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Be a Scientist!

Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Cost: All Museums Pass + OMNIMAX Theater Ticket
Science Lovers of All Ages

Suggested Experience:
Be a Scientist!

Marie Rossiter from Macaroni Kid West Chester-Mason shares her ideas for science lovers of all ages! (Programs subject to change; check our website calendar for the most up-to-date information.)

Activities in this Experience

LITE Lab

The LITE Lab is experiment central! Kids will get hands-on opportunities to test experiments and learn about topics like crystals, forensics and more. Be warned, it’s hard to pull the kids away—and mom and dad!

Plan On: 20 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Museum of Natural History & Science
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission
Nature's Trading Post

Do your kids love collecting things from nature like rocks, sticks, sand, shells or snake skins? They can bring their items to Nature’s Trading Post to share with experts, earn points and learn all about their find!

Plan On: 15 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Museum of Natural History & Science
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission
Cincinnati’s Ice Age

What did Cincinnati look like 20,000 years ago? In this exhibit, families can experience a recreated glacier and study its effects on our land, the creatures that lived here, and even how we live today!

Plan On: 25 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Museum Hours
Where: Museum of Natural History & Science
Admission: Free to Members or with Museum Admission
OMNIMAX Theater

Explore the world of science in the OMNIMAX! It has a five-story, 72-foot diameter domed screen and state of the art sound system. Films take viewers on an incredible adventure! 

Plan On: 45 minutes
Dates: Daily
Times: Check for showtimes.
Where: OMNIMAX Theater
Admission: Admission Fee

Related Experiences

Scientists Big and Small

Family Science Expedition

Mom and blogger Kristin Goecke from MasonMetu writes about one of her family’s “go to” destinations, the Museum of Natural History & Science. (Programs subject to change; check our website calendar for the most up-to-date information.)

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Total Cost: All Museums Pass
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Grades 1-6

Young Scientists

Your child can discover more about the scientific world and themselves with these fun-filled exhibits and programs. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY. (Programs subject to change; check our website calendar for the most up-to-date information.)

Total Time: 2 hours
Total Cost: All Museums Pass
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Grades 1-6

Hands-on Nature!

Become one with nature while identifying fossils, observing animal behavior and learning about the environment in this hands-on adventure! (Programs subject to change; check our website calendar for the most up-to-date information.)

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Cost: All Museums Pass
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Open: Monday - Saturday: 10am to 5pm  |  Sunday: 11am to 6pm
Mailing Address: 250 West Court Street, Suite 300 East, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

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