Calendar of Actvities

Daily and Weekly Activities

The Lederman Science Center is open to the public
Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
and every Saturday 9:00 AM–3:00 PM.

Students should be in or have completed the grades listed with each Science Adventure.

Scholarships are available for some of our activities. To register for special events and workshops with online registration, click on the pencil next to the event on the calendar.

February, 2013

Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Special Event

Move It, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Science Adventure

Nanotech Investigation, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Science Adventure, Full

Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Special Event

Chemistry at Your Fingertips , 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Science Adventure

Lego Engineering Juniors, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Science Adventure, Full

Lego Engineering Juniors, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Science Adventure

Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Special Event

March, 2013

Get to Know Lederman Science Center, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, Special Event

Wild and Wonderful Weather, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, Science Adventure

Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab: "Discovery of the Higgs-like Boson: A Good Bang For Your Buck?" Shabnam Jabeen, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Special Event

Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Special Event

Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Special Event

Fireflies, Sea Monsters and Glow Sticks, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Science Adventure

Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Special Event

Blowin' in the Wind, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Science Adventure

Lego Engineering, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Science Adventure

Get to Know Fermilab Guided Tour, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Special Event

Junior Prairie Rangers - Prairie Pin Session 2, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Science Adventure

April, 2013

Girls Scientific Salon, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Science Adventure

Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab: "Neutrinos: Little Particles that Could!" Luke Corwin, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Special Event

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics Career Expo , 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Special Event

The Bugs are Back!, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Science Adventure

Wonders of Science Show, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Special Event

Primary Physical Science , 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Science Adventure

May, 2013

Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab: "Energy: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch" Eric Prebys, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Special Event

Junior Prairie Rangers - Prairie Pin Session 3, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Science Adventure

June, 2013

Ask-a-Scientist Guided Tour of Fermilab: "Dark Energy Survey" Brenna Flaugher, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Special Event

Fermilab Family Outdoor Fair, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Special Event

Junior Prairie Rangers - Prairie Pin Session 4, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Science Adventure

Summer Secondary Chemistry Institute - Introductory Topics, 8:30 - 3:30, Workshop

The Prairie - Our Heartland Teacher Workshop, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM (8:00 - 5:20 if taking for credit), Workshop

Summer Secondary Physics Institutes - Mechanics, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM, Workshop

Insects at Work in Our World, 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM, Workshop

Summer Secondary Biology Institute, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM, Workshop

Summer Secondary Physics Institutes - Waves, Sound, and Optics, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM, Workshop

July, 2013

Beauty and Charm Teacher Workshop, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Workshop

Particles and Prairies Teacher Workshop, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM, Workshop

Phriendly Physics Teacher Workshops, 8:00 AM-3:30 PM, Workshop

August, 2013

Junior Prairie Rangers - Prairie Pin Session 5, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Science Adventure