What we eat is important to our health, and for the animals in the Nature Center it's no different. Learn about the enrichment activities we use during mealtimes and more while you watch them display their natural instincts. All ages are welcome. The program is free. No registration is required.
Join us as we explore exciting Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) topics geared toward children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Presented in partnership with the NMSU Autism Diagnostic Center, IDD children's curiosity is nourished through adult and child participation in hands-on activities that are meant to increase involvement in the sciences. Ages: 6-10. Fee: Free Registration Required: No
Bring your teens to hang out at the Museum of Nature and Science and Museum of Art for our monthly Teen Takeover program. Explore the exhibits, make cool experiments with S.T.E.A.M. activities, eat snacks, and socialize during these extended hours just for teens. Ages: 13-17 Fee: Free Registration required: No
Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Cost: Free Registration required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am
Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Cost: Free Registration required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am
Celebrate your valentine with a rocket building class at the Museum of Nature and Science. Write a poem that will be mounted in a rocket you build with your partner, then launch it the next day at Cortez Dr. off Hwy 70 with the help of FLARE Rocketry. Ages: 13+ Fee: $5 Per Person Registration Required: Yes
After the launch join us at the Museum of Nature and Science for Plutomania. For more information or Questions please contact Jon Delgado at [email protected] or 575-528-3372 Location: Cortez Dr. off Hwy 70.
Celebrate the legacy of Clyde Tombaugh with hands-on activities, community partners, and rocket demonstrations.
Drop in and stay for a short or a long while to explore a new science topic each month. These hands-on activities and experiments are fun for the whole family with adult caregiver participation required. Ages: 6-10 Fee: Free Registration Required: No
Science is for everyone! Join the Museum of Nature and Science for a monthly discussion with local scientists aboutcurrent topics in contemporary science. Ages: 18+ Fee: Free Registration required: No
Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Cost: Free Registration required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am
Nurture your little one's love of science! Investigate nature and science through hands-on explorations, stories, and crafts. Adult caregiver participation is required. Ages: 2-5 Cost: Free Registration required: Yes for 9am, No for 10am
Explore the 3.5-billion-year odyssey of life with a geologist and real fossil specimens. Visit the station in the gallery and discover something new in the fossil record each month. All ages are welcome. The program is free. No registration is required.
Join us as we introduce you to a different group of animals from the Chihuahuan Desert each quarter. Learn about the tracks they leave, the sounds they make, and ways to help with their conservation. All ages are welcome. The program is free. No registration is required.
Discover the stories behind science heroes who break barriers and explore the applications of their research through hands-on experiments and activities Ages: 6-10 Fee: Free Registration Required: No
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