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Tuesday, December 2 @ 1:00- 2:30 PM
Home School Days: DNA & Forensics (Ages 12-15)
This fun and interesting DNA/Forensics program will allow students to work in teams and find out just who did it. Students will learn about DNA matching and other forensic tools to catch the criminal! Registration is required. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 today!
$8 per student (non museum member) / $6 per student (museum member) |
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Wednesday, December 3 @ 1:00- 2:30 PM
Home School Days: DNA & Forensics (Ages 12-15)
This fun and interesting DNA/Forensics program will allow students to work in teams and find out just who did it. Students will learn about DNA matching and other forensic tools to catch the criminal! Registration is required. Call 518.382.7890 x 224 today!
$8 per student (non museum member)/ $6 per student (museum member) |
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Wednesday, December 3 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Rescue Mission
Design a hook using paperclips and thread that will pull a submerged capsule out of water at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Wednesday, December 3 @ 4:30 – 6:30 PM
FREE FETCH!™ Workshop for Educators
Teachers, learn how to use PBS shows like FETCH!™ to engage your students in learning in this FREE workshop designed just for you! Receive a FREE resource kit you can use in your classroom. Limited to 50 people. Please call 518.382.7890 x 224 to register by November 26.
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Thursday, December 4 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Rescue Mission
Design a hook using paperclips and thread that will pull a submerged capsule out of water at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Friday, December 5 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Rescue Mission
Design a hook using paperclips and thread that will pull a submerged capsule out of water at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 6 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Rescue Mission
Design a hook using paperclips and thread that will pull a submerged capsule out of water at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Wednesday, December 10 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Size It Up
Turn a small picture of Ruff Ruffman into a large one using a gridded picture of Ruff, chart paper, and sticky notes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Thursday, December 11 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Size It Up
Turn a small picture of Ruff Ruffman into a large one using a gridded picture of Ruff, chart paper, and sticky notes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Thursday, December 11 @ 6:00 PM
The Alzheimer’s Epidemic: The Nature of the Problem and Potential Solutions
Join Dr. Earl A. Zimmerman, Director of the Alzheimer’s Center of Albany Medical Center, for a fascinating look at Alzheimer’s Disease, a major public health and economic problem for our society which is devastating to the one in four families who face it.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Friday, December 12 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Size It Up
Turn a small picture of Ruff Ruffman into a large one using a gridded picture of Ruff, chart paper, and sticky notes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 13 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 13 @ 2:00 – 3:00 PM
China in Color 100 Years Ago with Dick Moore & Gregg Millett
250 years before cinema, people around the world were captivated by images projected from a wide-range of devices that came to be known as magic lanterns. Explore the history of the magic lantern and its history in China. See various types of lanterns as well as kaleidoscope, mechanical, dissolve, and panoramic slides. Dick Moore is President of the Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada; Schenectady-based Gregg Millett is working on Centennial Vision of Colorful China, a traveling exhibition which opens in Kunming in 2009 and concludes at the National Museum of China in Beijing.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 13 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Festival of Holidays: Chinese Celebration
Experience a lively celebration of Chinese culture with performances from the Chinese Community Center. Festival of Holidays is a series of events featuring some of the many holiday traditions celebrated each year in our wonderfully diverse community.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 13 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Size It Up
Turn a small picture of Ruff Ruffman into a large one using a gridded picture of Ruff, chart paper, and sticky notes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Sunday, December 14 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Sunday, December 14 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Festival of Holidays: Kwanzaa
Celebrate the customs of Kwanzaa with members of the Hamilton Hill Arts Center. Festival of Holidays is a series of events featuring some of the many holiday traditions celebrated each year in our wonderfully diverse community.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Tuesday, December 16 @ 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Transgenic Organisms of New York State: Rich Pell
Join artist Rich Pell for a lively discussion of his work featured in Hall of Transgenic Organisms of New York State currently on display at the Museum. His work challenges you to consider the impact and implications of genetic research in your life, and your ethical reaction to the science of genetics.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Wednesday, December 17 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Toy Chemistry
Mix two liquids together to form a gooey solid that you can mold and stretch into weird shapes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Thursday, December 18 @ 10:30 AM
Little Wonders of Science: Diary of a Worm
It’s never too early to introduce a child to the wonders of science! Bring children ages 3 - 5 to discover worms with Diary of a Worm. Inspire curiosity with storytelling and make-and-take activities. Explore a different topic each month! Limited openings. Call 382-7890 x 224 to register today!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Thursday, December 18 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Toy Chemistry
Mix two liquids together to form a gooey solid that you can mold and stretch into weird shapes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Friday, December 19 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Toy Chemistry
Mix two liquids together to form a gooey solid that you can mold and stretch into weird shapes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission
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Friday, December 19 @ 5:00 – 7:00 PM
FREE! ART Night: Model Trains & Hybrid DNA Isolation
Come to the Museum during ART Night in December. See the Model Trains run! And, become a scientist in Hybrid DNA Isolation: A Do-It-Yourself Art-Lab for All Ages with Adam Zaretsky. Do lab experiments that help you extract DNA from common organic items which the Museum will provide or you can bring your own! Create a messy glop of DNA admixture, which you can name and take home.
