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 ten-foot unicycles. Who knew nanoscale physics and chemistry could be this much fun? (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Chuck Darwin, Science Investigator (Live Presentation)
- Miss Natural Selection hires a private eye to save her reputation in this live-action comedy. (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
- Earth on Edge (Live Presentation)
- Learn about the changing face of our dynamic planet. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
3 - 12
3 - 12
- Electricity! (Live Presentation)
- Audiences learn about the connections between electric and magnetic forces with this high-voltage presantation. Witness a demonstration of lightning created by the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator. (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:
4 - 12
4 - 12
- Fantastic Forces (Live Presentation)
- An exploding newspaper and other moving objects demonstrate fundamental physics concepts. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
n/a - n/a
n/a - n/a
- Health Research Headlines (Live Presentation)
- What's happening in health research? Hear about some hot new headlines during 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
- Hunt for the "Missing Link" (Live Presentation)
- An actor tells the dramatic story behind an amazing 2006 discovery in evolutionary science. (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:
3 - 8
3 - 8
- Making Weather (Live Presentation)
- Unravel how air, water, and temperature create weather, as we make a cloud and a snowstorm on stage! (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
4 - 12
4 - 12
- Mind Games and 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
- Science Theater Play (Live Presentation)
- The art and drama of theater can offer a lesson in science! Learn about topics such as technology and evolution from this presentation on one of our live stages. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
3 - 12
3 - 12
- Super-Cold Science (Live Presentation)
- When temperature goes extreme, see materials break all the rules. Liquid nitrogen produces remarkable state or pressure alterations in substances when they get super cold. Find out how such extreme temperatures can cause materials to undergo dramatic changes. (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)
- Join us for updates on the science and technology we hear about in the news, in research journals, and 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
- The Secret Lives of Fireflies (Live Presentation)
- Discover what's really going on the next time you come upon a peaceful meadow full of fireflies. (details).
Reservation:
Seating is first come, first served
Seating is first come, first served
Grades:
3 - 12
3 - 12
- Unsinkable? Unthinkable! (Live Presentation)
- This Jon Lipsky play explores the sinking of the Titanic and the dangers of risky technology. In this presentation, an actor recreates several scenes from the sinking and relates them to technological and engineering problems that played a part in the tragedy. The play also shows how the Titanic ... (details).
