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Meet U-M scientists and explore their latest research through hands-on, interactive activities. This event lets families and curious minds connect directly with researchers in a fun and educational setting. Free and open to the public.
Event cost: Free
Event times: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 16
Prospective students can experience a day in the life of an ECA student by shadowing classes and joining a Q&A session with staff, parents, and current students. Families can attend in-person or virtual info meetings to learn about enrollment, academics, and student life. Registration is required.
Event cost: Free
Event times:In-person...
Discover Michigan’s nighttime wildlife during this guided owl adventure. Families will meet live owls, learn about their habits, and explore Black Pond Woods on a quiet evening hike with expert naturalists. Dress for the weather and prepare for uneven terrain.
Event cost: $10 adults and children (2-17); free for babies...
Kids can learn all about a dairy calf at the first Barnyard Buddies session, including meeting the calf, learning its name, and hearing how it spends its early days. The program includes stories, photos, videos, and crafts for children with a parent or guardian present.
Event cost: $10 resident /...
Tinkering for Tots invites preschoolers to explore storytelling, play, and hands-on learning through monthly themed activities. Each session includes a story, a museum artifact visit, and a take-home STEAM activity kit.
Event cost: Free for members or with museum admission ($34 adults, $25.50 youth, ages 4 and under free)
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Step into the mind of Leonardo da Vinci and explore 40 full-scale interactive machines at this hands-on exhibition. Kids can crank gears, pull levers and see inventions like flying machines, water pumps and even a working robot.
Event cost: Included with general admission ($18 adults, $14 youth ages 2-15, free...
Discover the world of hawks, eagles, falcons and owls through photos, videos and demonstrations. Kids ages 8-16 will learn about raptor biology, predator-prey relationships and hear the calls of these powerful birds.
Event cost: $10 residents, $12 non-residents
Event times: 6:30–7:30 p.m. Sept. 23
Kids and families can bring in rocks, fossils, shells, and other natural objects to be identified by experts in paleontology, botany, zoology, and more. Hands-on activities with the U-M Herbarium and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology make this a fun, interactive way to learn about science.
Event cost: Free admission
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Families can join Cranbrook Institute of Science for their Flying High Family Workshop! Explore what makes things fly, float, and glide with fun experiments using wind tunnels, fans, parachutes and gliders. Also, build your own planes and rockets to take home. For ages 6-plus. Advanced registration required by April...
