Live Presentations
Every day, the Museum offers a number of live demonstrations,
most of which are free with Exhibit Halls admission, A current
listing of live presentations is below. Check the Museum's
daily schedule
for presentation times on a given date.
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show (Live Presentation)
- Join Dan and Joel as they jiggle and juggle their way through the mysteries of the atomic world and learn how to "see" the unseeable through scanning probe microscopy. Watch out for flying birdbaths and eight-foot unicycles. Who knew nanoscale physics and chemistry could be this much fun? (details).
Reservation:
Program cannot be reserved in advance, but specific ...
Program cannot be reserved in advance, but specific ...
Grades:
4 - 10
4 - 10
- Design Challenges (Live Presentation)
- This live Museum offering is designed to introduce students and visitors to the engineering design cycle. By participating in a hands-on activity to design, build, and test a prototype solution to a given problem, visitors have a fun and engaging experience with engineering and innovation processes. The ... (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Engineering A Better Battery (Live Presentation)
- How do we store energy captured from the Sun? By engineering better batteries. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Exploring Life's Origins (Live Presentation)
- How did life evolve on Earth? Find out how Harvard scientists are studying this age-old mystery. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Gasoline: From Fossil to Fuel (Live Presentation)
- Learn all about gasoline: what it is, where it comes from, and how we can use it more efficiently. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Home Run Science (Live Presentation)
- Explore the forces at work as a ball speeds to the plate, hits the bat, and blasts out of the park. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
5 - Adult
5 - Adult
- Is the Cure for Cancer Within? (Live Presentation)
- How does cancer grow? How can we make it shrink? Can we find the answer within our own bodies? (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
3 - 12
3 - 12
- Lightning! (Live Presentation)
- Indoor bolts produced by the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator spark exciting explorations of lightning, electric charge, and storm safety. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
K - 12
K - 12
- Live Animal Presentation (Live Presentation)
- With help from members of the Museum's live animal collection, our knowledgeable staff address behaviors, environments, classification, and adaptations. Students will observe a live animal and be exposed to characteristics of the animal and adaptations that help the animal live in its environment ... (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Materials of the Old Ball Game (Live Presentation)
- Explore how the materials and design of gear — including bats, balls, and turf — affect the game. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
4 - 12
4 - 12
- Mind Games & Optical Illusions (Live Presentation)
- Volunteers from the audience participate in demonstrations that reveal how the brain can be tricked. See the world the way it really isn't, and investigate how our senses trick us. Visit the exhibit Seeing Is Deceiving before or after this presentation. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- The Human Baseball Machine (Live Presentation)
- Find out how the body, brain, and technology can improve a player's game. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- The Research Wrap (Live Presentation)
- Delve into the latest science, technology, and engineering topics in this ever-changing presentation. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
6 - Adult
6 - Adult
- Updates in Current Science and Technology (Live Presentation)
- Join us for updates in the science and technology that we hear about in the news, read about in research journals, and see emerging in our society. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- When Atoms Collide (Live Presentation)
- Learn about the CERN Large Hadron Collider, the largest atom smasher ever constructed. Hear how this colossal machine works and how it could divulge secrets of the early universe. (details).
