4:15 pm
Speaker: Michael Pedowitz, NJ State Museum Planetarium Technician
Trying to catch a shooting star? Join us in the planetarium to learn about the Geminid and Quadrantid meteor showers, including when, where, and how to look for them. We'll also talk about other small objects in our Solar System, such as comets and asteroids, which are deeply connected with both meteor showers and the history of our planet. Discover these amazing visitors from outer space!
12:00 pm Messengers of Time and Space(NEW!)
1:00 pm The Great Solar System Adventure
2:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm Dinosaurs of Antarctica
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free afterschool art program for teens (14+)
This month we’re making collage art inspired by artists Joseph Cornell and Fausto Sevila.
9:30 am to 12:30 pm, ONE SESSION ONLY
This special event is a winter solstice tradition. It is the only session to include a Planetarium show with your program fee! Beginning at 9:30 am, caregivers and children will participate in activities that introduce the stars and constellations that exist in our night’s sky. Families will have the opportunity to learn more about the Earth’s moon and participate in activities that engage in observation and play. All participants will get to take home multiple arts and crafts projects related to the theme and attend a showing of “One World, One Sky” in the Planetarium. This event is different from the other sessions and has a capacity of over 200 people; it will be more of a celebration than the regular small learning groups.
Tickets and registration: https://events.humanitix.com/small-explorers-december-program
12:00 pm Messengers of Time and Space(NEW!)
1:00 pm The Great Solar System Adventure
2:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm Dinosaurs of Antarctica
10:00 am
Join us in Discovery Den to hear a story and make a craft to take home. Story Time is for children ages 2-8 and their caregivers. This month we’re reading “Over and Under the Snow” by Kate Messner. Under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Following the story, will be a related craft. Explore New Jersey wildlife in Written in the Rocks: Fossil Tales of New Jersey.
4:15 pm
Speaker: Dr. Jacob Hamer, NJ State Museum Assistant Curator of Planetarium Education
Join us in the Planetarium for this free talk. Over the last 800,000 years glacial ice caps miles deep advanced and retreated across North America at least eight times. These cyclic changes in Earth climate are connected to small cyclic variations in Earth’s orbit called Milankovitch cycles. Join us in the planetarium to hear about how astronomy and climate science are intimately connected, and how New Jersey rocks have something to say about these cycles! Save a seat.
12:00 pm Messengers of Time and Space
1:00 pm The Great Solar System Adventure
2:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm Dinosaurs of Antarctica
11:00 am Chispa: El universo en nosotros
12:00 pm Messengers of Time and Space
1:00 pm The Great Solar System Adventure
2:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm Dinosaurs of Antarctica
12:00 pm Messengers of Time and Space
1:00 pm The Great Solar System Adventure
2:00 pm Spark: The Universe in Us
3:00 pm Dinosaurs of Antarctica
10:00 am
In the American Civil War, flags guided troops into battle and served as symbolic emblems of dedication, pride and patriotism. Join flag historian Dr. David Martin and Curator of Cultural History Nicholas Ciotola for the history of five new flags to be unveiled in the New Jersey State Museum exhibition, The Civil War Flag Collection of New Jersey. Event is free and open to the public
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free afterschool art program for teens (14+)
Learn how to make your own sketchbook to take home using hand bookmaking techniques.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free afterschool art program for teens (14+)
Celebrating Black artists in our collection, we’ll explore the work of Jacob Lawrence and Horace Pippin with painting of everyday life.
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