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Science Alive!
When the kids are off from school, we put science — and fun — live on center stage with Electricity Theater, science demonstrations, live animal presentations, and more!
Science Alive is a lineup of exciting demonstrations, live science experiments, and engaging presentations by our amazing staff and volunteer educators! Explore the offerings below.
Science Encounters
tuesdays and Thursdays: 3pm, additional shows as announced
weekends and holidays: noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Location: RMSC FirstFloor Lobby at mobile Science Encounter Cart
Awaken your curiosity with our captivating Science Encounters during weekends and school breaks at the RMSC!
Stop by our Science Encounter station to learn about physics, chemistry, meteorology, and everything in between! Observe our staff and volunteers demonstrate fun and exciting science and make even the most complex topics engaging and accessible to children and adults of all ages. With a dozen experiments in our line up, there are plenty of opportunities to reward your curiosity!
These times are subject to change. The Science Encounter station is located at the end of the Museum lobby near the main staircase.
Electricity theater
weekends & holidays:
daily schedule:
noon, 2pm, 4pm
School Year:
Tues & Thurs: 3pm, 4pm
Location: RMSC’s Third Floor
Featuring two six-foot Tesla coils, this musical electricity show is a must-see! One of only a handful of experiences like it across the United States, Electricity Theater amazes visitors as arcs of lightning illuminate the room to the sounds of their favorite tunes. Come see an Electricity Theater show to see the Coils in action and learn about their namesake, Nikola Tesla!
live science
breaks & Summer:
daily schedule: 1pm, 3pm
School Year:
tue & Thurs: 3pm
Sat & Sun: Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Explosive Afternoons
(July 1–August 30)
Tuesday, Friday, Saturday: 1pm
Location: RMSC’s First Floor Bausch Auditorium (or as announced)
This summer, meet us outside & in the Bausch Auditorium for some explosive fun at 1pm every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday! You’ll learn how to make Mastodon Toothpaste, what makes things tick (and boom!), and the power of N2.
science on a sphere
saturday & Sunday: as announced
Location: RMSC’s Second Floor
Satiate your curiosity for space, weather, climate, and nature with Science on a Sphere. Join our experienced “Edu-tainers” in the Science on a Sphere Data Theater on Saturdays, Sundays, and school breaks to experience the capabilities of this life-sized spherical projection system through presentation topics such as tsunamis, hurricanes, Earth’s magnetic field, the moon, and the sun.
Outside of announced showtimes, Science on a Sphere runs on an automated loop.
Inventor center challenges
tuesday–friday: noon–4pm Saturday: 10:30am–4pm Sunday: 10am–4pm
Location: RMSC Inventor Center, Third Floor.
Challenges rotate every 4–5 months.
We proudly present a fascinating “maker space!” You can participate in engineering and design challenges as you tinker with raw materials to create working inventions that can be tested and shared.
Our Inventor Center encourages you to explore the thrilling process of invention. As the first phase of a developing exhibition focused on innovation, the Inventor Center includes a series of participatory stations: learn, build, test, and share. Learn about a problem, build a prototype, test your results, and share your ideas or inventions with others (not necessarily in that order). Hop into the process at any point and see what you can do!
