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June

Monday, June 29th
CMOST Summer Hours Begin!
Open Monday - Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM

Monday, June 29th - Friday, August 28th
CMOST Summer Science Camp
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July

Saturday, July 4th
CMOST is closed

Tuesday, July 7th, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm Challenge
Skimmers & Parachutes
Children will make simple flyers and innovate new designs to fly far. They will follow up by making a big jump into excitement by making parachutes. (Ages 6+ Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Thursday, July 9th, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm Challenge
Balloon Cars
Join us as we work together in teams to design, build, test and improve cars powered by a single balloon. The challenge is to get your car to travel as far as possible with one balloon fill of air. (Ages 8+ Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Wednesday, July 15th, 10:30 AM
Colorful Fun!
Join CMOST staff in this exploration of the colors around us. We will learn about colors, mix some cool colors of our own and more in this investigation of the color wheel! (Ages 2-5. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Friday, July 17th, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm Challenge
Balancing Bob
Kids will create balancing figures to explore the concepts of counter balance, gravity, and lever arms. (Ages 8+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required. Session is limited to 20 participants.)

Saturday, July 18th, 1:00 PM
The Science of Ice Cream
Let's celebrate National Ice Cream day, one day early, as we investigate what makes ice cream so "cool"? In this hands-on investigation, children will learn about the history of ice cream making, create some ice cream concoctions of their own and experiment with different ways of freezing this tasty treat. (Ages 5+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Thursday, July 23rd, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm Challenge
Film Canister Rockets
Kids will experiment with a different kind of rocket. They will devise strategies to launch their rockets as far as possible and conduct several experiments. (Ages 5+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Friday, July 24th, 10:30 AM
Leaping Lizards!
What makes a lizard different from a snake? Why do some of them have legs? Are there any that do not? Join CMOST staff as we get up close with some of the lizards from our Operation W.I.L.D. exhibit. Children will meet live animals, create a lizard craft and read a lizard story. (Ages 3+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Saturday, July 25th, 1:00 PM
Mouse Trap Cars
Join CMOST staff as we make race cars out of mouse traps. Through the course of this hands on workshop, we will learn about the potential vs. kinetic energy and put some stored energy to use for our cars! (Ages 8+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Tuesday, July 28th, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm Challenge
Gravity Boats
Children will create their own gravity boats with the assistance of CMOST staff. The challenge is to get their boats to navigate across the water surface without the addition of human help. (Ages 6+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Thursday, July 30th, 1:30 PM
Twinkle, Twinkle, What's that Star?
Join us in this exploration of the constellations. We will learn about stars, make a constellation of our own and design a constellation finder to take home. (Ages 4+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Friday, July 31st, 3:00 PM
Backyard Fossils
Have you ever been on an adventure and found a rock with a weird imprint on it? What is that imprint? Join us as we discover what those fossils are, what types you can find here in New York State and particularly in your own backyard! After learning about fossils, you will make our own fossils to take home. (Ages 4+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

August

Saturday, August 1st, 1:00 PM
Bridge the Challenge
Have you ever built a bridge? Join us for this engineering challenge! Learn some of the concepts behind bridge design and then put your new skills to the test. Who can design the strongest bridge? Who's bridge is the longest? Answer these questions and many more in this fun hands-on building workshop! (Ages 8+ Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Tuesday, August 4th, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm Challenge
Climbing Guy
Have you ever dreamt of creating your own super hero? Here's your chance to make your dream come true! Kids will work to create a super hero concept and then make a climbing guy that can climb to the top of The Museum! (Ages 6+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Wednesday, August 5th, 10:30 AM
SSSSSS-Snakes!
Why does a snake shed its skin? Why do they stick out their tongue? Why do some snakes have rattles on their tales? We will meet live snakes from our collection, make a smooth snake craft and more as we work together to answer these questions in this silly snake workshop! (Ages 3+ Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Saturday, August 8th, 1:00 PM
The 411 on Invisible Ink
Let's work together to make some different invisible inks for secret messages! Join us as we learn the science behind the ink and how to make it appear in this fun, hands-on workshop. (Ages 6+ Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Thursday, August 13th, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm
Challenge Kites
Work together with CMOST staff to make a kite. While doing so, we'll learn a little about factors such as lift & drag that make the kite fly! (Ages 7+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Friday, August 14th, 3:00 PM
World Lizard Day Celebration
Come and learn about the lizards of the world. We'll meet cool lizards, learn a little about them and create cool lizard crafts to take home. (Ages 4+, Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 for Non-Members.)

Saturday, August 15th, 1:00 PM
Amazing Egg-speriments
Did you know there are tons of experiments that you can do with eggs? Join us as we explore egg motion, perform the amazing egg drop and various other egg-speriments! (Ages 5+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Tuesday, August 18th, 3:00 PM
BKFK Brainstorm Challenge
Catapults
Children will work in teams to create a complex machine simply. They will create catapults using rubber bands to power the throwing arm. (Ages 8+. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 Non-members. Pre-registration is required.)

Thursday, August 20th, 10:30 AM
Gravity Central
Explore your own center of gravity! Learn how circus performers balance and find out why you can't touch your toes when you're backed up against a wall. We'll also learn several neat tricks to take home and use to amaze your friends! (Ages 5+. Pre-registration is required. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 for Non-Members.)

Saturday, August 22nd, 1:00 PM
Poly-mer?
Join us in an exploration of matter. We will learn about polymers, create a polymer chain with our bodies and experiment with some super absorbent polymers in everyday things! (Ages 5+. Pre-registration is required. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 for Non-Members.)

Wednesday, August 26th, 10:30 AM
Fish Tales
With more than 200 kinds of fish, the Hudson River is full of fabulous species. Join us as we explore the different fish, learn about their habitats and become experts on fins and swim bladders through the use of a Cartesian diver! (Ages 5+. Pre-registration is required. Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 for Non-Members.)

Saturday, August 29th, 1:00 PM
Paper Capers
Find out the power of paper in our paper capers workshop. You will experiment with the different shapes and strengths of paper and how to step right through an ordinary piece of paper. (Ages 5+, Free for CMOST Members, $2.00 for Non-Members. Pre-registration is required.)

Monday, August 31st - Friday, September 4th
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CMOST is open