listen to poets that have inspired millions and help us paint images in our minds. Create your own poem and a beautiful piece of art work that depicts your ideas.
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Potato Power
Date: March 26, 2022
Time: 1-3 p.m.
After learning the basics of electricity, create a circuit that powers a light bulb without using a battery. How many potatoes does it take to light one light, two lights, or three lights? Can you create parrel and series circuits using just potatoes?
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Maker Lab Camp: Tinker & Test
Date: March 28-30, 2022
Time: 1-4 p.m.
Experience the “Maker Lab Camp: Tinker and Test” where you will build and discover how stuff works! Create new inventions out of old, explore how simple materials can create strong structures, and experiment with contraptions that fly, flutter, and free-fall. If our inventions flop, no need to stop. We will re-design and try again!
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Choose from over 30 science workshops for families and kids, preschool through 6th grade, presented by Longway Planetarium and Sloan Museum educators.
STEM learning doesn’t end when your child leaves the classroom. Engage in STEM enrichment year-round with Longway Planetarium science workshops! Give your children a productive and fun way to spend their time out of school with a program that offers them the chance to learn more about science in an exciting, interactive environment!Longway's workshops inspire students to get excited about science as they create, experiment, make new friends, and develop new skills.
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Members receive $1 off all workshops. Members can login on our website after signing up for a class to receive their discounts. To learn how to become a member, click here. |
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Sloan Museum at Courtland Center
4190 E. Court St. Burton, MI 48509
810-237-3450 | Email | Facebook
Longway Planetarium
1310 E. Kearsley St. Flint, MI 48503
810-237-3400 | Email | Facebook
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