Special School Programs
Wild About Weather
December 1 - 31
When the weather turns wacky in December, watch a Museum educator create a cloud and a snowstorm onstage in Making Weather! Then head to WeatherWise to discover the scale of weather and to try your hand at "nowcasting."
Don't miss a pre-arranged 9:00 or 11:00 a.m. showing of one of the following Omni films: Hurricane on the Bayou, Stormchasers, or Forces of Nature. Culminate your visit with an electrifying indoor lightning storm in the Theater of Electricity!
| Format | Special Program |
| Grades | 3 – 12 |
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| Source/Publisher | n/a |
| Location | Museum of Science — Museum of Science, Boston |
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Wild About Weather
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Format:
Exhibit
Exhibit
Grades:
K - 12
K - 12
- WeatherWise
- With engaging interactives and stunning images, this exhibit takes you through the scales of weather: global, national, regional, local, and personal. At the focus of the exhibit is a skill called nowcasting. Even if you've heard a local forecast, you can learn to refine that forecast to predict if ... (details)
Format:
Live Presentation
Live Presentation
Grades:
3 - 12
3 - 12
- Weather Wonders
- Indoor wind, clouds, fog, and snow? Anything is possible when discovering how air, water, and temperature combine to cause weather changes, and elements of the weather are made before your eyes! (details)
Format:
Omni Film
Omni Film
Grades:
3 - Adult
3 - Adult
- Forces of Nature
- Presenting the awesome spectacle of natures' most severe acts, this film follows three scientists at work: a meteorologist tangling with Midwestern tornadoes, a volcanologist studying gas-spewing giants in the Caribbean, and an earthquake specialist wielding GPS and sonar technologies in Turkey. T ... (details)
Format:
Live Presentation
Live Presentation
Grades:
3 - 12
3 - 12
- Lightning!
- 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)
Format:
Live Presentation
Live Presentation
Grades:
3 - 12
3 - 12
- Electricity!
- Learn about the connections between electric and magnetic forces with this high-voltage presentation. Witness a demonstration of lightning created by the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator. (details)
