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Holiday Science Potpourri Rainbow Milk Recipe

Submitted by mnarlock on December 29, 2011 - 8:51pm

Materials

  • Milk (whole or 2%)
  • Dinner plate
  • Food coloring (red, yellow, green, blue)
  • Dish-washing soap (Dawn brand works well)
  • Cotton swabs

Directions

Holiday Science

Submitted by mnarlock on November 16, 2011 - 9:13pm

November 25, 26 from 1-4pm

Asteroid Impact and the End of the Dinosaur Era

Submitted by mnarlock on November 16, 2011 - 9:12pm

Speaker: Dr. Brian Huber,Smithsonian Institution
Fri., Dec. 9 • 7:30pm

Dr. Brian Huber will explore the asteroid impact theory for the cause of the Late Cretaceous mass extinction based on his studies of deep-sea drilling cores taken 500-580 km off the northeastern coast of Florida during an ocean drilling program cruise. Free with admission.

Acheson Planetarium Re-opening

Submitted by mnarlock on September 21, 2011 - 7:04pm

The New Acheson Planetarium is Out of this World!

The planetarium at Cranbrook Institute of Science boldly goes where no planetarium has gone before when it re-opens to the public on Friday, October 14. Since closing for upgrades on Labor Day, new lighting, sound system, and technology have been installed to deliver the most intense planetarium experience in southeast Michigan.

Institute of Science Offers Public Viewing of Ice Age Mastodon!

Submitted by mnarlock on July 19, 2011 - 2:55pm

July 20 and 30, 2011; 1 - 4pm

Cranbrook Institute of Science will offer two public viewings of the cleaning and preservation of the fossilized bones of a mastodon discovered earlier this summer near the town of Otter Lake in northwest Lapeer County. Prep labs will be open to the public July 20 and July 30, 1-4pm each day. The viewings are free with admission to the Institute of Science.

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