Discovery Center Museum
711 North Main Street
Rockford, Illinois 61103
(815) 963-6769
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TRAVELING EXHIBIT
January 30 May 25
Give science a whirl with Spin: The Science of Rotation. Spin is an exciting exhibit that explores the fun and science of objects that rotate!
Guests of all ages will be fascinated to explore the science behind spinning toys, sports, transportation, space travel, entertainment and even the Universe itself. Create your own laser show, race objects along tracks, and experience inertia as you sit in a giant tub and make your head spin! Whee!
Spin was developed and is owned by The Health Adventure in Asheville, North Carolina, and Catawba Science Center in Hickory, North Carolina, as part of the Traveling Exhibits at Museums of Science Collaborative and funded
by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:30pm
Fly in to discover how to eat, migrate, interact and communicate. Get a feeling for feathers and flight in this class all about our fine feathered friends.
Preregistration RequiredAges 7-8
Session 1 Tues., May 6; 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. *
Ages 9 and up
Session 2 Tues., May 6; 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. *
- Time:
- 9:30am - 11:00am
Fly in to discover how to eat, migrate, interact and communicate. Get a feeling for feathers and flight in this class all about our fine feathered friends.
Preregistration RequiredAges 7-8
Session 3 Wed., May 7; 9:30 11:00 a.m. *
Ages 9 and up
Session 4 Wed., May 7; 9:30 11:00 a.m. *
Ages 6-7
Session 7 Wed., May 7; 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. *
Ages 6 and up AFTER SCHOOL
Session 8 Wed., May 7; 3:30 5:00 p.m.
- Time:
- 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Fly in to discover how to eat, migrate, interact and communicate. Get a feeling for feathers and flight in this class all about our fine feathered friends.
Preregistration RequiredAges 6 and up AFTER SCHOOL
Session 8 Wed., May 7; 3:30 5:00 p.m.
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:30am
Fly in to discover how to eat, migrate, interact and communicate. Get a feeling for feathers and flight in this class all about our fine feathered friends.
Preregistration RequiredAges 7-8
Session 5 Thurs., May 8; 10:00 11:30 a.m.
Ages 9 and up
Session 6 Thurs., May 8; 10:00 11:30 a.m.
- Time:
- 10:00am - 4:00pm
Come celebrate Astronomy Day with Discovery Center and the Rockford Amateur Astronomers Club. View the sun through a large telescope and maybe even the moon. Free planetarium shows and hands-on astronomy fun.
Members may register for classes starting today at 8:30am.
Non-member registration begins Thursday May 15 at 8:30am.
Non-member registration for summer classes begins Thursday May 15 at 8:30am.
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday, May 18; 1:00 -4:00 p.m.
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack, quack. Meet some live animal friends as you explore the sights, sounds and feel of barnyard life as our Outdoor Science Park is transformed into Old McDonalds Farm. Snack on animal food, make a critter craft and enjoy petting our barnyard babies courtesy of Buggy Whip Farm.
TRAVELING EXHIBIT
January 30 May 25
Give science a whirl with Spin: The Science of Rotation. Spin is an exciting exhibit that explores the fun and science of objects that rotate!
Guests of all ages will be fascinated to explore the science behind spinning toys, sports, transportation, space travel, entertainment and even the Universe itself. Create your own laser show, race objects along tracks, and experience inertia as you sit in a giant tub and make your head spin! Whee!
Spin was developed and is owned by The Health Adventure in Asheville, North Carolina, and Catawba Science Center in Hickory, North Carolina, as part of the Traveling Exhibits at Museums of Science Collaborative and funded
by a grant from the National Science Foundation.