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Need something to do in Ashland this fall? ScienceWorks is investigating space this November! Join us all month long to make your own rover, become a crater creator, and more! Not to miss is our James Webb Space Telescope event happening Nov. 13 and 14 at the museum. We’ll be offering exciting one-weekend-only programs…come check…
Introducing: The Southern Oregon Volunteer Coordinators’ Council. This group of volunteer coordination and community engagement professionals from the Rogue Valley area is always seeking new members! This professional development network meets monthly to connect about and improve upon all things community engagement.
Episode 1: Lava Lamp worksheet Episode 2: Disco Whirler worksheet Episode 3: Spinning Chairs worksheet Episode 4: Underwater Fireworks worksheet Episode 5: Bubble Art worksheet Episode 6: Make Instant Snow From A Diaper worksheet Episode 7: Marbled Cards worksheet Episode 8: Bottle Orchestra worksheet Episode 9: Elephant Toothpaste worksheet
This October, FrankenToys are back at ScienceWorks! Explore the scientific concepts of structure and function with this free, NGSS-aligned, facilitated activity. Sure to inspire conversations about habitats, biomes, and other STEM fun with scientists of all ages, this is a make-and-take activity. Have a stuffed animal or other toy you want to donate? Consider ScienceWorks!
The evenings are getting warmer and there are plenty of fun things to view in the night sky. Several of the bright planets are visible in May, but only Mars is easily seen in the evening sky. To see Jupiter and Saturn you will need to get up in the early hours of the morning.…
Spring has arrived and it is a great time to enjoy the night sky. The diagram above from timeanddate.com shows the evening sky in Medford on April 11, the night of the new moon. The full moon on April 26 is the first supermoon of the year. A supermoon is a full moon that appears larger than…
A puzzle for you: What creature has bony, hard cylinders instead of feet, a four chambered stomach, and gives birth to identical twins every year ? Don’t know yet? Here’s another clue: Which Ashland creature, like a magical Pokémon, annually sprouts tentacle-esque organs out of its head? These growths begin sensitive, velvety, full of blood…
September 8th, 2025 He built it in time. No no no! This is bad. This is very very bad. His engineers must be brilliant! Furthermore, he won the patent! He filed it one hour before I did. I can still start a company, but I’d have to pay rights, and those aren’t cheap. I…
Spring is fast approaching and the weather is improving, which makes it a good time to go outside and enjoy the night sky. Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins on March 14 when we move the clocks forward one hour. To help remember which way to turn the clocks the phrase “spring forward and fall backward”…
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ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum Statement on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) UPDATED: March 17, 2020 ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum is closed until April 14, 2020. Please visit ScienceWorksMuseum.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates.
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