Beneath the Starry Sky
- Perseid Showers -
For families and children, 5 years and above
Saturday, August 14, 8-10 pm
M: $10/person, $35 maximum
per family / NM: $13/person, maximum $47 per family.
Pre-registration and pre-payment required.
Join us for the Greatest Show Above Earth! Every year at this
time, the Perseid Meteor Showers dazzle observers with shooting
stars. Hands-on activities help you learn about about this
amazing phenomenon. We will then go outside in the field and use
telescopes to scan the night sky for the moon, stars and
planets. As an added treat, we will make s’mores and tell
stories around the campfire. Please dress for the weather and
bring insect repellant
Volksmarch 2010!
10:00am-3:00pm
Sunday, November 7
$3M/$5NM for ages 2yrs. and over
A German word for “People’s Walk,” a Volksmarch is a
leisurely walk through a scenic or historic area over a
pre-determined trail. Join us for an SSNSC version
and explore the woodlands around the Science Center
and/or Jacobs Pond. Families, seniors, groups of friends
or individuals will enjoy exercising, socializing and
learning about the area. Choose your arrival time, the
length of your trail, set your own pace and you’re good
to go! Snacks and drinks will be provided, along with a
scavenger hunt to guide you along. Prizes will be
awarded upon completion of the walk! Please allow 2.5
hrs. to complete both trails by 3pm when the center will
close. Pre-registration requested. Walk-ins welcome.
Fairies of the Forest
For children ages 2 and up
1:00-2:30pm
Saturday, September 25
$12M/$15NM per child/adult pair
$5 per additional child
Fairies live in all kinds of places, but they like the
forest best. We’ll look for their hidden houses and then
build some to take home. We will also make some little
fairy folk to live in them. Come in costume if you like.
Pre-registration and pre-payment required.
Halloween Howl
5:00-7:30pm
Saturday, October 30
It’s Halloween time at the Science Center! Join us for
some “Ghoulish Glee” and a not too scary night of
family fun. Activities include pumpkin carving, crafts,
a live animal presentation, and a night walk in the
woods. Wear a costume if you would like and bring a
pumpkin to carve. Snacks will be available for sale.
Check the website, www.ssnsc.org, for final details,
additions to the program and cost.
Cranberry Day
10:00am-2:00pm ~ Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11
Adults $5M/7NM, children $3M/5NM
Cranberry juice, “Cranraisins”, and cranberry bread – we
love to eat cranberries! Where do they come from? They
bounce, float and grow in bogs, right here in
Southeastern MA! Join us to learn all
about this delicious and nutritious
fruit, its importance as food and medicines to
early Native Americans and Colonists, and how it is used
today. Enjoy crafts, hands-on activities and even take
home sample recipes – something for everyone!
This is a drop-in event. No pre-registration or
pre-payment required!
Family Fun Day
Flying Wild Festival
1:00-4:00pm ~ Sunday, October 3
$5M with a maximum of $20 per family
$8NM with a maximum of $32 per family
Bye, bye, birdies! Join us to celebrate the incredible and
mysterious journey that many birds take at this time of
year. How do they do it? Enjoy games, crafts,
demonstrations, exhibits and trail
walks as you become a bird for an
afternoon and learn about patterns of migration,
obstacles along the way, marvelous adaptations, and
how birds behave and communicate. Fun for the whole
family!
Early Peoples Along the North River
Saturday, October 2 ~11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Drop in and enjoy a special day celebrating Early
American life along the North River. Explore an expanded
display of Native American artifacts along with our
permanent exhibit of early life along
the North River. Children's
activities will include storytelling, Native
American games and sampling foods of long ago.
Family Archaeology Day
Columbus Day - Monday, October 11 ~11:00 am-2:00 pm
Join us for a fun hands-on mock archaeological dig.
Visitors will use special tools to excavate fragments of
the past and try to piece them
together. Come and see what you will
find. Visit our museums Native American exhibit
to view our permanent collection of early American
artifacts.
Suitable for children of all ages accompanied by
adults.
To enroll please print and mail the following