Dr. Brian Williams and the Science Wondershop are set to return to the Children’s Museum of Atlanta from February 9th through April 12th. Keep reading to learn how you and your friends can join him on Sundays (1:30 and 2:30 PM) for lots of science fun!
On Sunday, February 9th, we will launch the Spring 2020 season of the Science Wondershop at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta. During the first five sessions (weeks 1-5), children and their adults will have the opportunity to participate in five different hands-on activities. We will repeat those activities during the second half of the series (weeks 6-10). That means that you get two chances to experience each activity!
Dates and activities for this Science Wondershop series:
- February 9 – Slime
- February 16 – Color Mixing and Un-mixing
- February 23 – Bubble-ology
- March 1 – Musical Science
- March 8 – Rockets
- March 15 – Slime
- March 22 – Color Mixing and Un-mixing
- March 29 – Bubble-o logy
- April 5 – Musical Science
- April 12 – Rockets
Sessions will be held on Sundays at 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM. Space is limited. Make sure you get to the museum early enough to put your name on the reservation list. The Wondershop is free with your admission to the museum.For more information, contact the Children’s Museum of Atlanta at (404) 659-5437.
The History of the Brian Williams and the Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Brian Williams and Pam Duncan first crossed paths at a conference in Atlanta, Georgia in 2008. At the time, Pam was working as the Manager of Museum Programming at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta and Brian was looking for opportunities to do more community-based science education work. Shortly after meeting each other, they began to dream about what a science program might look like at the museum. It had to introduce young children to scientific ideas and concepts. It had to be play-based and fun. Pam wanted something special for Sundays when Dads were more likely to bring their children to the museum. Brian wanted a program that would invite adults to explore science with their children. They both agreed that it had to inspire a curiosity, imagination, and a love of science. The result of all that dreaming was the Science Wondershop; a 10-week, hands-on science education program designed to engage children and their adults in the playful exploration of the world of science – on Sundays.
Children learning about the properties of water by exploring bubbles.
The Science Wondershop Today
More than a decade later, the Science Wondershop is still bringing the joy of science to visitors at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta. More than 6,000 children and adults from across the country have participated in the program. They have explored polymers and non-Newtonian fluids, launched rockets, created slime, pulled iron out of cereal, investigated the sense of taste, designed musical instruments, blown giant bubbles, and much, much more. Each 30-minute session has been filled with laughter, creativity, and, of course, wonder!
