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Children's Discovery Museum, Normal, Illinois


$6.00 per person
ages 2 & over. Children under the age of 2 are free.
 
Children 12 years of age and younger must
be supervised by an adult, 16 years or older, at all times.

101 E. Beaufort
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 433-3444
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      to Central Illinois Premier Children's Museum located in Normal, Illinois

Homeschool Programs

Ages 5-13 years old
Delve into a world of exploration during a two hour, drop-off program designed to stimulate a child’s interest in science, art, literature, and culture with age-appropriate, hands-on activities. Cost includes program and Museum exploration for one child. Program cost: $10 Museum members /$14 non-members. MIN/MAX: 5/15

Ages 5-8

Project Polymers

Learn all about polymers and their chemical make-up. Create slime, ooze and goop!

Date: Time: Activity # Section #

1/14

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

901300

01

1/14

1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

901300

05

1/15

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

901300

02


Engineer Mix Up

Calling all junior engineers! Learn all about the field of engineering and experiment with different engineering activities. We will design and build structures, dabble in electrical engineering and more!

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
2/11 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 902300 01
2/11 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 902300 05
2/12 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 902300 02

Agriculture Gone Wild!

Experiment with amazing products that have come from agriculture. Mix up some soybean ink, cornstarch plastic and more in this “agmazing” class!

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
3/4 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 903300 01
3/4 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 903300 05
3/5 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 903300 02

Earth Day Extravaganza

Celebrate Earth Day and learn how to take care of it with fun experiments and activities!

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
4/8 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 904300 01
4/8 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 904300 05
4/9 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 904300 02

Bubble Science

Investigate bubbles with various hands on activities. Find out what makes bubbles pop, what everyday objects contain bubbles and more. Get ready to explore bubbles from the inside out!

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
5/13 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 905300 01
5/13 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 905300 05
5/14 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 905300 02

Ages 9-13

Dissection

It’s biology 101! Investigate the internal anatomy and systems of biological specimens through dissection.

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
1/14 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 901300 03
1/15 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 901300 04

Pure Chemistry

Put on your goggles and become a chemist! Watch how chemical compounds are combined to create amazing reactions.

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
2/11 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 902300 03
2/12 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 902300 04

Farm Physics

Discover how even farmers use the principles of physics to solve problems and make their jobs simpler.

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
3/4 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 903300 03
3/5 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 903300 04

SPECIAL CLASS**Archaeology

Travel back in time as we learn about Native Illinois people in this extended program! We will travel to Dickson Mounds Museum for a guided tour of the museum, examine and identify archaeological artifacts during the “In Search of the Past” 1-hour program, have lunch and explore the grounds. Cost: $15 members/$19 non-members.

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
4/8 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 904300 03
4/9 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 904300 04

Eli Whitney & Cotton

Learn about the history and biology of cotton and how Eli Whitney revolutionized the cotton industry with the cotton gin.

Date: Time: Activity # Section #
5/13 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 905300 03
5/14 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 905300 04

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The Children's Discovery Museum is a division of the Town of Normal Parks and Recreation Department.