Schenectady Museum > Suits-Bueche Planetarium http://www.schenectadymuseum.org Events RSS feed of Schenectady Museum > Suits-Bueche Planetarium: May-2013 en Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Today: Tuesday, May 21 2013]]>
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[This month events:]]> ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Annual Gala: The Big Bang at misci]]> Gala_miSci_invite_2013_FINAL_cover.jpgWe invite you to join us for a fabulous evening celebrating the new miSci. Enjoy an evening of gourmet cuisine, premier networking, a silent auction, live music and aground fireworks display capping off The Big Bang!

Friday, May 10, 2013 | 6pm – 8:30pm
at miSci
15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, New York 12308

Music by the New York Players Jazz Quartet
Cocktail Attire
Valet Parking
$125 per person

For more information or to purchase tickets ($125 per person), contact Susanne Dorr at 518.382.7890 x 232 or susanne.dorr@misci.org 

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Days:  Friday, May-10-2013 @ 6pm - 8:30pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Grownup's Night at the Museum]]> The Eastern Section of STANYS and miSci are pleased to host a special evening for science teachers and other grownups interested in an exciting and stimulating evening of fun and games. Munch on tapas style food, sip drinks while perusing miSci’s new, rotating and permanent exhibits.

• New: THINK created by IBM: This State of the Art exhibit is on a world tour with a stop at miSci. It has been at the Lincoln Center in NYC and Epcot Center at Disney World.
• Rotating Exploratorium exhibits: Seeing will be at the Museum until June  when the Robotic dinosaurs move in for the summer. A new Exploratorium exhibit on  motion will replace Seeing at that time.
• Permanent exhibits: See how technology has changed from the 19th-21st centuries. Charge  up at the Van de Graaff generator and interact with many other exciting exhibits from  Mars Rovers to MRI’s.
• Star Gazing: Dudley Observatory Rising Stars will provide telescopes for night sky  viewing
• Planetarium shows: 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00 PM
• Scavenger Hunt with prizes

Registration online or by mail (print pdf). Go to: http://stanysmuseumnight.eventbrite.com. You will have a choice to download a registration form or to register online. A link to online registration is also provided on the downloaded registration form.

Friday, May 3rd | Time: 6:30-10:30 PM
Cost: $30; STANYS members: $25
Attire: Evening casual
Tapas style food; Alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages
1st 100 STANYS members who register receive one complimentary drink
Professional Development certificates available upon request (4 contact hours)



Days:  Friday, May-3-2013 @ 6:30pm - 10:30pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Invention Convention Exhibit Opens]]> Invention Convention is an annual statewide competition for Capital District students, grades K through 8, who submit an original idea to solve a problem they have encountered in their lives. Be inspired! See the top 100 student inventions on display through May 19.

 Free with admission.

We thank our 2013 Invention Convention Sponsors

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Days:  Friday, May-3-2013 @ 11am - 5pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Investigate: Nanotechnology]]>
FREE with admission

Days:  Thursday, May-2-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Friday, May-3-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Saturday, May-4-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Sunday, May-5-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Thursday, May-9-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Friday, May-10-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Saturday, May-11-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Sunday, May-12-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Thursday, May-16-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Friday, May-17-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Saturday, May-18-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Sunday, May-19-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Thursday, May-23-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Friday, May-24-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Saturday, May-25-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Sunday, May-26-2013 @ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Little Wonders of Science: Curious George and the Boat Show]]>

Introduce children ages 3 to 5 to science with Curious George and the Boat Show and a fun hands-on science activity exploring sinking and floating. Advance registrants receive a FREE book (while supplies last) and materials to continue the study of science at home. Space is limited. Register with the online option below or call 518.382.7890 x 224 (cut off one day before program date).

Free with admission

Sponsored in part by Target_09_Red_RGB_300x380.jpg

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Days:  Thursday, May-16-2013 @ 11am - 12pm
Saturday, May-18-2013 @ 11am - 12pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Memorial Day at miSci]]> miSci is open 9am to 5pm Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday. See Planetarium shows at 11am, 12, 1, 2 and 3pm. Explore interactive exhibits throughout miSci: Seeing, hands-on fun from San Francisco's Exploratorium; THINK® created by IBM, a highly interactive touch screen exhibit about the history and process of innovation; MRI: Examining the Human Body; and more!

