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Families can join Cranbrook Institute of Science for a Dino Fossil Detectives family workshop. Activities include getting up close with real fossils, holding a mammoth tooth, shaking hands with a T. rex, creating fossil casts, taking home a fossil and more. For ages 6 and up. Registration required by...
Families can join Cranbrook Institute of Science for a Planet Parade and witness a breathtaking planetary alignment. Peer through the telescopes, immerse yourself in an epic 360-degree planetarium adventure and more. Also, see The Science of Archimedes exhibit for free. Pre-registration is highly recommended.Â
Event cost: $21/members, $25/non-members; Planetarium tickets...
Enjoy an electricity stage show, dive into hands-on fun exploring static electricity, circuits, and the hair-raising Van de Graaff generator, build a motor to take home, power lights with a hand crank and more. For ages 8-plus. Registration required by Feb. 26.Â
Event cost: $17/members, $20/non-members
Event time: 1-3 p.m. March...
This annual family-friendly event features over 1,000 rocks, minerals and fossils from all over the World. The proceeds from the auction benefit scholarship funds at Schoolcraft College.
Event cost: Free/admission, free/parking
Event times: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday, March 1-2, 2025
Families can join Cranbrook Institute of Science on for their Chemical Reactions in Action Family Workshop. See demonstrations, experiments and activities. Recommended for ages 6-plus. Registration required by Feb. 19.Â
Event cost: $17/members, $20/non-membersÂ
Event time: 1-3 p.m. Feb. 22, 2025
Families can join Cranbrook Institute of Science, astronomers and members of the Warren Astronomical Society as they guide you through a galactic planetary alignment. This event features cosmic chats, close-up views of the celestial event and more. Pre-registration is recommended.Â
Event cost: Non-members: $14/ages 13-plus, $10.50/ages 2-12, free/under 2 and...
