Arrg mateys! It’s a pirate’s life for you as you discover the swashbuckling science of being a pirate in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day. Learn at ye own risk as you test out an eye patch perception experiment, sail ho with our pirate...
The day will include a variety of activities and demonstrations for all ages. Scientists, students, and volunteers will display artifacts from Tennessee and beyond, demonstrate research methods using drones and remote sensing, and lead visitors in activities including spear-throwing and flintknapping. The event will feature...
Discover ways that you can help keep our planet's water supply clean and beautiful with our 3D watershed program! Get a first-hand look at what happens to water in our world with a 3-dimensional EnviroScape model watershed. Pollution and runoff are made colorfully evident when falling...
Stop by on World Elephant Day to learn about some of our favorite Proboscideans: mastodons, mammoths, and elephants. Discover their significance to Gray Fossil Site, learn about their past, and what makes these animals similar and different. Programs by announcement periodically throughout the day. ...
It’s World Cat Day, why not learn about the secrets of saber-toothed cats? Join us as we compare and contrast the saber-toothed cat with a variety of cats and learn about why the saber-toothed cat is noteworthy to the Gray Fossil Site. Programs announced periodically...
Stop by our Discovery Carts to learn about coding and robotics with our Cubelets Modular Robotics sets. Then visit our Make It. Take It. exhibit space to tinker and craft with a variety of supplies and try out some of our maker challenges. FREE with...
You're invited to the most electrifying birthday party of the summer! Today only, tickets to the Tesla Experience are just $1 for everyone with paid general admission (excludes groups). As always, children under 3 are free. Showtimes at 10:30, 12:30, 2:30, and 4:30....
To Hands On! and beyond! Celebrate the anniversary of the first man landing on the moon and Space Week. Just like a Mars Rover, take your own core sample of a candy bar, record your results and eat your delicious data. Then, try your hand...
We want YOU to love science! Join us in celebrating Independence Day with a program filled with patriotic science activities! Launch effervescent “rockets” across the room, help create colorful liquid fireworks in a jar, then watch our famous apple launcher send apple pieces flying through the...