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Upcoming Events

March

MARCH 17 – MARCH 29 – MUSEUM CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19

March 17
Building Bots – CANCELED
Robotics & Engineering FunLab
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Grades 3rd-6th
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

March 23 
STEAM Sprouts – POSTPONED
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

March 28
Teacher Professional Development – POSTPONED – DATE TBD
STEM Savvier: Even MORE Strategies for Incorporating STEM Across the Curriculum
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Kindergarten – 8th grade educators
Free Registration
Pre-registration required. Register online by clicking here.
Credits: 6 CPE/Gifted Talented

March 30
STEAM Sprouts – POSTPONED
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

April

April 6
STEAM Sprouts
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

April 7
Building Bots
Robotics & Engineering FunLab
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Grades K-2nd
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

April 13
STEAM Sprouts
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

April 14
Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture Series – POSTPONED
Speaker: Gilbert Van Deventer, Hydrologist, Trident Environmental
Realities of West Texas Sinkholes
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Free Admission
Drinks and dessert provided.
Sponsor: Norma J. McGrew & Hahl Proctor Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

April 20
STEAM Sprouts
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

April 21
Building Bots
Robotics & Engineering FunLab
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Grades 3rd-6th
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

April 27
STEAM Sprouts
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

April 30
Family Science Night
Science Does a Body Good
6:30 – 8:00 pm
6:00 pm Early Admission for MEMBERS ONLY
Hands-on Science Experiments & Activities
Free Admission
Sponsor: Chevron

May

May 4
STEAM Sprouts
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

May 5
Building Bots
Robotics & Engineering FunLab
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Grades K-2nd
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

May 11
STEAM Sprouts
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

May 12
Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture Series
Speaker: Samantha Carrell, Executive Director, Teen F.L.O.W.
Where Leaders are Made
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Free Admission
Drinks and dessert provided.
Sponsor: Norma J. McGrew & Hahl Proctor Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

May 19
Building Bots
Robotics & Engineering FunLab
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Grades 3rd-6th
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Occidental

May 21
Arlen Edgar Distinguished Lecture Series
Speaker: James McLurkin
Dances with Robots: The Story of One Engineer, 112 Little Robots & the Toys, Insects and Star Wars Movies That Made It All Possible
7:00 p.m.
Free ticketed event.
Sponsor: Abell-Hanger Foundation

May 27-28
STEAM Sprouts In Nature Mini-Camp
9:30 – 11:00 a.m. OR 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.

June

June 3-4
STEAM Sprouts LEGO Maker Mini-Camp
9:30 – 11:00 a.m. OR 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Ages 4-5
Pre-registration is required.

June 8
Movie Maker Monday: Abominable
1:00 -5:00 p.m.
Ages 6-12
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Apache Corporation

June 9
Brown Bag Lunch & Lecture Series
Video: In Search of History – Ancient Inventions, A History Channel Documentary
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Free Admission
Drinks and dessert provided.
Sponsor: Norma J. McGrew & Hahl Proctor Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

June 10-12
Summer Science Camp
Wild About Science
9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Ages 6-8
Pre-registration is required.
Sponsor: Apache Corporation

 

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