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Saturday, December 20@ 10:30 AM
Little Wonders of Science: Diary of a Worm
It’s never too early to introduce a child to the wonders of science! Bring children ages 3 - 5 to discover worms with Diary of a Worm. Inspire curiosity with storytelling and make-and-take activities. Explore a different topic each month! Limited openings. Call 382-7890 x 224 to register today!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 20 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 20 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Festival of Holidays: Diwali
Discover Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and other Hindu customs with singing and dancing by the Schenectady Hindu Temple. Festival of Holidays is a series of events featuring some of the many holiday traditions celebrated each year in our wonderfully diverse community.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 20 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Toy Chemistry
Mix two liquids together to form a gooey solid that you can mold and stretch into weird shapes at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Sunday, December 21 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Sunday, December 21 @ 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Festival of Holidays: Hanukkah
Enjoy Hanukkah by storytelling by Mindy Holland, music by Leah Wolff Pellingra, and refreshments with the Schenectady Jewish Community Center. Festival of Holidays is a series of events featuring some of the many holiday traditions celebrated each year in our wonderfully diverse community.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Tuesday, December 23 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Wednesday, December 24 @ 12:00 – 2:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Wednesday, December 24 @ 12:30 – 1:30 PM
December School Break: DNA Activities
Join us during school break for special kids’ DNA activities. Construct a DNA model and make your own fingerprints! We will have a different activity each day during December School Break, December 24, 26, & 28 – 31.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Friday, December 26 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Friday, December 26 @ 12:30 – 3:30 PM
December School Break: Whodunit?
Join us during school break for a special kids’ activity, Whodunit?, where you conduct an experiment and analyze the results to identify a mystery liquid! We will have a different activity each day during December School Break, December 24, 26, & 28 – 31.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Friday, December 26 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Float My Boat
Load tinfoil boats with pennies to learn about floating and sinking at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday, December 27 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Saturday December 27 @ 3:30 – 5:00 PM
FETCH!™ Lab Activities: Float My Boat
Load tinfoil boats with pennies to learn about floating and sinking at the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium's FETCH!™ Lab. Come to this exciting weekly program to learn about science and do hands-on activities like the ones on the popular PBS tv show!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Sunday, December 28 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Monday, December 29 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Monday, December 29 @ 12:30 – 3:30 PM
December School Break: Eat Like a Bird
Join us during school break for a special kids’ activity, Eat Like a Bird where you learn about a bird’s beak type and how it relates to what it eats and where it lives! We will have a different activity each day during December School Break, December 24, 26, & 28 – 31.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Tuesday, December 30 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Tuesday, December 30 @ 12:30 – 3:30 PM
December School Break: Canine House of Cards
Join us during school break for a special kids’ activity, Canine House of Cards, where you construct a building made of index cards that is strong and stable enough to support the weight of a jumbo dog biscuit! We will have a different activity each day during December School Break, December 24, 26, & 28 – 31.
FREE with Museum admission |
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Wednesday, December 31 @ 12:00 – 3:00 PM
Model Trains
The model trains are back at the Museum this season! Special thanks to the Upstate Train Associates for generously donating their model trains and their time. Don’t miss this holiday favorite!
FREE with Museum admission |
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Wednesday, December 31 @ 12:30 – 3:30 PM
December School Break: Race for Survival
Join us during school break for a special kids’ activity, Race for Survival, where you team up to collect as much prey as possible, make predictions and record your results! We will have a different activity each day during December School Break, December 24, 26, & 28 – 31.
FREE with Museum admission |
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