Discovery Days: Science Behind the Game Minecraft

Experience the real-life science that you encounter in your virtual worlds! While at this Discovery Day of gaming, watch exciting science demonstrations and participate in hands-on craftshops of science all themed to your favorite video game!

Have fun joining the discovery of the science behind the game with activities like:

• Flint & Steel: Ignite your spark the way Jack Black does!
• Creepy Explosion: Be sure to catch one of the booming liquid nitrogen demonstrations.
• Craft tables: Make your own tools or items.
• Building Challenge: Construct various structures to withstand the elements.
• Crismon Circuity: Build circuits that can power a light, motor, buzzer, or more.
• Sword Fighting: Learn how to hold and use a blocky sword.
• Tool Demonstrations: You’ve used them in the game, now learn how to use them in real life.
• Cave Art: Enter our cave and interact with cave drawings.
• Biomes and Mobs: Meet creatures and identify their habitats.
• Rock, Block, Stock: If you’ve ever yearned for the mines, search for the real minerals that you have been mining for years.
• And more!

This event is free with general museum admission.