Exhibits are free with admission; add $5 for Planetarium



Days:  Monday, May-27-2013 @ 9am - 5pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Science Discovery Demos: Light Waves]]> Have an explosive visit with this bonus educational opportunity! Learn all about light waves and spectroscopy at this educator-led science demo.

Free with admission.



Days:  Saturday, May-4-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
Sunday, May-5-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
Saturday, May-11-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
Sunday, May-12-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
Saturday, May-18-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
Sunday, May-19-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
Saturday, May-25-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
Sunday, May-26-2013 @ 12:30pm - 1pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Science Zone: Math Folding Origami]]> Use the geometry of triangles, squares and rectangles to create things out of paper, like a jumping frog at this educator-led activity in miSci’s Science Zone.

Free with admission



Days:  Saturday, May-4-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
Sunday, May-5-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Science Zone: Math Patterns]]> Can you see patterns with numbers and shapes? See how fast you are with this card game at this educator-led activity in miSci’s Science Zone?

Free with admission



Days:  Saturday, May-18-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
Sunday, May-19-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Science Zone: Puzzling Math Tangrams]]> Can you make a triangle by combining other shapes at this educator-led activity in miSci’s Science Zone?

Free with admission



Days:  Saturday, May-25-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
Sunday, May-26-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Science Zone: Same or Different?]]> Can you spot any changes between the two images at this educator-led activity in miSci’s Science Zone?

Free with admission



Days:  Saturday, May-11-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
Sunday, May-12-2013 @ 1pm - 2:30pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Spark! The 5 Senses: Please Touch]]> Let preschoolers discover science with Spark!, hands-on fun Friday mornings. Let your child see, do and learn with other children and miSci educators. Involve them with circle time, activity stations, make and takes and more. We use our sense of touch all the time! It helps us recognize objects and understand our environment. Please Touch includes a blind guessing game with different feeling objects, exploring braille, and crayon rubbings with different textures. May’s theme is The 5 Senses with a different topic each week: May 3: Please Touch; May 10: Sound All Around; May 17: Tasting and Smelling; May 24: See for Yourself. Call 382-7890 x 224. Registration and pre-payment required.

Members $50 for all 4 classes or $15 / class; Non-members $70 for all 4 classes or $18 / class



Days:  Friday, May-3-2013 @ 11am - 12pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Spark! The 5 Senses: See for Yourself]]> Let preschoolers discover science with Spark!, hands-on fun Friday mornings. Let your child see, do and learn with other children and miSci educators. Involve them with circle time, activity stations, make and takes and more. Let your child learn how we understand the world through sight. May’s theme is The 5 Senses with a different topic each week: May 3: Please Touch; May 10: Sound All Around; May 17: Tasting and Smelling; May 24: See for Yourself. Call 382-7890 x 224. Registration and pre-payment required.

Members $50 for all 4 classes or $15 / class; Non-members $70 for all 4 classes or $18 / class



Days:  Friday, May-24-2013 @ 11am - 12pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Spark! The 5 Senses: Sound All Around]]> Let preschoolers discover science with Spark!, hands-on fun Friday mornings. Let your child see, do and learn with other children and miSci educators. Involve them with circle time, activity stations, make and takes and more. Let your child learn how hearing sounds is one the very important ways we learn about our world. May’s theme is The 5 Senses with a different topic each week: May 3: Please Touch; May 10: Sound All Around; May 17: Tasting and Smelling; May 24: See for Yourself. Call 382-7890 x 224. Registration and pre-payment required.

Members $50 for all 4 classes or $15 / class; Non-members $70 for all 4 classes or $18 / class



Days:  Friday, May-10-2013 @ 11am - 12pm
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:09 -0600 <![CDATA[Spark! The 5 Senses: Tasting and Smelling]]> Let preschoolers discover science with Spark!, hands-on fun Friday mornings. Let your child see, do and learn with other children and miSci educators. Involve them with circle time, activity stations, make and takes and more. We generally taste foods as salty, sour, sweet or bitter. Explore these senses with taste categories and smell matching activities. May’s theme is The 5 Senses with a different topic each week: May 3: Please Touch; May 10: Sound All Around; May 17: Tasting and Smelling; May 24: See for Yourself. Call 382-7890 x 224. Registration and pre-payment required.

Members $50 for all 4 classes or $15 / class; Non-members $70 for all 4 classes or $18 / class



Days:  Friday, May-17-2013 @ 11am - 12pm
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