Friday, December 30, 2011

Noon Day celebration at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum

Ring in the New Year with a big balloon drop at noon! Make crazy hats, crazy noise, and bring in the New Year with a big balloon drop while parading around the Orpheum Theatre! $6 nonmembers, $5 members.EVENT WILL BE FROM 11AM-1PM

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

A Friendly Reminder


The Orpheum Children's Science Museum will be closed December 24-26.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Register NOW for the Orpheum Children's Science Museum's Girls Do Science Club!


Register now for the Spring semester of Girls do Science Club! The Girls do Science Club builds sisterhood, self-confidence, and science literacy while giving girls entering 1st-5th grade a great opportunity to spend time chilling with their girlfriends. The Girls do Science Club builds sisterhood, self-confidence, and science literacy while giving girls entering 1st-5th grade a great opportunity to spend time chilling with their girlfriends. The club meetings will be focused on a different topic for each of the 10 session meetings. Girls will enjoy the variety of topics, and will be inspired by the projects and curriculum used in SciGirls, Dragonfly, and Scratch programming. Girls will explore sound, Antarctica and the march of the penguins, forensic investigation, fossils, music, earthquakes, bone identification, mass and momentum, memory, and even create their own animated story using the Scratch design studio software. Each day will be a different topic and always include hands on activities. Through a fun and girl centered environment, club members will be encouraged to develop critical thinking skills including predicting, experimenting, observing, interpreting and communicating.

Register Now

Chanute Air Museum Holiday & Winter Hours

Winter Hours - Effective Dec 19, 2011 thru Mar 19, 2012
Monday thru Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 Noon -4:00 PM

Holiday Hours
Christmas: Closed - Dec 24 and 25, 2011 (Saturday & Sunday)
New Years: Closed - Jan 1, 2012 (Sunday)

Friday, December 16, 2011

Last Snow Globe and Drop & Shop at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum


We're making kaleidoscopes during "Drop and Shop" tomorrow! Also, you can create your own perfect thumbprint Christmas tree card during the DIY session. Be sure to join us for our last Snow Globe Saturday this Saturday, December 17 from 2-5pm. $8 for nonmembers $5 for members. Info regarding the event can be found in this week's Buzz Weekly online: http://readbuzz.com/arts/2011/the-science-of-the-holidays

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Snow Globe and a Science Fair at the Orpheum

Join The Orpheum Children's Science Museum for Snow Globe from 2-5p.m. in the afternoon! Admission for Snow Globe Saturdays: $5 for members and $8 for non-members. There will also be a DIY Pom-Pom Snowman activity from 1-3p.m. ALL on Saturday, Dec.3rd :) FYI- Drop & Shop was cancelled for this Saturday. We also have U of I's Learning in the Community Group's fair “Nab the Aquatic Invader!” An action packed day for just $8! :)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Learning in the Community Class at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum

Students working with the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant are putting on an educational fair teaching children about aquatic invasive species such as Asian carp and zebra mussels, what their impact is on the environment and what we can do to help. This event will target students in grades 1-8. We’re looking for kids who want to help book these “aquatic invaders” for their disruptive activities. You can be a private investigator on the case and help the other detectives “book the bad guys, by playing games and learning about aquatic invasive species

Weekend Wizards

Grab your wizard hat every Saturday from 1-3pm. A new experiment or craft is available each week, and often with a community partner. Grab a friend to make, create, and collaborate with on Do It Yourself projects and experiments.