Events

Icky Sticky Science (Pre K-Grade 1): Grab your lab coast, gloves, and safety goggles to get scientifically messy! We will be experimenting with physical, chemical, and phase changes that will make all sorts of slimy, gooey fun. We’ll make slime, create play-dough, and test our own reactions and explosions. Science can be fun AND messy! (Two […]

LEGO Robotics (Grades 2-4): Join us as we enter the revolutionary world of LEGO robots! Learn how to design, build, and program your own creation. Become an engineer, maker, and tinkerer by using LEGO blocks and motors to design marvelous mechanisms. (Two Day tickets) (Half Day tickets) Meets 4 times: July 9, 16, 23, 30 from 9 […]

Drone Zone (Grades 5-8): We’re looking for future engineers to assemble, fly, and learn the science of drones! Campers will learn the mechanics, physics, legality, and robotics of drone flight. Earn your drone wings in this elevating camp! (Two Day tickets) (Half Day tickets) Meets 4 times: July 9, 16, 23, 30 from 9 am - […]

Learn about the jungle and rainforest habitats through song and dance. Musical Explorers is a music lesson and a science lesson taught by a professional music therapist dedicated to early learners (ages 6 and under). Workshop includes admission to the Discovery Center for 1 adult and 1 child (additional children $8/explorer). Limit 10 member and […]

Rapid Chess Tournament, G11;d2 - three rounds All ages, all levels, free entry The Springfield-Greene County Park Board Chess Club is a 501(c)(3) public charity promoting the game of chess and the use of chess as a teaching tool to improve concentration, critical thinking, and good sportsmanship.

Learn about frogs through song and dance. Musical Explorers is a music lesson and a science lesson taught by a professional music therapist dedicated to early learners (ages 6 and under). Workshop includes admission to the Discovery Center for 1 adult and 1 child (additional children $8/explorer). Limit 10 member and 10 nonmember children per […]

Classify different types of animals through song and dance. Musical Explorers is a music lesson and a science lesson taught by a professional music therapist dedicated to early learners (ages 6 and under). Workshop includes admission to the Discovery Center for 1 adult and 1 child (additional children $8/explorer). Limit 10 member and 10 nonmember […]

Learn the difference between insects, arachnids, and annelids through song and dance. Musical Explorers is a music lesson and a science lesson taught by a professional music therapist dedicated to early learners (ages 6 and under). Workshop includes admission to the Discovery Center for 1 adult and 1 child (additional children $8/explorer). Limit 10 member […]

We will be closing early Thursday, August 22 at 4 pm for an all staff meeting. We thank you for your understanding, and we'll be back to normal hours on Friday at 9 am!

Dig for fossils, witness a life-size dinosaur in virtual reality, check out a real mastodon bone, and pose with a dinosaur puzzle that’s bigger than you! Science Sprout Days are dedicated to early learners (ages 6 and under). You and your young scientists will be able to explore, discover, and enjoy the Discovery Center surrounded […]

Friday, August 23 6:30-9:30 pm $16 members/$20 nonmembers Parents—give your kid the ultimate Friday night out at the Discovery Center’s kid Nerf Battle on Friday, August 23! Bring your own Nerf guns or borrow ours as you fight your way through the Discovery Center after hours. Kids ages 8-12 are only $16 for members and […]

Learn about gravity through songs and hands-on experiments. Musical Explorers is a music lesson and a science lesson taught by a professional music therapist dedicated to early learners (ages 6 and under). Workshop includes admission to the Discovery Center for 1 adult and 1 child (additional children $8/explorer). Limit 10 member and 10 nonmember children […]