Ever wonder how large chunks of ice fall out of spring and summertime thunderstorms?

In this hands-on activity, surface area allows us to do the impossible and morph an index card into something more. Let’s try it!

In the Lab with Discovery Place Science: Exploring Energy

Candy hearts are a fun, sugar-loaded way to give someone some love and explore key concepts in chemistry!

Get to know a new animal in our biodiversity lab

Meet the Komodo dragon's cousin, the Mangrove Monitor

With candles and fire create a moving seesaw

Learn the square knot, the slip knot and the half hitch

Learn the square knot, the slip knot and the half hitch

It's all about pH with BASF Kids’ Lab!

Learn more about local turtles, the red-eared slider and the yellow-bellied slider

Discover the latest in The Wonder Lab

Let's make nachos using science

Live with Larry Sprinkle

We celebrate Groundhog Day all month long.

Find and make clay from dirt in your backyard

Let's see what happens when we use certain ingredients to create bubbles on a large scale.

Why do mammals have fur, snakes have scales and birds have feathers?

Use watercolor, a white crayon and stencils to create a secret world on your page

Our CNC router in Thinker Space uses subtractive manufacturing to create designs

Wax on, wane off!

Safely find mushrooms in your yard and test them to see what species they belong to

It's a friend, a way to warm up and a way to build fine motor skills

Meet our Marbled Salamander

You may find one right in your own backyard

Join Leah as she explores the 3 states of matter

Fall Foliage with Naturalist Alden

A colorful lesson in reflection and refraction

Explore the science of sound with Krysta

You probably didn't know you can make it rain inside

Using science to make butter

Bromothymol Blue is a fun science experiment that helps you learn about pH indicators

Join Leah in Thinker Space for this quick tutorial

Get Outside and Learn About Clouds

Meet the butterflies

Learn how shells play a vital role in the marine ecosystem

It's a beautiful day in Freedom Park.

Elliot explains coral propagation

Get to know our resident Eastern King Snake

What makes the white, fluffy clouds you see above you?

Leave your worries behind by making Guatemalan worry dolls

Hair-raising humidity 

Join Riana in this video about silkworms

The coolest thing on the planet

Get to know Herbie, our red-footed tortoise

A Lesson on Bernoulli's Principle

Engineering pasta-bilities

How many balloons can we fit into this container of liquid nitrogen?

Join Waffle for a hair-raising look at electricity

Take a virtual tour of Antarctic Dinosaurs the exhibition

Join Riana As She Prepares Breakfast For Our Animal Residents

Did you know alligators have up to 3,000 teeth during their lives?

Continue learning how to design Projects using Tinker Cad

Learn how to design projects using Tinker Cad

Meet the american alligator

Follow Alden as he prepares to visit the bee yard

Join Leah for a tech talk on what you can do Makey-Makey

Ever wonder what a jellyfish is thinking?

A Beginner's Guide to 3D Printing

Learn all about these flashy fish

Guided Nature Walk

Video: A Livestream from Our Rainforest

Meet our resident opossum

Enjoy a peaceful video of our Reef Rubble Community Tank