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.
- Alternative Energy (Live Presentation)
- Investigate wind, solar, and nuclear power, as well as hydrogen, ethanol and biodiesel fuels. (details).
- 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 eight-foot unicycles. Who knew nanoscale physics and chemistry could be this much fun? This show ... (details).
- Biomethane: A Stinky Solution (Live Presentation)
- Discover how tiny bacteria can transform organic waste into a useful alternative fuel. (details).
- Climate Change (Live Presentation)
- Discover evidence for natural and human-caused climate change, explore projected consequences, and learn about ways to reduce CO2. (details).
- 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).
- Electricity! (Live Presentation)
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- Making Weather (Live Presentation)
- Discover how air, water, and temperature create weather, and witness the formation of indoor clouds and falling snow. (details).
- Mind Games & 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).
- Mythic Creatures: Architeuthis, Gigantopithecus, and Dracorex (Live Presentation)
- What's the latest news about your favorite mythic animals? Come hear the most recent information on sea creatures, land beasts, and winged monsters. Photo © D. Finnin /AMNH (details).
- Science Live! (Live Presentation)
- A rotating schedule of live scientific discovery. (details).
- Sound and Music (Live Presentation)
- We all love music — whether it's Rachmaninoff or rap. Find out how science shapes sounds into pleasing harmonies. (details).
- Survivor: Planet Earth (Live Presentation)
- Explore ancient life on planet Earth through real fossils and learn why some animals evolve and others go extinct! Visitors can examine the evidence for evolution and learn about the important scientific concepts behind this theory. These concepts will be explored through hands-on activities and demonstrations ... (details).
- Technology in Our Lives (Live Presentation)
- Technology is all around us, but what exactly is it? Come and find out how tech savvy you are! (details).
- The Hell Creek Dinosaurs (Live Presentation)
- Meet Cliff, a Triceratops now on display at the Museum (Blue Wing, Lower Level), and other Hell Creek Formation inhabitants that teach us new information about dinosaurs. Learn how the location of fossil findings adds to our general dinosaur knowledge, and discover how protein from a Tyrannosaurus ... (details).
- The Wonderful World of Carbon Nanotubes (Live Presentation)
- Carbon nanotubes were discovered by accident in 1991. Since then, they've generated a flurry of research into how they work and how they might be used to revolutionize everything from buildings to computers. Come find out more about this revolutionary new material. (details).
- Top 10 List (Live Presentation)
- What made our list of the top 10 science stories of 2008? (details).
- Updates in Current Science and Technology (Live Presentation)
- Join us for updates in the science and technology that we hear about in the news, read about in research journals, and see emerging in our society. (details).
