upcoming events at the museum

Sciencepalooza

Nano Days
Hands-on activities 10am – 4pm

Ride the wave of the future with nano hands-on activities and demonstrations.

The Nano Days activities are brought to the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum through the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network which is supported by the National Science Foundation.

Sciencepalooza

Nano Days
Hands-on activities Noon – 4pm

Ride the wave of the future with nano hands-on activities and demonstrations.

The Nano Days activities are brought to the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum through the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network which is supported by the National Science Foundation.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Good Vibrations
1pm and 3pm

We’ll have a great time experimenting with vibrations, the sources of sounds. We’ll hear strange sounds made with common objects and learn how to make cool sounds at home. Ever seen sound extinguish a flame? You will here!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Good Vibrations
1pm and 3pm

We’ll have a great time experimenting with vibrations, the sources of sounds. We’ll hear strange sounds made with common objects and learn how to make cool sounds at home. Ever seen sound extinguish a flame? You will here!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mind Over Matter
1pm and 3pm

Solids and liquids and gases — we’ll explore these three states of matter in all sorts of crazy ways. We’ll see gas in solid form, watch as liquid expands 700 hundred times to produce explosive consequences, and figure out how cold matter can get.

Sciencepalooza

Physicspalooza
Hands-on activities 10am – 4pm

A fantastical, physical experience! Explore gyroscopes, pendulums, oobleck, optics and more with the University of Michigan’s Society of Physics students.

Sciencepalooza

Physicspalooza
Hands-on activities Noon – 4pm

A fantastical, physical experience! Explore gyroscopes, pendulums, oobleck, optics and more with the University of Michigan’s Society of Physics students.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Air Apparent
1pm and 3pm

We’ll explore principles relating to air pressure and apply them in all sorts of interesting ways, from crushing a can to levitating objects.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Air Apparent
1pm and 3pm

We’ll explore principles relating to air pressure and apply them in all sorts of interesting ways, from crushing a can to levitating objects.

Members’ Night

Michigan Wonders
6pm – 8pm

Join us for an exclusive members only event! Hands-on activities, refreshments, prizes and more. Special Guests: Eugene Clark and his Wonders of Michigan Show and NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research group.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mighty Motion
1pm and 3pm

Ever wonder why and how objects move… or do not move? We will demonstrate gravity, inertia, air resistance and Newton’s laws of motion in many ways, including launching a tray of eggs with a broom — safely!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mighty Motion
1pm and 3pm

Ever wonder why and how objects move… or do not move? We will demonstrate gravity, inertia, air resistance and Newton’s laws of motion in many ways, including launching a tray of eggs with a broom — safely!

Sciencepalooza

Car Carnival
Hands-on activities 10am – 4pm

Join us for a weekend all about cars and car safety. Make balloon-driven cars, change spark plugs on a cylinder heads, dent fenders and fix the damage they create and practice pin striping with Washtenaw Community College students and faculty.

Sciencepalooza

Car Carnival
Hands-on activities Noon – 4pm

Join us for a weekend all about cars and car safety. Make balloon-driven cars, change spark plugs on a cylinder heads, dent fenders and fix the damage they create and practice pin striping with Washtenaw Community College students and faculty.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Chem Mystery
1pm and 3pm

Items found in your pantry, refrigerator or under your sink that seem so common are chemicals. See items in your salad produce real chemical reactions and see whether water really can explode.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Chem Mystery
1pm and 3pm

Items found in your pantry, refrigerator or under your sink that seem so common are chemicals. See items in your salad produce real chemical reactions and see whether water really can explode.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Good Vibrations
1pm and 3pm

We’ll have a great time experimenting with vibrations, the sources of sounds. We’ll hear strange sounds made with common objects and learn how to make cool sounds at home. Ever seen sound extinguish a flame? You will here!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Good Vibrations
1pm and 3pm

We’ll have a great time experimenting with vibrations, the sources of sounds. We’ll hear strange sounds made with common objects and learn how to make cool sounds at home. Ever seen sound extinguish a flame? You will here!

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mind Over Matter
1pm and 3pm

Solids and liquids and gases — we’ll explore these three states of matter in all sorts of crazy ways. We’ll see gas in solid form, watch as liquid expands 700 hundred times to produce explosive consequences, and figure out how cold matter can get.

Professor Ray’s Everyday Science

Mind Over Matter
1pm and 3pm

Solids and liquids and gases — we’ll explore these three states of matter in all sorts of crazy ways. We’ll see gas in solid form, watch as liquid expands 700 hundred times to produce explosive consequences, and figure out how cold matter can get.