November Theme: Transportation Month

Discover what makes cars move, why airplanes travel so quickly, and what keeps boats afloat this month at Adventure Science Center.

Check out a few of the activities we're facilitating for Transportation Month.

Themed programming will take place:

• Every day in the i2 Makerspace
• Every Monday at 9:30 am in the Early Explorer Storytime in Eureka Theatre
• Optional theme build in Tinkering Garage
• Floor cart activities on the floor throughout the month

Nissan Transportation Day

On Friday, November 8, we're hosting Transportation Day at the science center.

Our friends from Nissan will be on-site to help us facilitate several exciting activities related to trains, planes, and automobiles!

Here are some of the exciting activities you can look forward to:

• Cork Boats
  • Using rubber bands, cork, and other materials, construct a cork boat to test in our pool of water. Learn how to improve your boat to keep it afloat.
• Wind Sail Cars
  • Craft a car out of cardboard, bottle cap wheels, and a sail. Then, race your windsail car down a track.
• Paper Helicopters
  • Make a helicopter out of popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a propeller. After spinning your propeller to gain potential energy, release it into the air and watch it fly into the sky.
• mBot Robots
  • These robots have sensors to help them follow a line. Learn about the amazing technology being engineered in the vehicles you use every day.

Early Explorer Storytime Books and Activities

• November 4: Transportation and Vehicles from A to Z
  • Author/Illustrator: Maria Yiangou
    
  • Early Explorers will sort toy vehicles and learn if they travel on land, through the air, or in the water.
• November 11: The Noisy Airplane Ride 
  • Author/Illustrator: Mike Downs and David Gordon
  • Early Explorers will make an airplane and use a propeller to zip across Eureka Theatre on a string!
• November 18: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
  
  • Author/Illustrator: Mo Willems
  • Early Explorers will make vehicles with sails that are powered by wind.
• November 25: Let's Build a Boat
  • Author/Illustrator: Jane Godwin and Meg Rennie
  • Early Explorers will make their own cork boats and test them in a pool of water. Will your boat sink or float?

Time: Every Monday at 9:30 am
Location: Eureka Theatre on the second floor
Ages: Pre-K (Kids Under Five)
Follow us on Instagram for a sneak peek at each week's story and associated activity.

Adventure Science Center is open:

Monday, Thursday, Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Join us this month for science fun for all ages!

Special thanks to our Transportation Month sponsor: